Are your daylilies overgrown or weedy? The best time to plant or transplant daylilies is during the late summer or early fall. Then the plants have time to become established before winter.

Daylilies will do well in full sun, but will tolerate partial shade. Light shade during the hottest part of the day keeps the flowers fresh. Although daylilies are adaptable to most soil, they do best in a rich, moist soil that is high in organic matter. Adding well-rotted manure or compost to the soil before you plant them will be helpful.

Daylilies are vigorous growers and should be divided when over grown. Each division should have at least three stems with all the roots attached. Usually, it is easiest to make divisions by gently pulling the division from the clump you are dividing. After you have made the divisions, cut the foliage back to about 5 to 6 inches. Till the soil deeply before trying to plant the divisions. Don't try to push the daylily division in small hole. Dig the hole large enough to receive all the roots without bending or crowding them. You should make sure that the plant crown is 1 inch below the soil level. The crown of the plant is the point where the stem and root meet. After you have them planted, water in well. A loose winter mulch helps insure against winter injury to newly transplanted plants.

This page was last updated May 2003

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