I recently was given a bunch of daylilly roots. I am wondering how much
water should they be given after I put them in the ground and will they do
alright in shade? Thanks!

They need only moderate water once they are established; you should water
deeply once a week at first if you don't get rain. They would benefit from
a few inches of mulch, such as bark mulch, for the first few years, after
that they will grow thickly enough to crowd out any weeds. They will
probably grow foliage alright in shade, but they won't bloom very
prolifically. Of course, there's shade and then there's shade--if you are
talking "high" shade (from tall trees) in the deep south, it should be
acceptable. "Deep" shade, from pines or a brick wall in the northern
latitudes would hamper them.

Cheers,
Sue

Zone 6, Southcentral PA


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I recently was given a bunch of daylilly roots. I am wondering how much
water should they be given after I put them in the ground and will they do
alright in shade? Thanks!

Put them in good soil and water about once a week real good and they should come
up. DL's like FULL SUN and I hope you don't get the DL Rust either.


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I recently was given a bunch of daylilly roots. I am wondering how much
water should they be given after I put them in the ground and will they do
alright in shade? Thanks!




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You should plant your daylilies in a sunny location. If all you have is
shade then consider giving them away or trading them. You could put them in
pots until you have a spot selected in your yard, or until you find someone
to give them to.

If you put them in the ground right away, then I would water them daily
until they are growing well. They can be draught resistant but they really
do like regular waterings to perform best. Of course, well drained soil is
best. I grow my daylilies in raised beds whenever possible and I do mulch
them year round. I am in central North Carolina.

I know many growers that water their daylilies daily, and I also recommend
this during the bloom season so that the plants perform at their very best.
Big blooms and high bud count are important to me.

Happy daylilies,

Bobby
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We have some daylilies that my grandmother planted 70 years ago. They
have been dug up and replanted in a variety of places, and not much
seems to bother them. (My grandmother kept them alive during the Great
Depression by watering them with her dishwater.)

One spring my husband raked off one of the daylily beds and threw the
dried leaves on the bank across the road from the house, and the next
thing we knew, there were daylilies growing on the bank. This is a
steep rocky/sandstone bank that is in shade 99 percent of the time
from pine trees above it and oak trees across the road. Every year,
the daylilies on the bank bloom (or at least they try to; the township
usually comes along with the boom mower and chops them off before they
get a chance to actually flower; but the stalks and buds are there).

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Thanks guys, for all your help and advise.

"Jessica" wrote in message
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I recently was given a bunch of daylilly roots. I am wondering how much
water should they be given after I put them in the ground and will they do
alright in shade? Thanks!

I have seen dayliles survive that were dug up and left on the surface all
winter in Ohio. I have them in sun and partial shade. The ones on the
north side of my lot get shade from the house and a wall to the south and
woods to to the north. They do just fine. Once established I don't bother
watering them.