A NOTE ON STATS AND CULTURE

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The stats given for daylilies on this site are the registered stats as measured in my Zone 4 garden on plants that have been in place at least two years.  It is a rare daylily that will live up to its registered stats the first year in a new garden; a second year usually does wonders.  

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Some people believe that daylilies should be able to be thrown in the ground and should thrive with no special care. I am not a member of that club.  I try to give my daylilies as good a head start as I can without going overboard: nitrogen fertilizer in early spring.  Foliar feed of high phosphorous fertilizer combined with liquid kelp in June. 

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When planting or moveing seedlings,  organic matter is added, along with  generous amounts of seafood/lobster compost and  a handful of ground (not pellets) alfalfa to give the roots a good start.  Also  greensand, if I can find it.

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Everyone has their own ways of augmenting soil and feeding their plants that work just as well for them; I only mention this to make clear that the stated stats  are not the result of "toss-em-in-the-ground-and forget-em" culture.

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