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Dividing Day Lilies

springer636springer636 Posts: 10
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I recently bought a rootbound Hemerocallis/day lily with the intention of dividing it up later in the year since it was very large.

I was originally planning on doing it late September or early October but I was wondering how much earlier it can be done since it's really potbound and is only going to get worse.

Thanks :)

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  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    edited July 2018
    If it is potbound can you not either plant it in a larger pot or get it in the ground?
    Really not the best of times to be messing with the roots of something you want to keep. In a 'normal' grey, damp, drizzly summer I might have said give it a go, but not this year!
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I agree.  They won't appreciate being messed with now but would be very happy in a bigger pot or, ideally, in the ground.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190
    Daylilies are bomb-proof and extremely drought-tolerant, so I would not be worried about doing it even in the present weather, unlike most plants. I would still give them a good soak before and after planting though - water is the best fertiliser for Daylilies.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Not entirely bomb proof.  I have a huge clump of the bright orange ones with brown markings planted in a raised stone bed.   They've had 2 years" worth of rain in the 6 months up to mid June and the a week or so of scorchio and they are fried.

    I don't mind as they're inherited and clearly in the wrong place and have resisted attempts to dig out so they can die and then I can fill it with decent soil and compost and plant some herbs.

    I have others in a lovely dusky red shade planted in a spot that is clearly too dry for them so, as I want to keep those, they'll be lifted and potted up till I have a more suitable home for them.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • springer636springer636 Posts: 10


    Thanks for the replies. I've put it in a larger pot and will wait until the autumn before dividing it.

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