Went outside to dig up day lilies and give some away and replant
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Lori J on Jun 15, 2013My guess is that they would bloom. I would do the deed in the evening and water them in. You might even shade them for the first day, but generally...just try and kill a day lily. Bet theybloom any way!Helpful Reply
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Nancy Hand on Jun 15, 2013They will be ok. Just keep them watered because they are going to shock with all the digging they have been through. Not sure about blooming, they might. But just think how pretty they will be next year! :) I love daylilies!!Helpful Reply
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Louise on Jun 15, 2013Thanks. I'll go ahead and do it. Cross your fingers.Helpful Reply
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Woodbridge Environmental Tiptophouse.com on Jun 16, 2013Bulb plants should ideally only be moved and separated after the bloom and have died back. The plant after the blooming cycle rejuvenates itself with the leaves providing some of the energy needed for the bulb in the ground to develop itself. If you pull them out to soon, not only will the ground nutriments be lost to the bulb but so will those that are provided by the leaves. I would wait until the plant leaves begin to droop and die off before I would pull these up. While they may regrow after planting again, the quality of the plant may be hurt for a few years after until the bulb redevelops itself again.Helpful Reply
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Louise on Jun 16, 2013Ewww, I don't like the sound of that. I guess I can wait if it's going to hurt the plants that much. The poor little things are going to be so pretty with their coming blooms, so I'll leave them. I still have a LOT of other things I can do in the meantime.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jun 16, 2013Daylilies are pretty tough plants and you can actually divide them almost any time. But if you divide them now, you definitely will lose some blooms, so I would wait until you've enjoyed the show. Here's a step-by-step guide from the U.S. National Arboretum: http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faqs/DaylilyDivided.htmlHelpful Reply
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Louise on Jun 16, 2013Thanks, Douglas. I'll check this out.Helpful Reply
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Judy on Jun 17, 2013Listen to Douglas! He knows what he's talking about & is usually right on the money. Nothing likes being dug up, torn or cut apart & replanted when it's just about to bloom. Wait until September. Oh, and Daylilies are NOT a bulb plant!Helpful Reply
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Tanya Peterson Felsheim on Jul 08, 2013I have found my daylilies to be very resilient! I have some I desperately need to divide! I love daylilies and possibly have about 30 different kinds! I need to have a party and have a bunch of people come and share when we split the plants...this would have to be in the fall for everything except daylilies!Helpful Reply
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Louise on Oct 19, 2013I never got around to dividing my lilies, most which are orange day lilies. But now the weather is cooler and we've had rain recently so the soil is great for digging. I think I'm not supposed to cut back the green parts, right? And what about a few irises I have? If I move them around, do I cut off their green parts? I remember when I was a child, my mother always cut them down (don't have any idea WHEN she did it) to just a few inches. I also have a very few tiger lilies. Might just leave them where they are, but if I move them, what's the correct process?Helpful Reply
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