Forum home› Plants
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Cutting back hemerocallis after moving?

thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
in Plants
Hi, was just wondering what other people thought about cutting back hemerocallis after moving them. I bought some online and they were plants that were dug up and sent, so have turned up floppy. I know they will be ok but was wondering if it's a good idea to cut them back to encourage new non floppy growth or if they are best left? I've grown daylilies for years but don't know a lot about them like if I did cut them back would they still flower this year? Do they Chelsea chop well?

Thanks in advance.

Posts

  • Alan Clark2 in LiverpoolAlan Clark2 in Liverpool Posts: 2,190
    I would first give them a good soak, which should help them recover. You could try planting them without cutting them back, keep them well watered for a few weeks, and see how they do. If they still wilt then cut back the leaves. They are tough, so they should survive whatever you do.
    I do not see any point in the Chelsea Chop for daylilies.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Alan Clark2 in Liverpool said:
    [...] I do not see any point in the Chelsea Chop for daylilies.
    Ditto. If you chop your daylilies ... you won't get any flowers! >:)
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    Many thanks, it is as I believed but nice to be confirmed. I received 3 decent clumps, potted two up and thought I'd experiment with the other and chopped it back just to see how the foliage comes back. I know it won't flower but it's drooping leaves would cover the other plants in the area and not look so great.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    My clump of hemerocallis ( a pale yellow one, forgot the variety name) does tend to flop outwards and covers quite a big area, maybe 2 or 3 feet across, before it flowers. I think that's just its habit.  I have snowdrops and crocuses around it which flower before the hemerocallis gets going and don't seem to mind being shaded in the summer.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    Hi Jenny, we have 6-7 different hemerocallis now and I know what you mean by flopping as we get it with our thuggish orange type but there's flopping and there's flopping, if you know what I mean. These plants were in a box for a week and had to be folded over to fit it, so they now look like they have a ponytail as all the foliage goes in one direction, no matter how hard I try to arrange it. The other day lillies are quite well behaved for us here as we have quite poor soil so they don't tend to grow to vigorously. 
    This variety is Stafford and it seems to get quite large so some floppage is expected.
Sign In or Register to comment.