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Posted by gardenerme z9/21 inland socal (My Page) on Thu, Jan 14, 10 at 13:44
| I am digging up and moving some daylillies and planting another shrub where they were. Question: Do I need to get all tiny roots out in order to prevent their regrowth in that spot? Sorry I could not find anything about this and appreciate your reply . . . |
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RE: Getting Daylillies Out Permanently
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| Nope, if you get out the fans and the big lump of roots it is attached to, your daylilies should be gone for good. Definitely not an invasive plant. |
RE: Getting Daylillies Out Permanently
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Well,,,,,, unless the daylily is Kwanso, then ya better get out every little tiny piece of root, or you will see them again. (know this from experience,) Heck those things even grew through the hole in a brick, to get into a flower bed. !!! This is really the only evasive one out there that I know of and about. too bad some of the others aren't. But then would we still want them as much?? Actually the Kwanso is a pretty flower.
Cindy |
RE: Getting Daylillies Out Permanently
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| I agree with Cindy ... you'll need to get as much of the tuber out as you can ... I've taken out daylilies and left a small piece of the tuber, and had daylily fans reappear. And not only on Kwanso or species daylilies ... hybrid cultivars also do this. |
RE: Getting Daylillies Out Permanently
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The term is rhizomatous. Means the plant has underground "stems" that will grow a new plant. A good example is H.Fulva "Europa"--some call it the common ditch lily--it's orange with a red eye. A lot of the species daylilies are rhizomatous. Some of the hybids are also rhizomatous, especially the ones that have a very close connection to the species--children and grandchildren of species daylilies. But most of today's hybrid daylilies do not have this capability.
If you leave behind a piece of that underground stem or rhizome that looks like a root (but is not a root), you may (usually will) get a new plant.
It is very hard to get those rhizomatous pieces out of the soil unless you sift it. And who has time for that? :) Beth |
RE: Getting Daylillies Out Permanently
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| Thanks all of you! I will go out and dig some more before I plant . . . |
RE: Getting Daylillies Out Permanently
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| ...(considering you've already done some digging and removal) Unless the shrub you're planting is considerably delicate, any unwanted re-occurance of daylily fans would likely succumb to spot-treatments of Round-Up or similar herbicide. If it comes to that. I understand alot of folks try to avoid chemicals at all costs and in this case more digging is probably sufficient. A shrub of any sort would likely crowd the daylily and shade it over in a fairly short time... Ever so patiently awaiting my beautiful Kwanso to become the monster she's supposed to be...(planted appropriately in a location I'd love to see her attack and conquer!) ~Wes |
RE: Getting Daylillies Out Permanently
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| Is Kwanzo the same as ditch lily? The orange ones? I have a clump in a very shady spot, under a bush, next to a tree. It never blooms, but the leaves live on! I haven't tried Round-up, it doesn't bother me terribly. But it's very hardy, shade does not deter it! |
RE: Getting Daylillies Out Permanently
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| Kwanso is a double flowered orange daylily , not the quite the same but both can be very vigorous. I have mine down along a fence in full sun by itself so it can go to town, I do like it. Kathy |
RE: Getting Daylillies Out Permanently
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I like my Kwanso, too! It really brightens up an area under the oak tree. However, I did try to eradicate it from my other flower bed. I'll have to wait and see what I get coming up this spring.
 The link below is from the AHS Press Releases regarding H. fulfa.
Vickie |
Here is a link that might be useful: Sept 2006 Press Release
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