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| Rejuvenating Daylily |
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| Hemerocallis Stella D Oro' Daylily |
PARTIAL REJUVENATION: In mid-summer, when your daylilies are completing their first major bloom and producing seeds, remove faded flowers and seed stalks so that the plant's energy goes back into producing new blooms. Clean up the appearance of the plant by removing any browned foliage, which usually can be seen around the base of the plant.
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| Hemerocallis Stella D Oro' Daylily |
FULL REJUVENATION: When your daylilies are at the end of their bloom in late summer and foliage is starting to turn a yellow-brown, cut them back half way to the ground and remove any additional yellowed-browned foliage. Another option is to put on a pair of gardening gloves and remove all spent foliage that comes out easily. This practice will totally clean up the plant, leaving any new growth remaining. This will rejuvenate the plant giving you new lush green foliage and even more blooms throughout September and into October. (Works best with Stella D Oro Daylily).
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| Hemerocallis 'Sammy Russell' |
FALL DIVISION: Division of daylily is also best in early fall for the health of your plants. Simply dig deeply around the perimeter of the plant and gently lift the entire clump out of the ground. Use a sharp spade to divide the plant into parts and plant each section into a hole twice the size of the root ball. Be sure to get at least three or more strong shoots and a good root ball around the plant. Cut the foliage back halfway and back fill with soil around the plant. It is recommended to add mulch around the base of the plant to protect the roots. Water thoroughly and keep the plant well watered until the roots become established. At the end of the season once the fronds have turned completely brown remove all foliage to the ground to prevent fungal disease over the winter. Other plants that benefit from fall division are salvia, iris, peony, hosta, goldenrod, monardia (beebalm), nepeta, coreopsis and sedum.
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| Hemerocallis 'Rosy Returns' |
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Beautiful daylilies, Lee. Love them in your garden :-) In mine they grow but bloom not often. This 'Rosy Returns' is amazing one!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you enjoyed the post Nadezda. I love that there are so many beautiful varieties of Daylily to choose from and they are not that much work to maintain.
DeleteGood tips! I don't have many that rebloom, mainly Stella.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear Lisa. My clients always ask me how I get my Daylilies to bloom for so long, so I figured I'd share!
DeleteI cut mine way back to help them stave off the heat and drought, when I think they have really finished their first round of blooms .. it seems to work because they come back with a second flush (including new foliage) much later in summer into early Fall. They are such great work horses in the garden !
ReplyDeleteThis method works best with the Stella's, but I do find that it can also be used to revive other varieties.
DeleteDaylily flowers are so stunning, but I have issues with the maintenance they need. A few years back, I removed ALL of mine, and never looked back. But I know I’m in a very small minority of gardeners. So I’ll just ogle them in other blogs, like this.
ReplyDeleteHi Robin. With the 'Stella D Oro' Daylilies. it really only takes one major rejuvenation to keep them going through fall, but I hear what you're saying. There are other perennials which require less maintenance if time is an issue.
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