Hemerocallis - Day Lillies

Miss_Havisham

I have 3 clumps in various parts of the garden and they've been rubbish this year - few flowers and early browning of leaves.

I want to dig them up, re-plant in a sunnier spot and give them a good feed. They are expensive to buy so I want to do everything I can to revive them.

My questions are - can I do this now while they are dying down or should I wait until they start sprouting next year ? Would something like rose or tomato food be better than a general fertiliser ?

Thanks

peter_the_piper

Personally I would do this anytime from now on till end Sept. Replant after fertilising the soil with bone meal for preference.

antw23uk

Agree with Peter, any time from now onwards until they die back.

Out of curiosity did you cut the leaves down the ground last year?

We have day lillies and when we moved in (two years ago this month) i moved some clumps and cut the leaves back to the ground (I think this was October ish) and last year it was a pretty poor show of flowers so last winter I just let them die back naturally and this year we had a great show of flowers so it was either being moved or cutting the foilage back which gave a poor show in the first year but a better one in the second year

Use a fish/ bone meal in the soil and a good compost/ rotting manure over the winter to improve the soil and add nutrients.

Only use a tomato feed to encourage flowering which you can use on all the flowering plants for next spring/ summer

savemoney

I just cut my down once they finished flowering which was this week. I find they spread quite quickly and have to dig clumps out otherwise they take over the small area I have for them. Mind are in a sunny spot South facing if that makes a difference.