Question for the flower freaks out there!

TheDens · August 27, 2006

I just redid a flower bed in front of my mom's house this afternoon, and wound up digging up a bunch of day lily bulbs. They didn't look good in that spot, but they have been consistantly healthy and happy (and multiplying like rabbits!) for two years, and I don't want to get rid of them. Unfortunately, I haven't actually figured out where else to plant them. What's the best way to store them, and how long can I do so without killing them? Right now they're in plastic bags in the garage.

Thanks,
Denna

dcarch · August 27, 2006

Aren't they supposed to go thru a freezing cycle to flower next season?

dcarch

**carolyn137** · August 28, 2006

Denna,

Plant the divisions NOW, and ASAP.

I used to have over 100 different daylily cultivars and bred them for quite a few years.

If you've left the bulbs attached to the dead foliage, which you should have done, they will store for several months, but I wouldn't keep them over the winter.

There's time now for them to get settled in and so do it NOW. Just ignore where you might want to put them, get them in now and decide and move them next year.

Carolyn

Grub · August 28, 2006

Interesting. I have daylillies. And what else have you been into, Carolyn? Plantwise, that is...

I like roses, too, and salvias, and franjipanis, and bulbs in general, and citrus, and camelias and azaleas and have the world's boldest specimen of a tibouchina or lasiandra in the front garden, and this and that.

I wish I had more strawberries.

TheDens · August 28, 2006

Thanks everyone. The bulbs are now buried in a random patch of dirt till I figure out a more permanant spot for them.

So while I'm at it... how much shade can day lilies tolerate? There's a lot of dappled shade on this property, but obviously I don't want to put them where they won't really thrive.

Worth1 · August 28, 2006

This should help
http://tinyurl.com/kgeqv

Worth

Suze · August 28, 2006

In a southern climate, I've found that daylilies will tolerate quite a bit of shade to the point where they could easily be considered a part-shade plant.

[Hope things get better for you soon -- a sense of humor is always a positive, and you seem to have one (don't ever lose it). You're in my thoughts.]

TheDens · August 28, 2006

Useful site, Worth, thanks.

And not to worry, Suze, things are going okay at the moment. They'd be going better if I could find a job (apparently nobody wants to hire a stay at home mom who hasn't worked in years

), but I'm getting used to things and working with what I've got. And yeah, the sense of humor's still intact. My son is a total clown and won't let me go more than a few hours without cracking up at something he's said or done.

August 27, 2006	#1
TheDens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Georgia (Zone 7b) Posts: 233	Question for the flower freaks out there! I just redid a flower bed in front of my mom's house this afternoon, and wound up digging up a bunch of day lily bulbs. They didn't look good in that spot, but they have been consistantly healthy and happy (and multiplying like rabbits!) for two years, and I don't want to get rid of them. Unfortunately, I haven't actually figured out where else to plant them. What's the best way to store them, and how long can I do so without killing them? Right now they're in plastic bags in the garage. Thanks, Denna

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dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	Aren't they supposed to go thru a freezing cycle to flower next season? dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato

August 28, 2006	#3
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Denna, Plant the divisions NOW, and ASAP. I used to have over 100 different daylily cultivars and bred them for quite a few years. If you've left the bulbs attached to the dead foliage, which you should have done, they will store for several months, but I wouldn't keep them over the winter. There's time now for them to get settled in and so do it NOW. Just ignore where you might want to put them, get them in now and decide and move them next year. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn

August 28, 2006	#4
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Hmmm... Interesting. I have daylillies. And what else have you been into, Carolyn? Plantwise, that is... I like roses, too, and salvias, and franjipanis, and bulbs in general, and citrus, and camelias and azaleas and have the world's boldest specimen of a tibouchina or lasiandra in the front garden, and this and that. I wish I had more strawberries.

August 28, 2006	#6
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	This should help http://tinyurl.com/kgeqv Worth

August 28, 2006	#7
Suze Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 3,027	In a southern climate, I've found that daylilies will tolerate quite a bit of shade to the point where they could easily be considered a part-shade plant. [Hope things get better for you soon -- a sense of humor is always a positive, and you seem to have one (don't ever lose it). You're in my thoughts.]

August 28, 2006	#8
TheDens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Georgia (Zone 7b) Posts: 233	Useful site, Worth, thanks. And not to worry, Suze, things are going okay at the moment. They'd be going better if I could find a job (apparently nobody wants to hire a stay at home mom who hasn't worked in years ), but I'm getting used to things and working with what I've got. And yeah, the sense of humor's still intact. My son is a total clown and won't let me go more than a few hours without cracking up at something he's said or done.