I grow 90% of my daylilies in pots. The soil here is heavy clay with way less then adequate drainage in many parts of my yard. Raised beds all throughout the yard might work, but then they might not be appealing to everyone's taste or interests should I need to sell my house in the future (something a younger me didn't think about). Anyway, for my situation the solution was containers.....Container grown daylilies have several advantages. The potting mix I use gives them the best possible growing conditions (NOT a pre-packaged mix such as Miracle Gro). Dividing is also much easier then in ground. Daylilies are portable in pots too. That has proven to be advantageous for many reasons. I can arrange the flowers into pleasing groups as they bloom. If disease strikes (such as rust) I can separate the plants readily. And if I decide I don't like a particular daylily, it's a lot easier to pass along already potted.....There are disadvantages for sure. Two primarily come to mind: they have to be watered constantly in the summer and with our winters they need to be moved to a sheltered area alongside a warm west facing wall. Now, in spring as we get closer to our no frost date, I will start moving most of them back to their east facing location where the blooms will stay much prettier longer protected from our hot afternoon sun.....There you have my take on containers vs in ground grown. Maybe you could do a bit of both to see what suites your situation best. ........Maryl
