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16 years ago

I am fairly new to growing daylilies and am getting ready to place an order. I live in TN and am not sure if I should worry about whether they are evergreen, semi-evergreen or dormant or whether all three will grow and perform well here. Shive from Nashville - I know you grow lots of daylilies. Which ones perform best for you? Can anyone else help me? Thanks so very much.

Ann

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shive
16 years ago
Ann,
I grow all three successfully. Actually dormants are my favorites and seeem to multiply better than evergreens and semigreens for me. I do not recommend buying evergreens for fall shipping because I have lost a lot of evergreens planting them in fall. Save the evergreens for sping.

Debra
farmerbell
Original Author
16 years ago
Debra, thanks for responding. I appreciate the tip on not planting evergreens in the fall. How late in the summer do you think it is still ok to plant evergreens?

Thanks, Ann
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shive
16 years ago
Ann,
I don't do much if any planting in the summer months. It's going to be too hot this August. Hot soil temps lead to crown rot here. I plant from April 15-May 7th and then in the fall in late September and early October. The past two Septembers have been too hot to plant until about the last week. Hybridizer Clarence Crochet recommends not planting in fall until night time temps are in the 60s for the best results. Do you already have evergreens coming?

Debra
farmerbell
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16 years ago
Thanks for all your help, Debra. Yes, I have several daylilies, including a couple of evergreens, that should arrive middle to late Aug. Should I just pot them so that I can keep them watered and then plant in the fall and hope for the best? I did not order them--only had to pay for postage. Should I hold off on any orders until spring, or do you think it is ok to order dor and sev?

Ann in Franklin
shive
16 years ago
Ann,
Pot them up and keep them in the shade until you are ready to plant. Be careful on the watering. Overwatering in hot temps (like we're having now) leads to crown rot. It's better to underwater and keep them alive. I would recommend holding off on orders until spring - especially the expensive ones. I used to think it was safe to plant dormants in fall, but I lost a $200 dormant intro last year and a couple of semievergreens. So now, unless I can only get plants in fall, I only order in spring.

Debra
petalpatsy
16 years ago
How wise of you, Ann, to ask this question before you ordered. I ordered a bunch of daylilies willy nilly and have the lastest potted up and kept on hold in the house. They have shade there in the breakfast nook, alright, shade and air conditioning.

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I must look for a fan the won't explode if it gets rained on, or perhaps rig up another Rube Goldberg system to impress my neighbors!
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Petalpatsy you gave me a good chuckle this morning. I never heard of running a fan in the garden. But, hey, whatever works. I might have to give it a try since we are having temps in the 90s all week, AGAIN. Yuck!!!

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