Daylily Growing Guide! How to Plant, Grow and Divide Daylilies // Bare Root Daylilies

Here's a daylily growing guide on how to plant, grow, and divide daylilies. Start by digging a wide hole that’s the depth of the root system. Then, make a small mound of soil in the hole. Next, position the root on top of the soil mound and spread the roots around the mound. Double check that the crown is even with the soil surface. Then cover the roots back up with soil, firm it in lightly, and water well.

Another option is to plant your bare root daylilies into pots and then transplant them into the garden later. Select a pot with drainage holes that's slightly bigger than the root system. Then fill up the pot halfway with premoistened potting soil, place the root into the pot, and fill in around the roots with more soil. Then place the pots in a sunny windowsill and once they started to actively grow water them normally.

Daylilies will grow for many years without any attention, but the plants will produce more flowers if they are divided about every 5 years. This is best done in the late summer after the plants have finished blooming. To start dig up the entire daylily clump. Next, pull the roots apart into sections, or use a shovel to slice into the plant and make divisions. Replant these sections using the methods we discussed earlier.