mollycan Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 So of course my Day Lillys have been snowed on. The leaves have been out. Should I cut them back again when this cold weather is over. Will they come back? This has never happened and they've been here for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 My day lilies don't start coming up till may. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollycan Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 My day lilies don't start coming up till may. Mine come up every year, when it first starts getting warm actually you can see them coming out when its still cold, and grow like crazy. Maybe a different variety? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 They know what they are doing so just let them alone. Some plants can create a sort of anti-freeze to protect themselves. Others drop the leaves and start again when it's warmer. The only problem arises from repeated deep freezes. They'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 The deer eat mine off every year. Also the iris. It doesn't bother them one bit. Neither will the snow. I doubt that it is actually cold enough to freeze them. Some daylilies are actually considered "evergreen" meaning that they stay green all winter so as a whole they are a hardy bunch. No worries on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 How come animals will eat things that smell like other animals? Such as, Easter lilies smell like skunk when they start coming up in the spring. Salvia smells like cat piss when they get wet or dying off. Marigolds, same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Who knows why animals do anything. Maybe they smell different to the animals than they do to people. Usually they stay away from things that have a strong odor though. Can you really get Easter lilies to come back? Anytime I've tried they freeze over the winter. Asiatic lilies are good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollycan Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 They know what they are doing so just let them alone. Some plants can create a sort of anti-freeze to protect themselves. Others drop the leaves and start again when it's warmer. The only problem arises from repeated deep freezes. They'll be fine. Thank-you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollycan Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 The deer eat mine off every year. Also the iris. It doesn't bother them one bit. Neither will the snow. I doubt that it is actually cold enough to freeze them. Some daylilies are actually considered "evergreen" meaning that they stay green all winter so as a whole they are a hardy bunch. No worries on this one. Good news...Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Lavender, yes I have had my Easter lilies come back. Before we put the rock garden up to the house, that area was grass & flower beds. I planted the Easter lilies about a foot from the house. They got morning sun & very little wind. They came up for 4 or 5 years till we ripped everything out for the rock garden. we always knew when they were starting to come up because of the skunk smell. At first we thought we had a skunk family living under the front porch. Lol. When they got bigger is when we figured out where the smell was from. I also planted house azalea's & roses close to the house. Again, morning sun. They did really good & lasted about 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 I've seen them in several places in the past couple of years, always surprising! I think they need a little protection from a building as that's where I always see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Lavender, yes I have had my Easter lilies come back. Before we put the rock garden up to the house, that area was grass & flower beds. I planted the Easter lilies about a foot from the house. They got morning sun & very little wind. They came up for 4 or 5 years till we ripped everything out for the rock garden. we always knew when they were starting to come up because of the skunk smell. At first we thought we had a skunk family living under the front porch. Lol. When they got bigger is when we figured out where the smell was from. I also planted house azalea's & roses close to the house. Again, morning sun. They did really good & lasted about 5 years. There was a gardener up by Christ the King who managed to get cannas to overwinter. You just never know. I lost all of my mums two winters ago and I'd had them for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollycan Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 Me again! Most of the leaves on my day lillys are yellow, should I cut them back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 I'd say leave them alone. Daylilies usually take care of themselves. If the leaves are just yellow they may not be dead but just haven't developed cholophyl yet. If they were under snow or mulch they could be experiencing chlorosis. This will clear up. If the leaves are dead they will wilt and disappear. Why take the chance on cutting back living leaves when it isn't necessary? I just went out to look at mine and the deer have eaten them all down to the ground so I couldn't say what the tips looked like. steelnut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollycan Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'd say leave them alone. Daylilies usually take care of themselves. If the leaves are just yellow they may not be dead but just haven't developed cholophyl yet. If they were under snow or mulch they could be experiencing chlorosis. This will clear up. If the leaves are dead they will wilt and disappear. Why take the chance on cutting back living leaves when it isn't necessary? I just went out to look at mine and the deer have eaten them all down to the ground so I couldn't say what the tips looked like. They are wilted. I will follow your advice, you know better then I do. Thanks again so much for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Watch for fresh new growth in the next couple of weeks. If they stay yellow then maybe they will need a weak dose of high nitrogen fertilizer. The yellow should be temporary because of the cold temperatures. mollycan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollycan Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 Watch for fresh new growth in the next couple of weeks. If they stay yellow then maybe they will need a weak dose of high nitrogen fertilizer. The yellow should be temporary because of the cold temperatures. Thank-you! I know its a big tado about nothing really important, just would hate to loose them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 It takes a lot to kill day lilies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 They will be OK. Mine are currently eaten off to the ground and they will be back as soon as the deer get over their spring pig-out. There is enough energy stored in those rhizomes to put up new leaves more than once or even twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Ours look bad now also but they will come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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