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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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 Posted - Jul 25 2007 : 11:18:47 AM
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I have notices that a lot of you grow daylillies. I had never heard of this plant before and did a quick google search. They seem like they are really beautiful. But I read that some plants cost as much as $500 for a single plant! Holy Cow!
So since I know virtually nothing about them- could someone please tell me more? Where do you plant them? What kind of soil/water do they need? How do they reproduce?
Thanks!
Alee
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2007 : 12:04:46 PM
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Funny you should ask about them now, Alee! LOL I just wrote an article for Tina Michelle's 'Small Town Living' magazine about this very thing! They are sun loving plants and very drought tolerant. And you can get gorgeous varieties for very little expense. My dh and I have been selling them $5.00 a double fan(two plants) at a local famer's market this summer. There is a national daylily price guide, but we've just been selling them all for the same price. The ones you talk about for $500.00 would be brand new, just out in limited numbers cultivars, hybridized by top people like Curt Hanson of Crintonic Farm or John Rice of Thoroughbred Farm. But they all come down in price,like anything else, once they've been on the market for a few years.
They do well in almost any soil. We have a heavy soil at the farm, which we do loosen up with a little compost, manure, etc. They also multiply well. They can be divided every few years.
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jodi
Washington
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2007 : 1:33:51 PM
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Tina Michelle's magazine sounds interesting, does she take subscriptions??
Blessings,
Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2007 : 2:15:10 PM
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Jodi - right now, it's only online. You can see all the issues online at:
http://stliving.net/
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jodi
Washington
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2007 : 3:17:48 PM
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Thanks, I checked it out, and I am going to have soo much fun reading them! :)
Blessings,
Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2007 : 3:21:19 PM
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Thank you Janice for sharing the info.
Yes, right now we are "online only".
We are gearing up to post our Aug./Sept. issue soon.
If you want added to the email notification list please just send me an email and I'll add you to the list of folks to be notified when a new issue is online.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2007 : 6:38:36 PM
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Daylilies are a staple flower here in IL. Everyone seems to have them growing somewhere in their yard. They do great in our heavy clay soil and tolerate our dramatic weather (freezing winters, hot summers, rain or drought). I divide mine every 3 years in September. We have a daylily farm here by us called "The Fields". They also own an island in Italy where they breed their own new varieties. We go every July to see their beautiful gardens & greenhouse. I bought a daylily last year from them that is really showing off this summer. A daylily is quite reliable & asks for nothing in return.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Jul 25 2007 : 6:54:17 PM
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How big do they get? I might have to plant a bunch next year! I know I don't own this property but I still want to leave it beautiful when we go! :)
Alee
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2007 : 11:17:59 AM
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The plant itself gets about 2-3' tall and the flower stalks grow about 1-2' above that. It depends on how much sun they get. I have a very shady yard, so the few spots that get more sun makes them grow even taller. They are great for borders, put in the back of course, or on their own. They will spread out, so give them lots of room.
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jul 26 2007 : 11:40:50 AM
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I absolutely adore daylilies also..that's why I asked Janice to share the info in our magazine.:0) I will for sure have to acquire some more varieties of them for my yard this year.
One can not have too many of this easy to grow flower...and if you do happen to you wind up with "too many" you can always share them with a friend.:0)
And gracious..they come in so many, many different colors too.
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
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Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Jul 29 2007 : 06:39:34 AM
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I have some beautiful 'night-blooming' daylilies -- lemon fragrance. They actually open up at about 6 in the evening and stay open all evening and til midmorning. Very graceful, elongated blooms. Will post a pic on my blog. They were a pass-along plant from a friend's garden. Love daylilies! And love generous garden-friends!
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ali2583
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alison
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
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Posted - Jul 29 2007 : 6:26:50 PM
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Our new house came complete with *tons* of daylilies. Mostly orange ones, but there's a little clump of yellow ones too. I swear they must be as old as our house (which is 94 years old!) I didn't have any experience with them before, but from what I've seen this summer, daylilies can take just about anything. My soil here is very clay-like also, and I water them every day when I water all of my other flowers.
Does anyone know...is it best to divide them in the spring, or in the fall?
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jul 29 2007 : 10:14:15 PM
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If you want to see Janice's article about the daylilies check out the new issue of Small Town Living:
Wanted to let you all know that the new Aug./Sept. issue of Small Town Living is now online.
www.stliving.net
It's our largest issue to date.
A special thanks to our contributors...you all know who you are..I don't want to spoil it for our readers...but we had alot of gals from the forums here to "jump on the wagon and give writing a go" this time around.Thanks so very much gals!
Enjoy the new issue..it's alot of fun.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
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http://gardengoose.blogspot.com/
and at www.stliving.net
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