stratsmom
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:32 pm Post subject: How do I start daylilies from seed? |
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Can I just drop the seeds in the dirt next to the parent plant or do I have to refrigerate them and force them to germinate? How do I make them germinate??? Obviously I've never done this before, I'm really interested in it though. I'm paying a lot of attention to the scapes too, I'm hoping there will be proliferations!
Deanna
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Jo
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Hey Deanna,
I was wondering that also. Where did you get the daylily seeds? I saw them for sale in one of the seed catalogs. Jo
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stratsmom
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Hi Jo
You can buy them on ebay, and different places but I was going to try to harvest my own and see if I could make them work before I spent any money. I'm kind of cheap  I think if you let the pods dry out on the stem you can just shake the little seeds out. Maybe I'm all wrong, hopefully somebody will tell us how to do it
Deanna
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Jo
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Hey Deanna, Nothing wrong with being cheap. I am too. I was just curious like I said I saw them in catalog. The daylilys in the catalog have a different look than most, and most catalogs I've seen sell them bareroot. Anyway hope someone else knows. I'll be watching to see. Jo
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seedfreak
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:27 pm Post subject: Hey Jo and Stratsmom, I have daylily seeds |
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HI Jo and Stratsmom, Don't buy seeds, I have just harvested a bunch from some happy returns daylilies. I will share. Send me a pm and let me know if you are interested. To get them to germinate, you can winter sow them if you get enough cold, but I have had more success by freezing them. Seedfreak
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cajunbelle
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| Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 12:57 am Post subject: |
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Air dry them for several days, then chill the seeds until ready to plant. This can be done in pots or directly outdoors. Before planting, but after chilling, soak the seeds in a solution of 1 ounce hydrogen peroxide to 2 liters of distilled water. When you see the little white root appear plant them where they are to grow or in pots. Remember, if you plant them outside now be sure they have plenty of time to set a good root system before winter freezes get to your area. If you are going to leave them in pots overwinter where they are protected they need sufficient light so they do not get leggy. Hope this helps.
Deanna, if you get prolifs, make sure they develope air roots before cutting them from the scape, and leave a small portion of the scape attached to the prolif. After cutting it you can put the root end in water and let the roots develope better. Then pot them up.
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stratsmom
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Sharon, how long does it normally take for the little root to appear? You leave it in the solution the whole time? My timing might be off, trying to do this in August  We will start cooling off in late September, might start getting light frosts in early October (Hard to believe it's just around the corner)
I bought a "Frans Hals" at Walmart last week that has 3 proliferations on one scape! I can see little nubbins starting on the base My husband looked at me like I was nuts when I was showing him their little butts!!
Deanna
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cajunbelle
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The longer the prolif stays on the scape the better. I have found a site with good information, here is the link:
http://www.tinkersgardens.com/daylilies/proliferations.asp
In fact this site has just about anything you want to know about daylilies. It is invaluable. I guess how long you wait would depend on your first frost date, unless you have a place to keep them protected. They really need a good root system to survive the winter and come back next year.
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stratsmom
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What an awesome site!!! I have it bookmarked!!
Deanna
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cajunbelle
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Great site blackrose, thanks for sharing it.
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stratsmom
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I like the web site but she says it's "challenging and no guarantees" I'm scared now!!! 
Deanna
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cajunbelle
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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Try it anyway Deanna, what have you got to loose.
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stratsmom
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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GOOD POINT!
DEANNA
I'm pretty jazzed about this stuff now! Seedfreak is sending me some seeds. Can't wait to give it a try
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Jo
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Hey there has been a lot of good stuff posted on here. I'm jazzed too and I can't wait to get some seeds to try. I actually have a red daylily still blooming I don't know what is and stella of course. So I'm going to let some of those go to seed just to see what happens when I plant the seeds. How about that hybridizing? That has me pretty excited too! I really want to try that. Great topic you started Deanna! 
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