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Nov 14, 2013 7:12 PM CST
Name: Arlene
Florida's east coast (Zone 9a)
Birds Bromeliad Garden Photography Daylilies Region: Florida Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Tropicals
I'm on the east coast of Central Florida, actually on the barrier island. I've tried growing daylilies in beach sand but that didn't work. So went to the Kinnebrews 5-6 yr ago and John showed my husband how to build boxes. I now have 6 boxes of varying sizes. My daylilies now grow in a nonsoil mixture of peat, pinebark and perlite with significant applications of fertilizers administered from Nov. to February, in the coolest months of the year. My garden ONLY grows evergreens. Hybridizers who don't show parentage are a crapshoot for me as well as hybridizers to provide parentage that may or may not be related to the plant I want to buy. I've been around way, way too long. Basically, I rely on seeing plants grown in my own area--it's still a very active hybridizing region, so that works. Also I purchase fairly new cultivars on the Lily Auction at discounted prices so that if they don't grow, I'm not out a lot of money.

If you live in the middle of the state--Orlando, Ocala--you have less stringent requirements than I. You can grow all evergreens and may be able to grow some semi-evergreens, not all. You get colder than I do and I don't freeze. That's the key difference. Head up to Gainesville and points north, they can grow all all evergreens, most semi's and some dormants. Here I have serious envy issues , but the key is picking the appropriate cultivars for your location.

In Oct/Nov I usually move, divide, and toss whatever doesn't fit my fancy. I'm always open to giving plants away and appreciate postage in return. I never, ever sell plants. Of course rust visits on a regular basis, as do aphids. That's the way it is if one wants to live in a warm climate.

I love my daylilies and tropicals!

Hope you get a handle on growing what you want. In hot areas, daylilies that have dormancy in them will get smaller and smaller and disappear in 2-3 years. Please, if you have questions about cultivars, just ask on this forum or send me a tree mail. We are here to help each other in our chosen addiction!

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