Moving Day Lilies
I have several CLUMPS of day lilies (probably several hundred individual
flowers now) in my new garden - when is the best time to split them up? They are just emerging now. ROSIE (Somerset) |
Moving Day Lilies
"Rosie" wrote:
I have several CLUMPS of day lilies (probably several hundred individual flowers now) in my new garden - when is the best time to split them up? Conventional wisdom is when they're dormant; practically speaking, they're hard to kill. Dig 'em up, break 'em apart, bung 'em in the ground. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G |
Moving Day Lilies
"Rosie" wrote:
I have several CLUMPS of day lilies (probably several hundred individual flowers now) in my new garden - when is the best time to split them up? Then Gary answered: Conventional wisdom is when they're dormant; practically speaking, they're hard to kill. Dig 'em up, break 'em apart, bung 'em in the ground. I second that, I've moved several clumps, each time generously giving some to the neighbours. Lovely site as you drive up the road, we are all colour co-ordinated! Crocosmia are just the same, I'm sure I only planted 5, not the hundreds I've now got. Steve |
Moving Day Lilies
The best time to move daylilies is "When you've got time"
They are nature's easiest of plants to move. You can even leave them out of the ground for ages and they will still get going again. Remember to split the clump. There's no sense in replanting large sections because they increase quite readily. But if I might presume to give a bit of advice is don't overfill your garden with the very old varieties. Modern (and I mean the past 30 years) cultivars give much more flower value. It might mean going to specialist suppliers but you'll find it worth it, believe me. We now have over 600 of such varieties. Derek Carver Oxshott, Surrey |
Moving Day Lilies
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Moving Day Lilies
On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 12:36:31 GMT, Janet Baraclough
wrote: ...I'd like some daylilies in shades of very dark red (a sort of blackish red) and dark purple, as long flowering as possible. As I live by the sea I need varieties with strong flower stems. Beware daylily cultivars & forms that don't drop the faded flowers readily. I have a lovely maroon daylily that retains the spent flowers and looks a mess as a result. Too bad: I once saw such a daylily adjacent to a deep blue agapanthus in a garden center (a chance juxtaposition of pots) and thought the combination would be worth imitating in the garden. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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