Can You Identify this ?
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Posted: Jun/23/2008 9:54 AM PST
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help with the name of this flower, Plant, Weed ? any help wold be greatly appreciated. Thank You John Attachments:    |
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Posted: Jun/23/2008 10:10 AM PST
That would be a type of day lily. |
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Posted: Jun/23/2008 11:16 AM PST
Goodness, those daylilies are beautiful. Where in the world did u see those? |
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Posted: Jun/23/2008 9:19 PM PST
Thanks for the quick response. Felicia, the day lilies are in my backyard, while beautiful, they seem to be taking over. I was hoping to find a way to control them. I had a grape vine growing underneath the bed of lilies. I got rid of that last year, Now I have a few rosebushes that were able to come alive. John |
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Posted: Jun/24/2008 7:32 AM PST
Welcome to Garden Guides! The daylillies are beautiful! I too have them all over. They do tend to take over. The only way to get rid of them is pulling. In the spring, where you don't want them, you can pull them then, or in the fall or when they are done blooming, cut them back. Good time to pull them then. You might ask around to others if they would like some daylillies. They are very easy to transplant. Just make sure they have some rhyzome for each plant. Or dig up a bunch and let the taker do the seperating. Happy gardening! |
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Posted: Jun/24/2008 11:01 AM PST
Well, u sure do have your work cut out for you. They do multiply pretty easily. I sure would try to ask around, especially people you know garden, or even close-by homes with beautiful landscaping. I know I would definitely go get some of them if u were close to me. But besides that, u will just have to dig and remove, obviously by the truck full. Find some "good buddies" to help. |
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Posted: Jun/25/2008 10:49 AM PST
Wow! You talk about lilies of the field! I wonder if they'd grow like that in my clay soil? |
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Posted: Jun/25/2008 11:50 AM PST
WOW! What a gorgeous field! Hold a daylilly sale  Or let people come dig some up for free I started with 5 plants in 2001- I now have hundreds- 2 clumps that are probably wheelbarrow loads each, and 20 ft of them. Witt- the daylillies along the ditches are in our pottery clay soil and just fine. I don't do anything for them either. The orange kind are pretty indestructable 
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Posted: Jun/25/2008 1:10 PM PST
Witt, I agree with Aurora. We too have clay soil and the daylilies grow rampant here. Just look under the telephone lines or along a country road fence row. If you see any, they will grow for you. They are very carefree and don't require anythink except the chance to grow.
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Posted: Jun/26/2008 4:22 AM PST
Oh wow, very beautiful. My grandmother had this exact same lily in her yard. I wish I was near you I would help you thin them out. They are easy to thin out and control. Simply dig them up where you dont want them or pull up root and all. You may also try containing them in a Flower bed you can build around them and pull up new ones as they stray out of the box. Good luck with them.
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