Day Lilies Not Blooming

[GF]

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I recently purchased and planted some day lilies. At the time of planting,
they had flowers, but have not produced any new blooms since then. They
receive partial to full sun and I water them every/every other day. Am I
over-watering??? Any advice?

Thanks in advance!

Adam

[Victor M. Martinez]

GF > wrote:
>I recently purchased and planted some day lilies. At the time of planting,
>they had flowers, but have not produced any new blooms since then. They

Plants need time to adapt to a new environment. When did you plant them?
You might have to wait until next year for more blooms.

>receive partial to full sun and I water them every/every other day. Am I
>over-watering??? Any advice?

Yes, you are overwatering. Water deeply every 4-5 days only.


--
Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

[GF]

Thanks Victor.

They were planted about 3-4 weeks ago and may still be adapting as you
suggest. Had a feeling that I was over-watering. Thanks for the
confirmation and advice.


"Victor M. Martinez" > wrote in message
...
> GF > wrote:
> >I recently purchased and planted some day lilies. At the time of
planting,
> >they had flowers, but have not produced any new blooms since then. They
>
> Plants need time to adapt to a new environment. When did you plant them?
> You might have to wait until next year for more blooms.
>
> >receive partial to full sun and I water them every/every other day. Am I
> >over-watering??? Any advice?
>
> Yes, you are overwatering. Water deeply every 4-5 days only.
>
>
> --
> Victor M. Martinez
>
> http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv
>

[animaux]

These plants do not re-bloom, in general. Some of the miniature varieties will
be everblooming on and off all summer, but for the most part they have one set
of blooms per year. Do you know what named variety you bought?


On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 02:41:33 GMT, "GF" > wrote:

>I recently purchased and planted some day lilies. At the time of planting,
>they had flowers, but have not produced any new blooms since then. They
>receive partial to full sun and I water them every/every other day. Am I
>over-watering??? Any advice?
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Adam
>

[Victor M. Martinez]

animaux > wrote:
>be everblooming on and off all summer, but for the most part they have one set
>of blooms per year. Do you know what named variety you bought?

All the day lillies we have (both cultivars and old-fashioned) bloom all summer
long.

--
Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

[animaux]

On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 14:10:39 +0000 (UTC), (Victor M.
Martinez) wrote:

>animaux > wrote:
>>be everblooming on and off all summer, but for the most part they have one set
>>of blooms per year. Do you know what named variety you bought?
>
>All the day lillies we have (both cultivars and old-fashioned) bloom all summer
>long.

Not all bloom repeatedly. You may have a few varieties and cultivars which do.
I do not. The only re-blooming I have are Stella D'Orro.

[Victor M. Martinez]

animaux > wrote:
>Not all bloom repeatedly. You may have a few varieties and cultivars which do.
>I do not. The only re-blooming I have are Stella D'Orro.

I stand corrected, I was thinking of something else. :)
Our day lillies are about halfway through their blooming season now.

--
Victor M. Martinez

http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv

[animaux]

On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 01:12:40 +0000 (UTC), (Victor M.
Martinez) wrote:

>animaux > wrote:
>>Not all bloom repeatedly. You may have a few varieties and cultivars which do.
>>I do not. The only re-blooming I have are Stella D'Orro.
>
>I stand corrected, I was thinking of something else. :)
>Our day lillies are about halfway through their blooming season now.

Yes, the species are flowering now and have been for weeks. The newer
selections are starting to bud up and bloom. They are truly a great perennial.
My hope is that one day they will find a way to make the foliage dark purple and
variegated! The perfect plant.

[animaux]

Sounds like Stella D'Orro. Remove the seed heads after flowering and it will
put up blooms on and off till frost. You have to feed the repeat bloomers.
After removing spent flowers, give them a shot of Hasta Gro or granular organic
fertilizer. Even bone meal will work.

On Fri, 06 Jun 2003 01:38:47 GMT, "GF" > wrote:

>Thanks for the help. I don't know the specific variety, but it's a
>miniature with orange flowers. One of them recently produced new buds which
>gives me hope.
>
>"animaux" > wrote in message
...
>> On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 01:12:40 +0000 (UTC), (Victor M.
>> Martinez) wrote:
>>
>> >animaux > wrote:
>> >>Not all bloom repeatedly. You may have a few varieties and cultivars
>which do.
>> >>I do not. The only re-blooming I have are Stella D'Orro.
>> >
>> >I stand corrected, I was thinking of something else. :)
>> >Our day lillies are about halfway through their blooming season now.
>>
>> Yes, the species are flowering now and have been for weeks. The newer
>> selections are starting to bud up and bloom. They are truly a great
>perennial.
>> My hope is that one day they will find a way to make the foliage dark
>purple and
>> variegated! The perfect plant.
>

[GF]

Thanks for the help. I don't know the specific variety, but it's a
miniature with orange flowers. One of them recently produced new buds which
gives me hope.

"animaux" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 01:12:40 +0000 (UTC), (Victor M.
> Martinez) wrote:
>
> >animaux > wrote:
> >>Not all bloom repeatedly. You may have a few varieties and cultivars
which do.
> >>I do not. The only re-blooming I have are Stella D'Orro.
> >
> >I stand corrected, I was thinking of something else. :)
> >Our day lillies are about halfway through their blooming season now.
>
> Yes, the species are flowering now and have been for weeks. The newer
> selections are starting to bud up and bloom. They are truly a great
perennial.
> My hope is that one day they will find a way to make the foliage dark
purple and
> variegated! The perfect plant.

[LYNN FORRES]

I have newly planted day lilies, full sun. What should I feed them, and is
it very important to deadhead? What are the secrets of a great day lily
garden?
Advice welcome and appreciated.

"Victor M. Martinez" > wrote in message
...
> GF > wrote:
> >I recently purchased and planted some day lilies. At the time of
planting,
> >they had flowers, but have not produced any new blooms since then. They
>
> Plants need time to adapt to a new environment. When did you plant them?
> You might have to wait until next year for more blooms.
>
> >receive partial to full sun and I water them every/every other day. Am I
> >over-watering??? Any advice?
>
> Yes, you are overwatering. Water deeply every 4-5 days only.
>
>
> --
> Victor M. Martinez
>
> http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv
>

[animaux]

It is important to feed them after they bloom, again during the summer, again
before frost. Deadheading is very important. It's done to stimulate root
growth and foliar growth, which is how the plant photosynthesizes and produces
its own food and bloom cycle for the following year.

When I divide my plants (every other year) I mix a whole lot of bacterial and
fungal based finished compost, along with soft rock phosphate.

Here's a pretty good website:

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG1106.html



On Fri, 06 Jun 2003 23:50:46 GMT, "LYNN FORRES" > wrote:

>I have newly planted day lilies, full sun. What should I feed them, and is
>it very important to deadhead? What are the secrets of a great day lily
>garden?
>Advice welcome and appreciated.
>
>"Victor M. Martinez" > wrote in message
...
>> GF > wrote:
>> >I recently purchased and planted some day lilies. At the time of
>planting,
>> >they had flowers, but have not produced any new blooms since then. They
>>
>> Plants need time to adapt to a new environment. When did you plant them?
>> You might have to wait until next year for more blooms.
>>
>> >receive partial to full sun and I water them every/every other day. Am I
>> >over-watering??? Any advice?
>>
>> Yes, you are overwatering. Water deeply every 4-5 days only.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Victor M. Martinez
>>
>> http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv
>>
>

[Mark J]

I think Lillies should have been planted in Jan/Feb. Too hot now.



"GF" > wrote in message
. ..
> Thanks Victor.
>
> They were planted about 3-4 weeks ago and may still be adapting as you
> suggest. Had a feeling that I was over-watering. Thanks for the
> confirmation and advice.
>
>
> "Victor M. Martinez" > wrote in message
> ...
> > GF > wrote:
> > >I recently purchased and planted some day lilies. At the time of
> planting,
> > >they had flowers, but have not produced any new blooms since then.
They
> >
> > Plants need time to adapt to a new environment. When did you plant them?
> > You might have to wait until next year for more blooms.
> >
> > >receive partial to full sun and I water them every/every other day. Am
I
> > >over-watering??? Any advice?
> >
> > Yes, you are overwatering. Water deeply every 4-5 days only.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Victor M. Martinez
> >
> > http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv
> >
>
>