Spunky1's Annual Daylily Naming Contest
By spunky1 on October 12, 2013
Every year, ATP hosts Fred's daylily naming contest. All members are invited to participate in naming one of Fred's newest introductions.
All About Daylily Shows
By tink3472 on October 13, 2013
Did you know that there are Daylily shows held each year throughout the United States? Here's a sneak peek at what you might expect to see at one.
Instant Daylily Garden by Moving Clumps
By Newyorkrita on April 6, 2014
I needed to move daylily clumps from an area in the backyard and was able to create an instant daylily garden in the front yard.
American Hemerocallis Society Daylily Club: Exhibitions and Meetings
By daylily on October 13, 2012
One way to find daylilies that will grow well in your area is to attend an AHS Daylily Show.
Observations on Daylily Hybridizing
By DogsNDaylilies on November 10, 2015
Are you new to daylily hybridizing and looking for a few ideas? Or maybe you've hybridized before, but what you have isn't working as well as you wanted. I hope some of the things I've tried this year will work for you or give you ideas of your own to try. I'll be covering my experiences with different methods of labeling as well as my idea for harvesting and drying your seeds.
Tip: Foolproof, Underground Daylily Identification
By daylily on October 10, 2012
Never lose another daylily name!
Quick Way to Germinate Daylily Seed in a Cold Climate
By mainer35 on January 2, 2014
Northern daylily hybridizers can use at least two methods to germinate their daylily seed. This can be done by planting the seed outdoors in a preferred growing medium. In this case, you can usually expect seed germination the following spring. If, however, you want bigger seedlings next spring, a quicker way is needed to germinate the daylily seed.
Determining the Daylily Characteristics I Liked
By profesora on July 30, 2015
Every daylily has a pretty face, and some daylilies have a lot more to offer besides the pretty face. Discovering what else I wanted in a daylily was a long journey.
Daylily Diary: Annual Meeting of AHS Region 1, July 17-18, Marshalltown, Iowa
By LarryR on August 9, 2015
Although Daylily Week at ATP is history, I’d like to share with you my personal experiences at the 2015 AHS Region 1 annual meeting. As a newly minted hybridizer, this was my first attendance at a formal daylily meeting.
A Simple Fix for Leaning Daylily Scapes
By Char on October 14, 2013
With a few simple steps and a little practice, you can have a nearly invisible fix to keep weak leaning daylily scapes upright, displaying perfect blooms.
Reasons a Daylily May Not Look Like Its Picture (What are you taking the picture with?)
By adknative on April 23, 2023
We've all seen the posts: 'Why doesn't my daylily look like... (other pictures of the same daylily)...?' Well, it really could be your camera ... or, on your cell phone: it could be your camera app!
Tip for Storing Daylily Seed
By daylily on October 11, 2012
When storing daylily seeds in the refrigerator, use small ziplock bags and add a small square of dry paper towel. The paper towel helps absorb moisture.
Larry's Obsession
By LarryR on February 27, 2014
About three months ago, I began an odyssey that took me to places that, in my life long journey as a gardener, I never would have imagined. It all began with a daylily seedling.
Daylilies: Places To Buy and Sell
By daylily on October 12, 2012
You've done your homework. You have been to a local American Hemerocallis Society Daylily Show and visited a few AHS Display Gardens. You made a list of several daylilies that you would like to add to your garden. Now, how to find them? There are many, many options.
Daylilies for Dinner
By Sharon on October 9, 2012
Growing up I ate more when grazing in the gardens than when sitting at the dinner table. Even now I wander around tasting my tomatoes, a nibble here, a nibble there, a leaf of spearmint, a daylily bud or two, a pinch of rosemary, basil . . . Yes. I do. I nibble my daylilies.
The Usefulness of Creating Pedigree Charts When Hybridizing
By beckygardener on July 21, 2015
Ever wonder how some daylily flowers developed the "look" they are sporting? Researching back into their genetic tree can be revealing! Creating a pedigree chart can be a very useful hybridizing tool.
Sculpted Forms: a New Look for a Favorite Perennial
By Char on April 23, 2012
The American Hemerocallis Society, the International Cultivar Registration Authority for the genus Hemerocallis, recognizes for registration groups of daylilies with different and distinctive flower shape as Forms. Daylily form refers to the shape or structure of the flower. Currently, there are six distinctive forms of daylilies, single, double, polymerous, spider, unusual form and the newest, sculpted form.
Daylilies, a Rainbow of Color
By Char on October 9, 2012
Daylilies come in a seemingly endless variety of colors and color combinations. Describing the actual color of a daylily can vary from person to person; we may see color differently or describe colors using different terms.
How To Divide Daylilies
By Char on October 19, 2013
There is nothing more glorious than a large daylily clump in full bloom. At some point these large daylily clumps will need to be divided. The most common question I hear from garden visitors after "When does my daylily need to be divided?" is "How do I divide my daylily?"
Confessions of a Hemeroholic
By fiwit on April 8, 2014
In the Daylily Forum, we tease each other about being addicted to Daylilies. While I'm confident that other gardeners feel the same way about their favorite plants, no other plant has really impacted my gardening life as much as these beauties we used to call "Ditch Lilies."