I have lots of stella d'oro daylilies. would like to do a large trade for hosta....does not need to be named but would like a few the same either green/white or yellow/lime...just want something to plant as a border that will contrast with dark green azaleas. thanks. email mamcc2@gmail.com

OK, I can think of a scenario or two... Do you happen to grow liarope nearby? If so, that's your runner... they look just like daylilies at the start. If not, I'm betting the "runners" are actually plants from seed. If you don't discard the seed pods, you run the risk of starting new plants. If you don't want new plants, as soon as all blooms are spent, prune the scape down to the ground. I have liarope near daylilies in my front garden. Yesterday I saw a daylily seeding with a scape on it about a foot from the mother plant. Last week, with no scape, I would have sworn it was liarope.

I cut the foliage on my daylilies down to a few inches after the bloom season, around Aug. 1, and they sprout back looking fresh and green. I don't know if that hurts them, but it hasn't seemed to bother mine any. I've been wondering it that keeps the clump from increasing like it might otherwise? But the ratty leaves have got to go for me!

Pick-up only: Northborough, Massachusetts. I have too many; way too many. I don't really want anything in return. But I do need you to come and get them. If you want them, I'll give you my address. (Just in case: these are Daylilies.) This post was edited by luckyladyslipper on Mon, Jun 16, 14 at 15:23