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Growing Daylilies


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March 13, 2006
daylilies

Botanical Name:

Hemerocallis

Life Cycle:

perennial

Planting Time:

spring or fall

Height:

dwarf types 18" to 24", standard 2' to 6'

Exposure:

full sun or light shade
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Soil:

average to rich, moist, well-drained soil; will tolerate drought and poor soil conditions

Hardiness:

zones 3 to 9

Bloom Time:

bloom time varies depending on variety

Flower:

every color with the exception of true blue; showy, trumpet shaped flowers

Foliage:

green; long grass-like leaves

Propagation:

division

Suggested Use:

beds, borders, edging, mass plantings, foundations plantings, containers, and groundcovers for slopes

Growing Hints:

Daylilies are one of the hardiest and easiest perennials to grow. Although the flowers are only open for one day, each plants produces lots of buds and many varieties bloom continuously over the entire season. It's a good idea to start with nursery plants that are blooming to ensure you're getting the color and structure you prefer. Plants are hardy enough to transplant while flowering. Once established, divide in the spring or fall every 4-6 years. When plants start to produce less flowers, it's time to divide them.
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Interesting Facts:

Daylily flowers are edible. Use them to add color and flavor to stir-fry , salads and soups (they have a taste resembling green beans). Pick flowers only from plants you are sure have not been sprayed with insecticide.

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June 7, 2006

When I moved to my present home, I inherited a big, unruly bed of faded orange daylilies. For a while I contemplated getting rid of them, but the bed was large and well-established and it seemed like a lot of work.

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June 23, 2018

Can you put day lilies in ponds in containers?


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June 24, 20180 found this helpful
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Yes it can be done but I had to keep mine on rocks with just the bottom touching the water.

  • It has been some time since I had a large pond but I remember that an older gentleman gave me some day lilies and helped me prepare them for the pond experiment.
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  • We used medium size containers, placed weed control cloth over holes to help keep soil in the container, and then placed a couple of inches of small/medium size rocks/pebbles in the bottom.
  • We used these to help stabilize the pot but also to let the lily's roots grow without being in wet soil and the roots did grow all in and around the rocks.
  • I cannot remember the exact type of soil I used but I feel sure it was a loose mixture as I never use just regular soil with any plants.
  • The bottom of the pots were placed on rocks/bricks and the bottom set just at or a little above water level. I had Koi so their splashing around would slosh water and keep the plants watered but not soaking wet.
  • Involved process but my lilies did a lot of blooming and I never had a problem with root rot but if you have fish you cannot add any type of fertilizer as it will kill the fish, but then, "fish water" is all the fertilizer you need.
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  • Most pond stores, Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace Hardware usually sell what is called a pond planter. It has a lot of holes and can be used for a lot of pond plants if used in much the same manner as I described above but this may be too much water for day lilies. They are nice for other pond plants.
 
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June 7, 2018

I have daylilies growing in my yard. I have yellow, red, and orange. They were just beautiful. I noticed that all of the lilies that bloomed first are gone now.

Just the flowers, the stems and pistols remain. Will these re-bloom? They just started blooming. Now the other colors are there and the orange are gone. :(

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June 8, 20180 found this helpful
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Daylillies need extra care to keep blooming all season - particularly dead heading the spent blooms and removing the stalk after all blooms have opened.

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  • Some sites say "rebloom" but what they usually mean is that another stalk with "scapes" will appear and new flowers will bloom.
  • Here is a short explanation:
  • "Day lily flowers appear on stalks called scapes. Many flowers can bloom on a single scape but each bloom only remains open for a single day. Each day lily plant has numerous scapes and can produce hundreds of blooms in a season."
  • Since the bloom only lasts for a day that means for a good healthy plant, spent blooms have to be removed almost daily.
  • Maybe reading several sites for maintenance information will help you with how to take care of your lilies to keep them blooming longer.
  • Take your pick of sites to check.
  • homeguides.sfgate.com/after-day-lilies-bloom-65876.html
  • dengarden.com/.../How-To-Keep-Stella-De-Oro-Daylilies...
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  • www.hunker.com/.../daylilies-that-bloom-all-summer-long
 
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June 23, 2018

I'm trying to start a bath bomb business and I can't find a name for my business. I would like it to be a one letter word, but it doesn't have to be. Any suggestions?


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June 24, 20180 found this helpful

Bath Bomb Joy

 

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Awakenings (because bath bombs awaken your senses)

Rejuvenations (because the word itself means to make something or someone feel better or more energized)

 

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June 24, 20180 found this helpful

One letter is tough :)

How about three letters for the name then four words for the tag line....

ahh....bath bombs and more

Wishing you all the best in your new venture!!!

 
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July 17, 2008

Question:

I've always heard that you shouldn't plant different color daylilies close to the orange ones because it will cause them all to be orange.Is this true? Orange ones seem to grow wild here.

Karen L. from West TN

Answer:

Hi Karen,

I'm assuming that the orange daylilies you are talking about are common daylilies, (Hemerocallis fulva), also referred to as Tawny Daylilies, Orange Daylilies, or Roadside Ditch Lilies by some. Common daylilies are considered invasive plants in many parts of the United States. That's because they are usually willing to grow almost anywhere and in almost any type of environment-sun, shade, drought, monsoon, rich soil, or poor soil. Once orange daylilies establish themselves, they are hard to kill even with chemicals.

Common Orange Daylilies do not set seed. Instead, they spread slowly by way of underground rhizomes. Mixing them in with other colors is not the primary concern. As Beth already stated below, these flowers are incredibly resistant to insects and disease so they have a tendency to grow into huge colonies and out-compete nearby species. Many gardeners have planted them only to be unable to get rid of them later. It's not recommended that you plant these in the midst of other perennials, or anywhere that you do not want them to spread.

For information about daylilies, visit the American Hemerocallis Society at http://www.daylilies.org/

Ellen

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May 18, 20080 found this helpful

The reason people say that all of the daylilies will turn orange is because the wild orange ones are very aggressive. They don't turn the others orange, they choke them out. So you can plant other colors with the orange, but you need to be watchful and make sure that the wild ones don't get too surly. They're easy enough to thin out, though.

 
July 24, 20150 found this helpful

No do not do that. The orange ones will choke and kill your other plants and flowers.

 
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August 20, 2016

Does anyone know what they are, where they come from and how to get rid of them? They destroyed my daylilies. We are in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada area. Please help.

orange and black longish bug
 
Bugs Eating Daylilies
 

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August 22, 20160 found this helpful

Bad news ! they are more famous for finding shelter in great numbers inside houses during the winter than for any damage they do to plants. They are Boisea trivittata, Boxelder bugs, they are attracted by some trees including, the box elder tree, the female maple tree, because they primarily feed on these tree's seeds.
If you do not want to remove the tree or if the trees are not yours you can try to wipe their seeds from the ground in the automn. Here is a site for more information :
www.planetnatural.com/.../
Hope this helps !

 
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March 26, 2010

I may have planted day lily bulbs that already had roots too deep in ground. What should I do? Its been about 2 weeks since planting and I still haven't seen any growth. I planted them about 4-6 inches deep with the top of the crown not at soil level.

Hardiness Zone: 9a

By charley from Corpus Christi, TX

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March 26, 20100 found this helpful

I think you have to give them more time-- another week or two before doing anything. It's good that the roots are getting established, although I know it's hard to wait for the top growth. Here's more from a gardening site:
www.whiteflowerfarm.com/growing-daylilies.html

 
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July 11, 2016

I had gotten a package of "mystery" seeds. They turned out to be daylilies. I posted the orange one a little while ago. The apricot ones are just as beautiful. I got lucky, as the two colors coordinate well together.

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June 24, 2016

I got a pack of "mystery seeds" a few years back. Imagine my delight when I saw these magnificent flowers bloom. These flowers come back every year. I hope you think they are as beautiful as I do.

beautiful orange daylily

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September 8, 2016

This is a page about daylily photos. Daylilies are available in a wide variety of sizes and colors. Some even bloom repeatedly throughout the summer.

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