Did I buy a dayliy with proliferations or did I get something else? This plant had no tag but only cost me $1.00 so it is no great loss if it is not really a daylily. I just don't know if I should plant it with the other daylilies or toss it!

The foliage **looks** like a daylily.... however, when I enlarged it, there seems to be a couple spent stalks on it, and they don't look quite like a daylily. Can you tell us more about the scapes if there are any? Or get photos of the proliferations? The Spider Plant house plant (I only know common name) does have very similar leaves, but has things that hang down and have prolifs. If this is a daylily, and it has prolifs, then they should be on upright stalks that have branches. I don't think spider plants have branching.

here are some other pics

It was in a one gallon pot marked perennial, I know at Lowes that doesn't mean much but that is how it was marked. It is a little droopy since it needed water so bad, don't know if that makes a difference or not.

It s really hard to tell from the photos, but it also reminds me of spiderwort, but I don't remember seeing proliferations on it.

gosh, now I really don't know what to do with it!

I didn't see Ann's reply until I had looked at your bigger photo above and I voiced(to myself of course), "is this Spiderwort?" It sure does look like it but it is so hard to say.

My vote is for Spider Wort, but only time will tell. Good luck, Mona

Ok, so I have decided to keep it but the silly thing is going in isolation where it can't hurt anything until next spring when I can figure out what it is. Thanks for your help.

Hmmm. The roots actually look like Spiderwort. I think the latin name is something like trancendentia. I've never seen a prolif on any I have grown though.

I just did a Google search for "daylily roots" then clicked on images. You might try that and see if the roots of what you have resemble the photos.

If I could touch it or see it in person, I am sure I could tell you what it was, but photos can be hard to tell.

My vote is spiderwort. In the second picture there is a dried bloom of spiderwort. The roots and the way the leaves come out of the stalk all look like spiderwort. We have it in some areas and wish we did not. It's pretty when it blooms but is invasive. I am digging it up and throwing it away here.

I find that the newer spiderworts don't spread as much. They look so much like a daylily that I usually leave them in the daylily beds until they bloom just to be sure which one it is.

I have a pot of spiderwort waiting to be planted.

I use pre-emergent so maybe it does not spread as much here due to that.

I am leaning towards spiderwort too, it is planted in a spot where it can't cause any trouble!

OT, sorry, couldn't resist -- Hey, Lori, check out some of the Iris I got from you through mamajack last year.

I don't think it looks anything like the Spiderwort that I have! There must be more than one! The proliferations are really interesting, but don't look like any daylily prolifs that I've seen. I'm no help at all

Oh, awesome! I am so glad to see the irises are doing well for you!

Still don't really know what my "bargain" plant is but it is in the ground and time will tell! I do appreciate everyones attempts to ID it.

I have been researching spiderwort, I read that the sap is supposed to stretch like a cow slobber. This plant's sap is a little sticky but does not stretch at all...at least I couldn't get it to.

I'm going to spend all of my time outside, playing with my spiderwort slobber! I had NO idea! I've been covered in calf slobber many times, so this should bring back wonderful memories!

You guys are too funny!

I am going to see if my spiderworts slobber tomorrow!! For me, it may be the highlight of my holiday weekend. Sad, isn't it?