Please, if you could be so kind as to try diagnosing from my description--- My daylilies were fine for a couple years, but last year and this, they are growing many buds, only to have 98% of them drying up and shriveling away while still very small. I hardly saw a flower last year out of three good clumps and this year looks the same. Several years ago (10) I had painted daisies do a similar thing in that area and thought maybe thrips, and moved them out. I confess I don't pamper them, but they have seen fertilizer, and they are not that demanding, are they? Any help appreciated. Thanks.
daylily buds drying and brown before developing?
Sally, are you talking about daylilies (hemerocallis) or Lilies (Lilium)? They are different creatures... and I don't usually pamper anything in my garden either. :)
Diann
Hemerocallis- am I in error posting a hemerocallis Q here? sorry!
OH, NOW i see the daylilies forum- Adios!
This message was edited Jun 21, 2007 4:54 PM
:) Well, no, you can post here anytime, it's just that daylily forum will probably give you a quicker answer. But, I'm quite sure that a few folks in here (not necessarily me) would be able to help. Since I don't pamper my plants, I tell them "Live or die, it's your choice, you can be replaced."
Now, my dear, why don't you step into our Lily parlor and let us get you addicted to the Lilium! :) LOL :)
Diann
I'll help! >:)
Well, in THAT case..............: ^)
I did just happen to ask this in the Mid atlantic forum:
I have a flower bed on the south face of the house, between house and sidewalk, about 2, 2 1/2 feet wide by 15 feet or so. I love to plant pansies there every fall to bloom thru winter. In summer, I haven't settled on one thing there. Blackeyed susan(annual) blooming now, but will get unruly soon and dry up. Salvia farinacea got mildew and lost all bottom leaves. It gets hot in summer of course, but is convenient for watering.
Does this possibly make a good place for lilies? I'm liking the idea of tall narrow bloom. I have orange tiger lilies there doing well, and I have several new daylilies that will grow { : ^) Ruby and John} Could I get some range of bloom time going? Or would anyone have another idea? This is a March picture; the house siding is now tan, starting about three feet up.
There is a picture with it there, but I can't get to it right now to add it here.
So, what do ya think?
I think that before I put out any serious money for new lilies in that bed I'd move the Tiger Lilies (unless you are referring to ditch daylilies as Tigers and then I'd move those too just cause they will take the bed over) . Moby, help me out here... I believe Tiger Lilies (Lilium) carries a virus that can spread via aphids and other sucking chewing bugs to your new more expensive lilies. So if they are really Tiger Lilies, I'd probably move them. Is it directly under the eves of the house? Will it get enough moisture? What are the sun/shade conditions? If those conditions are under control, yeah, that would probably be a great place to plant lilies. You might want to plant something shorter to cover up the feet of the lilies, like maybe perennial geranium.... or even throw in some daylilies... I'm rather fond of blue Flax that I winter sowed. It will self seed everywhere and so you'll have this lovely 1 to 2 foot cloud of ferny foliage with light blue flowers floating around the lilies. I hope you get the picture to post. :)
Diann
Thanks for the feedback
Yes Tiger lilies, L. tigrinum, not ditch orange lilies (been there done those, threw them behind the bushes in the back corner). Tigrinum from Dad so could move them elsewhere but will keep them somewhere in the half acre.
End of the house, so no eaves, full sun south from around 9 30 am now till about 3 or 4 pm when it swings around to the front enough. Yes I would want something at their 'feet' . Low tolerance for bare dirt or mulch.
Here's one picture , end view, the bed is inches shy of three feet wide, by about fifteen feet. I looked for the camera for a full frontal shot but, hubby may have taken it for the day.
Flowers that love to bake ~ zinnias pack a big punch of color and petunias have all sorts of color, and fragrance, if you shop with your nose. There's also lots of different echinicea colors. And there's always moss rose for ground color.
If you want lilies then by all means plant them. Shorter lilies would be OK but might lean a little. Here are mine with a southern exposure and no overhanging eves, leaning ~ I just don't understand that! You might do better since they'd have a bright background from the house.
