Comments on: How to Prune Stella D’Oro Daylilies

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:45:52 +0000

In reply to Amanda. You're welcome Amanda -- and thank YOU for the feedback, which helps me too! Enjoy your day lilies!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:07:04 +0000

Thank you so much for the article- & the illustrations! While you’re excellent with words, sometimes my brain simply demands graphic accompaniment. This piece nailed it for me. I finally understand how to give my beloved lilies the care they need!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:38:21 +0000

In reply to M.

Wow! I’m super impressed at how hardy they are for you! Almost too hardy, it sounds like! That’s a lot of work, but you’re right — pretty soon when you see all the new green growth everywhere, followed by the flowers — you’ll be quite happy you did all that dividing and replanting!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:33:49 +0000

In reply to Gladys. Hi Gladys, Your Daylilies will still go through a bit of a dormant (i.e. not actively growing stage) even in the warmth of Zone 10 during the Winter. It's a good idea to prune them once a year just to freshen them up. You can prune them in the early Spring instead of Fall, if you want to keep the nice green foliage on for the Winter season. I hope this helps!

By: M

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:00:49 +0000

My Stellas got away on me. I spent much of the fall dividing, replanting and tossing the excess plant material (wheelbarrows full of it) in the compost bin. I’m in the “hate” camp now. By spring, I’ll be back in the “love” camp. These hardy little plants with pretty flowers survive like no others in the freeze-thaw cycles of my 3A zone. Stomped by dogs, dogged by drought, crushed by snow, covered in ice at their crowns and they still come back. It might be foolish to transplant other perennials in late fall where I live, but Stellas will survive.

By: Gladys

Gladys — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:43:52 +0000

Thanks for your helpful information! Would like to know if living within zone 10, these daylillies still need to be cut back in the fall.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:15:05 +0000

In reply to Joanne Smith. Hi Joanne, There are some gardeners that will swear they never touch their daylilies once planted and they bloom just fine. And there are other gardeners that swear by thinning them out over time and replanting some of them elsewhere. If yours aren't blooming as much, and like you said you deadhead them and everything else is fine, then I would try thinning them out. You can do it either now in the Fall or wait until the Spring. and I hope thinning out will help!

By: Joanne Smith

Joanne Smith — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:17:39 +0000

In reply to JOANNE SMITH. Thank you for your response. I have had these DayLilly’s for 15 years or more and they use to bloom more than once. I have never thinned them out. Do you think that may help them to bloom again? If yes, when should I thin in spring or now in the fall? Thank you for your help!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 20:11:07 +0000

In reply to Kathy.

Hi Kathy, If you’re tired of removing them — and/or the flowers appear to be finished for the season — you can go ahead like you suggested and cut everything back in late Fall. I usually stop some time in September and then cut them back some time in October. I hope this helps!

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 20:07:09 +0000

In reply to JOANNE SMITH.

Hi Joanne — are your daylilies a reblooming variety? There are so many varieties of daylilies, and many of them only bloom once a season. (That’s why I’m asking, just to make sure.) If you removed the seed pods, and it is a reblooming variety, you should see more flowers. I will mention that many plants slow down during the heat of the Summer, and we had extreme heat in many parts of the US and world this Summer. It’s possible you may see some flowers form once the weather cools. I hope this helps!