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Want more plants in your garden without getting more from the store? It’s time to learn plant propagation. It’s how gardeners ...
Dear Roger: I brought home some daylily seeds from St. Louis. I am drying them, and I have a quick question. I looked on the Internet and, of the several pieces I read, the directions said to soak ...
Q. I gathered a large number of daylily seeds from church yards, cemeteries and other places in the fall of 2002. I kept them in the refrigerator in plastic bags until the spring of 2003 and ...
Daylily seeds Dear Sue: First, I must tell you what a great article you write on daylilies. I keep, as you suggest, a log of flowers and plants that thrive in Northeastern Pennsylvania and modify p… ...
Here's how to start daylilies from seed indoors: Subject the seeds to moist cold stratification for about 30 days. Store the seeds in a dark, cool place in a paper envelope until you are ready to ...
Three daylily seeds lying in a split-open brown pod; these seeds can be planted immediately or refrigerated for future planting next spring. (August 11, 2011) Credit: Greg Gutes ...
Daylily grower Dianne Taylor of Poquoson grows hundreds of new daylilies by crossing their pollen and harvesting the seed each year. Here’s how she does it:When flower wilts, cut dead flower ...
Q: Do I need to clip the seed pods off my daylilies so I’ll get more blooms? A: According to the American Hemerocallis Society, most experts agree that removing seed pods will not promote ...
Q: I saved seeds from my daylily blooms, and I’d like to plant them. I know they won’t be the same as their mother plants, but I’d like to try. When and how do I do it? A: I have grown ...
Yes, you can, but you will not get Stella De Oro daylilies as a result. If you want more of any kind of daylily, you can do so through division rather easily.
Removing spent blooms from your garden flowers can be tedious work. Pinching or pruning dead flowers is not just a matter of ...
The step affects the long-term health of the plant because it has to store energy rather than develop seed pods.