If it's nice but not standout (pretty bloom but looks like a lot of others) I take it to our club's Daylily Expo for door prizes many of the people who wander in don't care if they are named. It's held at a local garden and people stop in to see what we are up to. Others I give to some coworkers who like gardening, but can't afford to buy a lot of things.

Why wouldn't they be worth keeping if they haven't bloomed yet? Some that I like the best took the longest to bloom. Just sayin'. I find it very hard to give up seedlings even if I know they're not introduction worthy. I've only been able to trash three. I offer pretty ones that are not keepers to co-workers who don't care that they're not registered.

Debra

I wouldn't be in too big of a rush to discard seedlings. Some are real "dogs" in the beginning, only to change into a beautiful bloom later in the season or the following year. This is true with newly purchased daylilies, too.

I'm starting very few seedlings this year, as I still need another blooming season before I decide what to eliminate. I have a neighbor who would be happy to have my discards. Should I have more to give away that she doesn't want, I'll take them to the Senior Citizens Center. Many people would just like to have a plant that blooms.

Nancy

Should have also added-I have been thinking about contacting the local Habitat for Humanity to see if they would be interested in some free plants. You never know!

I guess I figured that if they haven't bloomed by then, they wouldn't be vigorous and what not, you know?

Giving them to the senior center gives ME an idea- I can give them to my sons school to grow in their new garden. That would be fun for the kiddos.

Co workers is a good idea,too!