You can find out more about daylilies in all shapes, sizes and colors on our website: www.oakesdaylilies.com 0:00 Intro 0:06 Are Daylilies Maintenance Free? 0:29 What Do I Do With My End-Of-Season Daylilies? 1:18 Can I Trim My End-Of-Season Daylilies? 2:05 Conclusion
I’m so glad you put out this video! I’ve been doing this for years … cleaning up and cutting foliage back so the plant looks tidy after it blooms. I love to see new fresh growth mid season. I’m so particular about my garden, now I know I was doing the right thing all along! Yay!! 🦋
I chuckled when you said you have used a weed eater to trim them. I haven’t YET. But I have been known to use a lawnmower to trim back my irises. 😊 We moved a couple of years ago and are trying to get a new bed of day lilies started. Thank you for your videos!
I have a decorative copper bucket I collect the old scapes I've pulled walking through the garden. They get used in my DIY fall flower arrangements I sell. Everything is usefull!
We’re originally from SoCal … this is our 3rd Spring and Summer in our new home in southern Middle TN, and (finally) starting our garden from an absolute blank yard. Day lilies are one of my favorites and was SO excited to find out how well they thrive here! I’m so happy to have found your channel - especially interested in propagating and overwintering in our new climes.
Welcome to Tennessee! (We're in East Tennessee just outside of Knoxville) In terms of daylilies, you'll be able to grow many more varieties than you would have in SoCal. Enjoy!!
I had this question just today….can I cut back the foliage to make the daylilies look better? So thank you for answering this! Now, can they be divided at this time too, or is it better later in the fall or in early spring when they are emerging from the soil?
Fall is a great time to divide, the plants will have time to get established over winter and be ready to bloom next summer. But early spring is good as well.
Possibly. They may be overcrowded, too. If they have plenty of space, fertilizing might be just what they need. We usually recommend fertilizing in the spring before they begin to bud out but if you want to fertilize now it should be fine as long as you avoid getting on the foliage (it can burn the leaves) and water it in well.
You can find out more about daylilies in all shapes, sizes and colors on our website:
www.oakesdaylilies.com
0:00 Intro
0:06 Are Daylilies Maintenance Free?
0:29 What Do I Do With My End-Of-Season Daylilies?
1:18 Can I Trim My End-Of-Season Daylilies?
2:05 Conclusion
I’m so glad you put out this video! I’ve been doing this for years … cleaning up and cutting foliage back so the plant looks tidy after it blooms. I love to see new fresh growth mid season. I’m so particular about my garden, now I know I was doing the right thing all along! Yay!! 🦋
That you showing how easy it is to clean them up after they’ve bloomed!!
Thanks! It's not necessary, but we think they look better when cleaned up, so we thought we'd share. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for all the helpful ways to take care of Lillie’s
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tips, Ken. I’m always sad when daylily bloom season is over!
I hear you, but that's kind of what makes them special, if they bloomed all year, we probably wouldn't appreciate them as much! 😀
I chuckled when you said you have used a weed eater to trim them. I haven’t YET. But I have been known to use a lawnmower to trim back my irises. 😊 We moved a couple of years ago and are trying to get a new bed of day lilies started. Thank you for your videos!
Thanks for watching! We appreciate it. We've been known to do the same to our iris, so you're in good company!
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I have a decorative copper bucket I collect the old scapes I've pulled walking through the garden. They get used in my DIY fall flower arrangements I sell. Everything is usefull!
That's a fantastic idea! How clever!!
We’re originally from SoCal … this is our 3rd Spring and Summer in our new home in southern Middle TN, and (finally) starting our garden from an absolute blank yard. Day lilies are one of my favorites and was SO excited to find out how well they thrive here! I’m so happy to have found your channel - especially interested in propagating and overwintering in our new climes.
Welcome to Tennessee! (We're in East Tennessee just outside of Knoxville) In terms of daylilies, you'll be able to grow many more varieties than you would have in SoCal. Enjoy!!
I had this question just today….can I cut back the foliage to make the daylilies look better? So thank you for answering this!
Now, can they be divided at this time too, or is it better later in the fall or in early spring when they are emerging from the soil?
Fall is a great time to divide, the plants will have time to get established over winter and be ready to bloom next summer. But early spring is good as well.
My Lilly beds have thinned out over the years. I removed all the spent flower stalks and leaves. Would fertilizer help them grow fuller for next year?
Possibly. They may be overcrowded, too. If they have plenty of space, fertilizing might be just what they need. We usually recommend fertilizing in the spring before they begin to bud out but if you want to fertilize now it should be fine as long as you avoid getting on the foliage (it can burn the leaves) and water it in well.
I have a Stella D'oro re-bloomer. Should I cut the foliage in between blooms? thanks.
Good question! No. Just wait until the end of the season before trimming back the foliage.
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How do you treat European fungus on the lilies?
I'm not familiar with that, I would assume just treat it with a general purpose fungicide (make sure it's labeled for daylilies or ornamentals).
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