Day lilies?
Question:i was just wondering on their seed pods they make after the flower is dead. can you break open those seed pods and plant then in dirt? or should they be dried and wait till fall to plant.
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How interesting! I always let my daylilies propagate by spreading via underground roots; my daylilies belonged to my great-grandmother and the original plants are over 60 years old. Here is a very good, basic article on propagating daylilies by seedpod: http://www.daylilyparadise.com/daylilyse...
Thank you for an unusual (to me, anyway) question! I'm going to try using my seedpods to propagate my daylilies.
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spyder lillies is another name for them. they love shade and rain.go figure. I was under the impression that they were a bulb plant?.the root ball is the seed pod. Good Luck. Grow.
Let them dry on the plant if you intend to use the seed. They most likely won't be like the parent plant. There is no telling in advance if they will be worthwhile. In most areas, it is best to start the seed in a protected environment and plant them out as yearlings. It still may take 2 more years to see the results.
Day lily breeders may spend years getting a specimen worth a name and they are careful and knowledgable about the traits. I have done this(planting the seeds of ripe pods without planning the crosses.) The results are interesting, but not improvements over the parent plant. Still lovely, and I can dig and devide the ones I like best.
If there is a particular one you like as it is, wait for the clump to grow and devide it, you will get many new plants that way that will be like the origional. Rule of thumb for a thicker clump is NOT to let them go to seed.
Have fun. It is good to play.
As with any seed pods, let the seed head dry on the plant. This ensures the seeds are mature and viable. If you "break it open" while green the seeds are immature and won't grow. Lillies, all varieties, can be propagated by dividing the root/rizome.
You can let them dry out and re-plant, unfortunately you don't know who long it will take or if they will be the same.
You can break up your day Lillie's and move them if you want to replant or have more. It won't take as long and you know what you will be getting.
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