Mine are about 6 years old, have been divided (about 2 years ago) and still look just like that. I think they'll be coming out and taken to our fall swap to trade for something else.

I live in the woods so sunny areas are premium real estate here, so I really need to use that space for something more stunning.

Linda

I inherited a clump of Stellas when I bought the house and they always get like that, although his year we've had a lot of rain and it wasn't as bad as previous years. I typically start cleaning them up in July. You can comb your fingers through the leaves while gently tugging at them and a lot of the dried ones will come out. I also pull (if dried) or cut the spent flower stalks. Once cleaned up, and the flowering isn't at its peak, the leaves don't seem to brown out as much.

This is the last year I will have Stellas. Some of my daylilies have really come into their own this year and the Stellas have become dull looking compared to the others. That, and how ratty they look when they bloom has really put me off them.

Hey, they look just like my Stellas! I divided some of mine last year (just by shovel into fourths), and spruced up the soil, but they still look so-so.
There were a couple of empty spots left, though, and the Stella bits I missed put up little plants that look like a million.

I still like Stella. I'll always have her! I saw a mass planting at a bank that mixed Stella and Happy Returns with some unknown near white and it looked divine in May, like ripples of sunshine. I have the Stella Supreme for my lighter yellow, and some Gentle Shepard and maybe even Land of Cotton for a bit more height texture. My big plan is to take one clump of Stella and divide her into very small double/triple fans, and put in my other lighter ones in bigger clumps.

Then people can drive by my house and say-hey, that looks just like that bank in Kentucky! LOL!