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Re: Daylilies

Post by kenya » Sat Jun 08, 2019 4:08 pm

I know this isn't a daylily but its a hosta I got at a garage sale 2 years ago. I just love the colour of it but no idea what the name of it is.
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Re: Daylilies

Post by Shnookie » Sat Jun 08, 2019 4:51 pm

Wow! I like it.
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Re: Daylilies

Post by Jaye » Sat Jun 08, 2019 6:59 pm

Beautiful!
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Re: Daylilies

Post by Ontario Chick » Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:37 pm

kenya wrote:
Sat Jun 08, 2019 4:08 pm
I know this isn't a daylily but its a hosta I got at a garage sale 2 years ago. I just love the colour of it but no idea what the name of it is.
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Looks like "Liberty", but with 3 000 named varieties hard to be certain.
Very nice!
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Re: Daylilies

Post by Shnookie » Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:04 pm

I received my new daylilies from Nottawasaga Daylilies at Creemore Ontario today. They are awesome! Way larger and healthier than the ones I got from Harbour Breezes. I got everything I ordered and they sent me a $15.00 bonus plant. Service was good too.
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Re: Daylilies

Post by KimChick » Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:59 pm

Finally, this year, a daylily that came with our property has buds. So I will get to see the flower. All other 3 years, it has been munched, along with the tulip leaves that grow behind it.
Flower planting is done for the Spring; I'm seriously considering placing an order for a couple of particular daffodils from Botanus.
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Re: Daylilies

Post by Shnookie » Sat Jun 29, 2019 10:38 am

They sent planting instructions with my order from Nottawasaga Daylilies. I didn't receive any instructions with 2 other daylily orders I got. I did not know you should soak them before planting. The one I bought from Walmart didn't say to do that either. The plants from Harbour Breezes were small and really dry. It would have helped to soak them, I'm sure. The instructions also say to keep them in water if you can't plant them right away. Good tip. My garden is finally too wet to plant in so I will have to hold them.

Here are the instructions they sent.

Daylily Planting Instructions

When your plants arrive by mail the roots should be soaked for a few hours or overnight to allow them to absorb the moisture which they have lost in transit.

For bare root plants, if you are unable to plant right away, keep the plant roots in water and change it every 2 to 3 days until ready to plant.

Choose a location that will receive at least 6 hours of sun each day. As your plants will stay in the same place in your garden for at least 3 years, and perhaps longer, before dividing, the soil should be well prepared. Dig the hole larger than the root mass and about 1 foot deep. Add sand or compost to heavy clay soil or loam and compost to sandy soil.

Form a mound in the center of the hole, spread the roots out on all sides. The plant crown (the division between the roots and the foliage should be no more than 1 inch below the surface. Add the soil back gradually and water it in so that you minimize air pockets.

Water well after planting, and give them regular water every week, especially in the first year.

Mulching will preserve moisture and suppress weeds. A winter mulch can be used but should be pulled back from the crown in the spring until the plant is growing vigorously.

The following spring you might notice some of the plants look a little ragged. These will almost always be the evergreen or semi-evergreen varieties as their foliage does not die back completely. Given a few weeks of warm weather they will be as vigorous as the dormant varieties.
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Re: Daylilies

Post by Happy » Sat Jun 29, 2019 11:59 am

:laugh: Nottawasaga Daylilies is about 15-20 minutes from my house and I've only learned of it on a poultry site
Clearly I don't get out much!
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Re: Daylilies

Post by KimChick » Sat Jun 29, 2019 4:33 pm

Shnookie, those instructions sound very similar to those I received from Botanus with my order. They send bare roots, too. Good to know there is consistency in shipped bare root plants.
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Re: Daylilies

Post by Shnookie » Fri Aug 02, 2019 10:53 am

A coyote came into my garden this morning and ate several buds and flowers off my daylilies. One had a 4" flower getting ready to open - South Seas. I was looking forward to it. The plant was new last year. The coyote left this one though. It's called Hyperion.
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