Deadheading Daylilies versus Pruning Daylilies

[@DebraBurdett-q5j]

This is the absolute best description of maintaining dallies I've ever seen. It includes the whys of doing what you must do. Terrific!

[@TheFlitterbug]

I agree. ! This is marvelous

[@pdupazz]

Me too!! Finally I get it!

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you so much Debra for your feedback! 😊Although I'm very delayed in replying to you, I want you to know how much I appreciate it!

[@GardenSanity]

@@TheFlitterbug 😊💛

[@GardenSanity]

@@pdupazz 😊💛

[@burmashave]

Novice gardener here - great video! Extremely clear and helpful, thank you!

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you for the feedback! I'm so glad the video was helpful to you! 🙂

[@Ninnybroth]

Really great illustrations and explanations, thank you! One criticism: remember all your little insects and insect eggs (that feed birds and pollinate) are hiding in that "garden trash." Don't throw it away-- compost it and allow those bugs to be born! There are very very few things in my yard that I ever have to throw away-- typically just powdery mildew or a seriously invasive plant. A whole yard's worth of refuse in the fall will compost down into great stuff during winter if it's in a sunny spot. My compost produces steam even when it's below zero with 2 feet of snow on the ground. I never need to put out bags of garden trash to fill up the land fill.

[@hiredgun7996]

My thoughts exactly.

[@megancarroll9646]

Good deadheading tute. But for newbies worth noting it's not a bad thing to tolerate a bit of a messy garden because of the habitat it provides. I also only discard if it is diseased. I usually deadhead and drop the material as a green mulch or loosely pile up beside my compost heap for habitat there. The beauty is there for us or anyone who happens by, but the rest of it is for God's little creatures. ❤ Without whom we would not have the garden in the first place. I consider it a collaboration. 😌

[@GardenSanity]

Yes indeed, and I should have made this clear so everyone understands: our local recycling center takes garden refuse of all types, in different bins, for composting. I only throw away any rose leaves with black spot, or anything that might be detrimental to leave in the garden. 👍🐝🐞🐦

[@GardenSanity]

@@hiredgun7996 Yes, as I just mentioned to the original commenter: our local recycling center takes garden leaves, lawn clippings, garden clippings and so on, in different bins, for composting, so no worries. 👍🐝🐞🐦

[@GardenSanity]

@@megancarroll9646 Indeed you are correct! 👍One of my popular videos here on my gardening channel is one I did last Fall, explaining why I leave most of my garden cleanup until the Spring. It protects the nesting bees, provides food for birds, and protects the existing plants from extreme temperature changes in the soil. Plus the Winter interest is beautiful! And when I see bees during mild Winter days foraging on my Winter-blooming heath and hellebores . . . well the joy is immeasurable! 💛Thanks for sharing! 💛

[@lindakimball7209]

I've had daylillies fior years and while I always deadheaded them when the flowers are done blooming, didn't know to remove the ovary. Thanks. Happy I found your website. I'm now a subscriber.

[@GardenSanity]

Thanks for subscribing Linda! I really appreciate it! 😊 I was doing the same exact thing as you -- and many gardeners -- for years, so once I discovered this solution I had to share it! Glad it helped! 🌼

[@MsKristi780]

I’m a brand new daylily parent. Is it ok to trim the leaves in the middle of summer or should I wait for fall or spring? I love in Northern Alberta if climate makes a difference.

[@GardenSanity]

@Kristi Ades Hi Kristi - I answered your question in your other comment on here. 🙂 I hope you enjoy your daylilies! 🌼

[@MsKristi780]

@@GardenSanity Thank you so much! This is my first year with my own garden, your videos are very helpful.

[@GardenSanity]

@Kristi Ades Always glad to help! The first year with a new garden can be fun but also a bit stressful at times. Just enjoy the experience! ❤️🌼🙂

[@lindapearson3340]

Daylilies are my favorite flower and I never knew about the ovary. Mine are rebloomers too. Thank you for showing us all the parts of the day lily. Happy gardening to you too.

[@GardenSanity]

You're welcome Linda! Enjoy your favorite flower! 💛🌼

[@falconbritt5461]

The other day I read that tiny native bees (important pollinators!) nest inside hollow stems for the winter, so it advised leaving a number of them standing until spring. I guess being even a foot or two higher than the ground adds a degree or two of temperature, and the enclosing stem does offer some protection. The article didn't specify which plants' hollow stems the little bees use most, but lily stems seem likely because they're so sturdy.

[@robertahoffmann8820]

I was taught to never do a fall/winter cleanup until spring for that very reason!!! THANK YOU!!

[@GardenSanity]

Apologies for my way-too-long delay in responding. 💛 I've always found that the stems of daylily flowers aren't quite hollow like some of my other perennials. Bees also nest at the base of plants during Winter and among the fallen leaves on the ground, so yes I minimize my cleanup in Fall too for that reason. I usually leave most of the leaves in garden beds, and will leave most stems standing. Good point you made - thank you! 👍

[@GardenSanity]

@@robertahoffmann8820 So true Roberta! 👍I made an entire video last Fall about waiting to do any major cleanup until the Spring, to give bees and other pollinators a chance! I'll remove anything that is diseased, but otherwise I actually enjoy the look of stems and dried flowers during Winter. (And when the bees come out on mild Winter days to enjoy my Winter-blooming flowers - like Heath and Hellebores - it's wonderful knowing they're able to feed in my garden!) Also perennials do so much better when not cut down to the ground. That's why I don't cut the daylilies down to the ground, I always leave several inches so they can hide and nest; and I'll leave any late-blooming daylily flowers in the Fall for the bees. Thank you for the excellent point! 👍💛😃

[@susannelson5232]

This is an excellent, easy to understand, thorough explanation of daylily care. Thank you so much.

[@GardenSanity]

Thanks so much for your feedback Susan! I really appreciate it! 💛

[@marlaplatt1430]

Outstanding video! This is the clearest and most detailed resource I have found on managing the blooming of daylilies. I am heading out right now to apply your lessons and keep my beauties in bloom all summer. Thank you !!! 🌼💛🌼💛

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you Marla, for the feedback! 😊 I hope you enjoy wonderful flowers all Summer long! 🌼🌼

[@cassandrahausam7286]

Right! Best video! 👌

[@GardenSanity]

@@cassandrahausam7286 Thank you so much Cassandra! I appreciate it very much! 😀🌼🌼

[@leslieollerhead1114]

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[@sandraweiler5971]

I’ve had so many problems with my daylilies, I had no idea what I was doing. Thank-you so much for this video. 🌸

[@GardenSanity]

You're so very welcome Sandra! I'm happy to help! 💛

[@myfriendnicole]

This video is fantastic and so informative, I have lots of daylilies and want them to look good at all times....you don't ramble on you get right to the point and right to the lesson. Thank you!

[@GardenSanity]

You're welcome Nicole, and thank YOU for your feedback! I know when I'm watching other videos, I like to skip over the rambling . . . so I try never to do that in my own videos! Glad you appreciate it! 💛

[@blindmansarrow]

Thank you for being thorough and actually show how to do these things. So many videos just say what to do, without saying how to do it. Thank you

[@GardenSanity]

Thanks for the feedback -- I really appreciate it! 😀 And yes, I know what you mean about saying versus demonstrating -- which is why I'm always very aware of demonstrating how to do something to help out fellow gardeners. 👍 🌼

[@claudiamiller7730]

Perfect timing for me to have this vid pop up in my feed! Will head outside today to spruce up my plants…thanks so very much!!

[@christinecook377]

Thank you so much for this video. I will start today checking those lillies. I have had them for years and always thought they bloomed and were done. Love em when they bloom, but not when they start to wilt. Thanks again!

[@LSDP1954]

I was wondering why my day lilies would bloom once and be done. Thank you for this easy to understand and apply video. I just became a subscriber too.

[@GardenSanity]

Thanks for subscribing LuAnn! I'm so glad you found the video to be helpful! 😀

[@LochnessMonsta2016]

Wow. Best gardening video I’ve ever seen. Thanks so much.

[@GardenSanity]

You’re welcome Corey! Hope it’s helpful! 🌼

[@dashcammer4322]

I deadhead mine almost every day when I walk by. Another thing that helped flower production was cutting down a river birch tree that we didn't ever have nearly enough rainfall to support, so it was always dropping leaves and twigs. The resulting extra hours of daily sunshine on the day lilies really fired them up.

[@GardenSanity]

That's a great way to stay on top of the deadheading, versus tackling it all at once which turns it into a chore. 👍 It's funny, I just mentioned in my latest video that I plan to trim up our River Birch to give my Little Limes more space and room...and sun too! It does make a difference. Enjoy the Fall season! 🌞🍂🍃

[@christinaannabel]

Garden Sanity has done an excellent job creating this video - the visuals and the spoken information. As an avid gardener with daylilies and many other plants, I agree wholeheartedly with the information and recommendations. Well done! The only addition I would suggest is a brief video showing people a close up of the act of snapping off the infant seedpod. (Lastly, I'm guessing the maker of this video was/is a teacher by profession. Well organized and presented.)

[@GardenSanity]

Many apologies to you Christina, for my horrible delay in responding to your comment! 💛 Thank you so much for your positive feedback, including the suggestion for a future brief video too! I'm not a teacher by profession, but I have done video tutorials and written how-to articles for years, so I always strive to stick to the point and keep things simple and organized. I want to make videos that "I" would want to watch if looking for information. And lastly, I love to share my own love of gardening! (And since you're also an avid gardener, I know you understand the joy of gardening!) 💛😊 Thank you again!

[@hankygirl]

This was one of the BEST instructional videos on gardening I've seen in a long time. I will use this info this season. Thank u for the concise and informative instructions!

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you so much for your feedback - I truly appreciate it. 😊

[@sammysworld5485]

Hi Laura. Daylillies are the most easiest plant to grow in pots or in the ground but they do require maintenance. This was the best tutorial hands down. I personally don’t cut down the leaves & they continue to bloom into Fall. I just do the deadheading & clean up. The foliage looks so beautiful in my yard.

[@GardenSanity]

I haven’t tried growing them in pots. Do you find they require any more upkeep while in pots? In the ground, other than deadheading which can be therapeutic to do as a relaxing garden chore, they are pretty easy. 🌼 I’m so glad you liked this video!

[@sammysworld5485]

@@GardenSanity growing in pots requires the same care. Just the occasional deadheading & cutting back leaves in winter. Also Osmacote pellet fertilizer to feed. That’s it.

[@GardenSanity]

Thanks, that’s great to know! I may try growing more plants in containers and group them together as pop-up gardens. At some point, anyway. I love how groups of containers look together. 🪴🪴🪴

[@juneandtombelmontvalley4427]

Thank you very much ! So informative to me this beautiful morning July 12 2023 to learn how to keep my lilies blooming !

[@GardenSanity]

You're welcome, and thank you for your lovely comment -- you made my morning! 😊💛

[@lorrainejohnson5461]

Excellent video!!! I'm new to growing day lilies and get nothing but seed pods which I thought would bloom into flowers. Now I know what to do. Thank you so much for your help.

[@GardenSanity]

You're very welcome Lorraine! I'm so glad this video helped you, and I wish you lots and lots of daylily flowers this year!

[@shk271]

What a fantastic video with the detailed explanations and arrows !!! Thank you !!!

[@andrewschutte]

This is a great video. Way you broke it down how to dead heading and pruning was perfect.

[@GardenSanity]

Thanks so much Andrew! I'm so glad it was helpful and appreciate your feedback! 💛 🌼

[@tylerhyten]

Very well done video! Organized and presented in a way that was very easy to understand. Excited to revive my struggling daylilies!

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you so much for your feedback Tyler! 🙂 I was amazed at what a difference it made for me, once I knew where to deadhead. I hope you enjoy many more daylily blooms this season. 🌼

[@karenbennett9464]

Awesome video…I’m on my way out now to sort my daylilies out properly!..thank you so much for such clear and informative instructions.

[@GardenSanity]

You’re welcome Karen! Enjoy tidying up your Daylilies…and their wonderful flowers! 🌼💛

[@DerrickNYC]

This was SO helpful! bought a house in the Catskills in December and there are day lillies everywhere (I actually pulled up tons of them just to add some perennial diversity). I'm new to all of this and I learned so much from this. Thank you.

[@GardenSanity]

Congrats on your new home Derrick -- I hear the Catskills are beautiful! You're smart adding in more perennials, as they will require much less work than annuals over time. 👍 I love perennials!

[@beautifulqueen4657]

This video was so helpful ❤ , thank you! I have one dead daylily that just won't grow... I'll need to go take a closer look at the root cause.

[@willaerley7140]

Good tips! Mulching them also helps them keep blooming. I think that’s why they do so well in commercial settings even though they get completely neglected, otherwise.

[@GardenSanity]

Thanks Will! And you’re right - good point about mulch! 👍 It’s funny: whenever I see daylilies in a public space that need to be deadheaded…I must fight the urge to do so. 🤣 Same when I see Knockout Roses around commercial spaces. 😂

[@violadesmondmccairn]

You can trim the brown stems and the dead leaves and just leave them around the plants as mulch. The hollow stems will provide winter home for bugs and the dead leaves will compost down as well as provide mulch for the plant. Crazy to put it all into plastic bags to go to garbage.....EEEEKK!!!!!!

[@lauriebrunk5446]

Loved this! I was one that wondered why mine stopped blooming so early! Hopefully this year will be different!!

[@GardenSanity]

I hope your daylilies are blooming with more flowers this year! (Remember, it is the reblooming varieties that will have more than one flush of blooms a season. But even if yours are not a reblooming variety, deadheading properly will definitely make the blooming last longer.) 👍😃

[@jenniferthompson761]

Just planted day lilies a few weeks ago and appreciate you sharing how to properly deadhead them!

[@GardenSanity]

Glad to help Jennifer! Enjoy your daylilies! 💛

[@MHarenArt]

Thanks. I do the deadheading on my Stella D'Oro and the tall orange ones, but I have not pruned. I will start doing that. I love when they bloom in the spring and it would be delightful to see more and more each year!

[@GardenSanity]

You're welcome! I plan on adding some orange daylilies, as I always admire them in other people's gardens! 💛🏵

[@lilliegeorge6023]

This is exactly what I’m doing with my daughter & this video was so helpful. She listened to your video more than listening to me & I literally said the same stuff-THANKS😊

[@GardenSanity]

😊🤣 It happens to all of us! Now you can tease her that you know what you’re talking about. 🌼😀

[@bookmagicroe9553]

I planted my first daylilies last year. This video will help me going forward. Thanks!

[@letsbehonest01]

This is a great video. I have been struggling with my garden lillies for a while now. You gave me the answers I was looking for! Thank you.

[@GardenSanity]

You're most welcome, and I'm so happy this video helped you! 😀

[@newtea4470]

Thanks! I’m a gardener, but new to daylillies. This was very helpful.

[@GardenSanity]

I'm so glad this was helpful to you! 👍And I hope you enjoy your daylily flowers for many years to come!

[@JanetJayeCrochet]

Great video. When I clean up the browned leaves, I put on some kitchen rubber gloves. The leaves kind of stick to the gloves. It’s so much easier to clean up.

[@GardenSanity]

Great suggestion Janet! 👍I do something similar, in that my garden gloves are rubber-coated, so I get the same effect whenever I garden, as I always wear them. You're 100% correct: it makes clean-up so much easier! 😃🧤

[@yvonnecamperriovista225]

You have a very pleasant speaking voice. Thanks for the video.

[@GardenSanity]

You're welcome Yvonne, and thank you for the compliment! 😊

[@RealPete]

Best video I've ever seen on the topic. Thank you!

[@anthonybildhauser6412]

Absolutely the best video on how to maintain daylilies! Not only a description of what to do but an explanation of why we are doing what is described. This video got me to tap the subscribe button and turn on the notification bell. Thank you! Oh and I came in to look up how to care for daylilies after I questioned whether I was removing seed pods or newly forming flowers. Your video confirmed that I was removing seedpods.

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you so much for your feedback Anthony! 😊 I work very hard to make videos that answer my own questions I’ve had about gardening. Although not everyone appreciates the “why” and would rather just know the “how” and move on, I always like to know and share why we need to do certain things . . . and sometimes why we don’t need to do them. I feel like it helps provide a better understanding of gardening tasks. (And as for those seedpods, I felt like it was such a game changer to learn the difference between them and new flower buds!) 🌼

[@NASAastronautStep-Mom]

I love daylilies and this video has provided much needed information with easy to follow instructions. Thank you.

[@GardenSanity]

My pleasure - and thanks for your feedback! 🌼🌺

[@bettybaker669]

I whack my Stellas to the ground after first bloom in Spring with Weedeater. I did this last July 2. Aug 8, I have a lot of blooms and buds for two more weeks. I did fertilize in the Spring. I have done this for 5 years. Works for me.

[@GardenSanity]

Pardon my delay in responding Betty, but that sounds like a great system you've been doing with your Stellas! 💛

[@emmawilliamson3940]

Excellent video! 10+. I will be applying all I learned here. Saved this to my Gardening Library. Watched it 3xs already and read many of the comments. Thank you. Thank you!!!

[@GardenSanity]

My pleasure Emma, and thank you so much for your feedback! 😊 Although you left this comment over a year ago, I want you to know how much I appreciate it. 💛

[@jeanne-marie8196]

Thanks!

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you so much for your special thanks Jeanne-Marie. I'm only seeing this now, for which I apologize. I truly appreciate your support very much! 😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤ 😊❤

[@cah7767]

Excellent video! I'm headed out right now to check my daylilies! Thank you !

[@eddiehemming5578]

Thank you for making this video. it is well presented and very informative. I am much more informed and will apply what I have learned to my own Daylilies.

[@GardenSanity]

You're welcome Eddie -- and thank you for your feedback -- it's much appreciated and I'm glad I can help! 😊 Enjoy your Daylilies! 🌼

[@danicachapple9549]

What a great video! I really got a lot out of your info. Thank you and I have subscribed. Good presentation! PS I live in a high desert, 6000+ ft altitude. I find that not removing the dead in the fall helps mulch the plants. I love these plants. So hardy!

[@GardenSanity]

Wow - you do live up high Danica, while I'm near the ocean! I do minimal Fall pruning and cleaning too, as I like the bees to have places to hide and nest, and I like the birds to be able to feed on any seedheads from coneflowers, rudbeckia, and so on! 👍💛

[@katiewest7908]

New to Dayliles,so, very happy to find this information.

[@GardenSanity]

Perfect timing Katie! So glad to help you start on the right foot -- or right flower -- with your Daylilies! 💛

[@lennon9430]

Very informative. The best video to explain how to keep ever blooming types.

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you so much for your feedback - I sincerely appreciate it! 😊🐝

[@gaelsterner2815]

I just happened upon this post. Thank you. I learned alot!! Now I feel more confident that I can take care of my beautiful flowers. 😊

[@GardenSanity]

You are most welcome, and I appreciate your feedback very much! ❤

[@kimberlynance2711]

Wow great information! I need to take care of mine tomorrow! Thank you

[@chrismarchetti-olson6632]

Yayyy I was so excited to see your video…….. I was starting to worry 😁. Thank you for this great lesson and hopefully soon we can see a walkabout or garden tour!!! 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@GardenSanity]

No worries Chris, this one just took me awhile to complete. 🙂 A walkabout with planting will be coming later this week…after one more pruning video. ✂️😀🌺

[@chrismarchetti-olson6632]

@@GardenSanity yayyyy I cannot wait!!! 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

[@GardenSanity]

I hope you like it, as it is kind of a mash-up of different things, primarily perennials. 🙂🌺🌿🌸

[@chrismarchetti-olson6632]

@@GardenSanity that’s perfect!! Mash ups are the best!! 😂

[@GardenSanity]

@@chrismarchetti-olson6632 Well, I just published the "prequel" video to the mash-up, where I prune back the Japanese Helleri...and the mash up will show what I planted in front of them among other things, so stay tuned! 💚 🌞

[@ra_8072]

Very helpful my father passed away and he has a huge day lily garden because he loved them so much. This was very helpful information so I can maintain them.

[@GardenSanity]

I'm so sorry about your father passing. 💛 I'm so happy this video was helpful. Your maintaining his daylilies is a wonderful act of love. Coincidentally, my own father (93 years old) just told me this morning that his daylilies came back when he didn't think they did. He was so happy, and it filled me with joy to hear him talk about them. Wishing you much peace. 🌼

[@rsk1ecw]

This is a great explanation! Thank you! I have nothing but seed pods right now. Going to cut them out today!

[@cbak1819]

I had no idea you could get more then one flush of blooms! Wow... this will be a fun experiment on my existing plants. Thanks Lisa

[@pamelaspooner7183]

Only if you have a variety that repeat blooms. Most daylilies do not. Same as some roses that bloom all summer (repeat bloomers) or one time flush of blooms in the Spring. Depends on the variety - she is talking about the variety, Stella d’Oro…they ARE repeat bloomers if you don’t let them go to seed.

[@GardenSanity]

@@pamelaspooner7183 Thanks so much for providing a timely answer here Pamela! I really appreciate it! 💛🐝

[@GardenSanity]

Apologies that I haven't replied to your comment until now, but I'm so happy you did get a great reply from a fellow gardener here! Yes, if you have a reblooming variety, you're in luck for more than one flush of blooms as she said! 👍

[@marissaos353]

Got so much information about taking care of daylilies. Thank you..🙏

[@GardenSanity]

You're very welcome! 😄

[@carlaradke4066]

Awesome info. Did notknow this and yes wondered why my daylilies would not grow more blossoms.

[@msdee2905]

Lovely. I want some daylilys. I bought Asiatic Lillie’s but will try to find daylilies next year.

[@hd1ab1]

WOW!! I didn't know about the ovary creating the seed pods. No wonder I get too many seed pods. This was very informational and I've had daylilies for over 30 years. Imagine how many ovaries I've left behind!!!😄 I'm going into my next flush of different colored daylilies and I will definitely be taking the whole bloom off. And I hope once I get in there and remove all my stems "with" seed pods, my second flush of stella d'oro daylilies will put more energy into new stems. Thanks!!

[@GardenSanity]

I know Janice -- that's how I felt when I first learned this too years ago! 💡 You had me laughing with your "how many ovaries I've left behind" comment! 😂 What colors of daylilies do you have? There are so many pretty ones out there!

[@hd1ab1]

@@GardenSanity I have every color from white to deep burgundy. They're starting to bloom now, I just have to keep the deer out. I have a few double yellow I love and when we moved in 36 years ago, behind our lot was a field of triple orange. I dug up, separated and planted all over our new gardens. They really are spectacular but spread out almost too much. I've dwindled down how many I have but I'll always keep a few. Today I decided to clean up round one of the stella d'oro but was careful to pinch off all the way to the ovary on the stems still blooming!! Thanks so much.

[@GardenSanity]

@@hd1ab1 Oh your daylilies sound wonderful -- and colorful! I have a soft spot for the orange color, even though I mainly see them on the edges of roadways -- I always joke with my husband that I want him to stop the car and pull over so I can dig some up. 🤣 🧡

[@georginasanchez4157]

Very helpful! Best of all videos on this subject👏

[@GardenSanity]

Why thank you so much Georgina! I'm happy my video is helping so many gardeners! 💛

[@ms79ta]

I never knew to break them off so just gently pulled the dead bloom off. My Lillies have spread like crazy and are gorgeous. I'll start doing what you illustrated and maybe I'll get even more. I only started out with a few stems I transplanted from a family camp and now have at least a 6' spread on each side of my doorway . 🥰

[@GardenSanity]

Oh your doorway entrance area must look stunning with all of those daylilies! Wow! I always gently pulled off the blooms like you did, until I realized that those "pods" that were forming weren't more flowers, but instead seed pods. However, in your case perhaps those seeds falling are what helped multiply your plants over time! 😀 💛

[@ms79ta]

@@GardenSanity I broke a couple off today now that I know. It's looking good out there. 😁

[@GardenSanity]

That’s wonderful and I bet it looks beautiful! 🌼💛🌼😀

[@victoriagreenroyd3120]

As an Oregon State University certified Master Gardener I have learned the spent flower stalks should be left on the plant until thoroughly dried & can be easily pulled up with a gentle tug. The reason for leaving them there is those flower stalks contribute to feed the plant as they slowly dry up. Day lilies are either Dormant (dying down to the ground); Evergreen (staying d green all year long) or Semi-evergreen (partially dying down & staying green). Everything above ground feeds the root system below ground, therefore the gardener should leave foliage alone unless it is completely dried up. Leaving dead foliage on the ground leads to all sorts of bacterial problems, certain insects that no gardener will want. Personally I deadhead all my day lilies every day. I place my thumb and forefinger just below the ovary and snap it off. No seed heads ever! Happy Gardening, Y’all. Victoria👩🏼‍🌾

[@GardenSanity]

Hi Victoria, I can see doing that (leaving spent flower stalks on the plant) at the end of a season - but - during the Summer, the plant's energy goes into the developing ovary and helps it to become a seed pod, which also indicates to the plant that it is time to stop producing flowers as the season for flowering is ending - even if it's only mid-July. If the ovaries are removed with the spent flowers, then the plant's energy works to produce more beautiful flowers on new flower stalks (stems). If you mean leaving the stalk without any flowers on it, leaving those doesn't do too much to help with plant energy, as usually by the time the flowers on a particular stalk are finished, the stalk is already turning brown -- at least that's always been my experience. 💛 And yes, reblooming daylilies will produce more flowers if regularly deadheaded, while once-blooming daylilies may produce a few more flowers but not the same as reblooming ones.

[@wendizoid]

@@GardenSanitythis is all so helpful for a complete gardening novice like me. I transplanted 3 good sized bundles of day lilies around my mailbox. I want them to spread and make a thicker clump, so should I leave the seed pods to drop more seeds? Thanks ☀️☀️

[@GardenSanity]

@@wendizoid My pleasure and I'm so glad this was helpful! 💛If it was me and I wanted to try growing daylilies from seed, I would leave only a few seed pods on one of the plants - perhaps pick one stem to leave as is - and continue to remove the other seed pods from the plants. This way, each plant's energy continues to focus on the plant rather than developing the seed pods. Believe me, your daylilies will develop into thicker clumps before you know it! Once the seedpods have dried, you can take the seeds (inside of it) and plant them into pots to start up new plants. Keep in mind it will take (on average) 2 or 3 years for the first flowers on those plants to show up, so patience is needed! 👍

[@jefff6167]

Wow, what a GREAT video. Very useful and helpful information. You’re a VERY good presenter. I’m a new subscriber now.

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you so much Jeff! 😊 I really appreciate your feedback and glad you subscribed! 🌼

[@joanshute3384]

Hi Thank you for such great information. Now I know what to do with my daylillies. I asked a question and you came up So until next time God Bless you and have a Blessed day and stay safe my dear and Special Friend.

[@GardenSanity]

Hi Joan, I'm almost a year late in responding for which I apologize. 💛 I'm so glad my video helped, and thank you for your comment!

[@alletsorodsb2197]

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[@GardenSanity]

You're very welcome, and thank you for subscribing and for your feedback! 💛

[@LisaA.B11-4]

Thank you so much for this video!! Very educational and I learned so much!

[@GardenSanity]

You’re very welcome Lisa! I’m so glad it was helpful to you! 🌼😀

[@donnafitzpatrick4379]

So very helpful, thank you for the easy to understand instructions.

[@adhc8560]

Wow. I never knew about removing the seed pods. Thank you!

[@GardenSanity]

You're very welcome! Glad you found that helpful. 😄

[@LucyLemmon]

Great explanation and visuals. Thanks!

[@GardenSanity]

Thanks so much Lucy! I tried to keep it interesting without being overwhelming with so much information. 🙂🌼

[@mysideshurt]

I would love iris pruning and deadheading recommendations

[@GardenSanity]

You're not the first one who requested iris pruning and deadheading -- unfortunately I don't grow them, and I only do videos on what I'm personally familiar with and growing myself. (And yes, I'd love to add Irises to my gardens!) Wish I could help! 💛

[@sungoddes2932]

Beautiful explanation step by step. Thank you.

[@gmabailey296]

Thank you for this info. I will get busy dead heading today!

[@livenhfree]

Thank you, this is helpful, as I have the same problem. But one thing I'm confused about: why bother dead-heading the spent flower and ovary when just cutting down the whole stem will take care of everything? The only thing I can think of is if you have another blooming flower on the same stem? Thanks again!

[@GardenSanity]

First, my apology for such a long delay in responding to your question. 💛 Yes, you are correct in your thinking! As long as the seed pods are removed ongoing, the plant will continue to focus its energy on pushing out more flowers and more stems with flowers. Yes, you can wait until the entire stem is finished blooming and then simply cut off that stem down at the base. If you don't mind the look of the seed pods with the flowers, then it is an easier way to deal with them. But for aesthetics as well as helping the plant not focus on producing seed pods, doing this ongoing is better. (However, when it we're in extreme heat, the easier the better!) 😀🥵

[@michellecabasal9299]

Awesome video. It answers a lot of questions I had about my day lilies 💗☀️ 🪴 thank you

[@GardenSanity]

You're most welcome Michelle - glad I could help!

[@pudgesmum1509]

At the end of summer we cut the whole plant with the lawn mower and every year mine grow like crazy!!

[@connietowler3725]

Great video. I understand my Daylilies better now 😊 Thank you.

[@sparkle.s]

Perfect 😊 Thank you for the full cycle care.

[@GardenSanity]

You're most welcome! 😀

[@hal8683]

Excellent video! Thanks a ton! Help me a lot! All the Best gardener's ! 😊

[@GardenSanity]

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[@saraswatkin9226]

Thank you for clear instructions.

[@ginaw4548]

Great video.Exactly what I needed to know about my day lilies.Thanks

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you -- I'm so glad I could help! Enjoy the pretty flowers! 🌼

[@maureenmckenna5220]

I love this plant, and so have many, 15, throughout my garden. I have dug them up to transplant and they do so readily. Because I have so many, the deadheading thing can be daunting, but, they do look so neat when cleaned up. Don’t know if I will ever have the time or energy to deadhead all of them correctly, but it is a great tutorial on how it works. Thanks.

[@GardenSanity]

Thanks for sharing Maureen! Yes, I've seen gardens with so many daylilies that it would be a full-time job just to keep them all deadheaded! 🥵 So I get it! Happy gardening! 💛

[@maureenmckenna5220]

@@GardenSanity Just an update on lilies at my house! The deer have become such a nuisance, eating almost every flower, I have dug them out. Also, some gorgeous pink ones that were breathtaking. Gave them away to other gardeners. I just can’t keep them, and continue to spray and or net them. It becomes not worth it at some point. And, no more deadheading.

[@donnabremerman1423]

Thank you for explaining this! I could never figure out why my rebloomers were not reblooming!

[@GardenSanity]

My pleasure - happy to help!

[@jamesphillips6778]

Excellent video. Exactly what I needed to know. Thank you.

[@vatiammatri2660]

The deer handle the flower pruning, lol! It's their favorite snack! This year I'm going to try cutting a few for indoors before they are gobbled up!

[@GardenSanity]

Indeed, the deer do handle the pruning. If only they were a little bit neater about it. Good idea to enjoy some flowers indoors! 💛

[@vatiammatri2660]

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[@JenniferLefebvre-n5w]

I have gotten proliferations on some of my plants, although they seem to come later in the season. Should I just deadhead the seed pods if I want those on every plant, or wait for proliferations to show , or how do those work? I have found getting info on those a little hard. I am growing two of four I found last year when I first found some late in the season. I first grew them in pots, but my cats like them and dug them up regularly, so I had two to transplant this spring.

[@carolynjohnston1041]

thank you. I was just wondering why I'm not getting enough flower

[@christinejackson8574]

so clear and so informative. Thank you! Do you have one about deadheadign adn pruning lavender?

[@GardenSanity]

You're in luck Christine! Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYrLe3eOadiietUsi=90yJ2kG5UZSexIcV

[@gayegillespie6706]

Great information! Thank you!

[@caseykish6763]

Great educational video about StellaDora day lilies!

[@GardenSanity]

Thank you Casey! 🌼

[@cindygaudet1390]

Thanks, I always deadheaded but one stella was great other not so much. And didn’t always get ovaries on my huge other ones. I had lots of pods this yr

[@GardenSanity]

You’re welcome Cindy! Isn’t it a great feeling to see how much cleaner daylilies look after deadheading? 🙂🌼💚

[@snuffleufagus9771]

Wow! Learned so much today. 😊👋

[@GardenSanity]

I'm so glad! Thanks for the feedback! 😊

[@anitawarner5099]

THANK YOU..THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH. I.M heading out now to try your great suggestions!♡

[@GardenSanity]

You're very welcome Anita! Glad to help! 😃

[@EdTheGreatest]

The correct name is 'Stella de Oro'. A famous daylily hybridized by Walter Jablonski and registered in 1975. The term everblooming was coined to describe its blooming habit. Its major fault is that, unlike many daylilies, it is self-fertile and forms many seed pods that will discourage further blooming. Overall, very informative video!

[@GardenSanity]

Thanks for sharing the background on Stella d'Oro -- or rather Stella de Oro, although the horticultural industry seems to use them interchangeably! 😀 And yes indeed, the major fault are the seed pods -- completely agree with you! I appreciate your feedback! Happy Fall! 🍂🍃

[@carlaradke4066]

Thanks so much. New info for me. Plus maybe mt daylillies won't multiply so fast if i get the seedpods so no more self sown seeds.

[@Explorer4ever]

Thank you, this was very helpful. What time of year should all the leaves be trimmed back?

[@GardenSanity]

Glad it was helpful! Starting at minute 5:44, I share when to prune, and then continue with showing how to prune...which includes the leaves. (Short answer from video: I prune those in Fall, with a tidying up in the Spring.) 😃

[@beachgal1835]

Great advice. I do this because I love my daylilies. I cut my flowers off with the ovary but didn't know I was actually doing it right! LOL.

[@GardenSanity]

That's awesome that you were already doing it the right way! Isn't that great when that happens? I love it! 😃

[@russell5333]

Thank you so much this is a wealth of information. . .do you cut them down in the spring when you deadhead?

[@JWHealing]

Great video. Thx! Only suggestion would be to suggest composting the trimmings as an option vs. putting in “garden trash.” Thanks very much. 🙏🏼

[@GardenSanity]

Yes, I've had a few people comment on this! Our local town recycling center takes garden clippings, lawn clippings, leaves and so on for composting, all separated into different bins. It's really quite wonderful! So no worries! 🐝🍃👍

[@MinhNguyen-iz1pj]

Wow 🤩 how clearly these explanation this was thank so much 👏👏👏💐💐🌞👍🏻

[@GardenSanity]

You are so welcome Minh! Very glad to help! 🌼💛

[@leannatimmerman9922]

Thank you! Nicely done, clearly explained.

[@GardenSanity]

You're welcome Leanna! And thank you for the feedback -- I really appreciate it! 💛🏵🌿

[@johnlawrence779]

Great video,finally understand the cycle thanks

[@GardenSanity]

Glad this was helpful, John! It makes a difference once we know about those seed pods! 🌿

[@dreamachristie-ramirez2443]

This was so very helpful!! Thank you!