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A Few Notes on 
CULTURE 
Perhaps it is not necessary to mention that 
Daylilies are extremely easy to grow. You 
may already know it. They are one of the 
most rugged of plants and may be planted 
in Spring or Fall with equal success. Some 
sections prefer one season, others another. 
Do plant them early enough in Fall so they 
have a chance to root and become anchored 
for Winter. And give them a bit of protec- 
tion for Winter the first Fall. 
The actual planting of the division is rela- 
tively simple. Plant the crowns one inch 
below the surface. You can tell where the 
“bleach” shows, where the root joins the 
foliage. Give them a spot where the drain- 
age is good. They will even grow in wet 
soil so long as it is drained. Any good gar- 
den soil is good. Daylilies will grow in sandy 
soil or clay but they “relish a nice loam for 
their happiest location. : 
A cup of boneméal Gombined with a shovel 
of rotted manure or “compost mixed in the 
soil before planting is good fertilizer. Top 
dress your beds “@uch Spring, early, just 
as growth begins, with a 50-50 combination 
of steamed bonemeal and superphosphate. 
Also late each Fall a top dressing of rotted 
compost will help keep up the humus con- 
tent of your soil. 
Daylilies like lots of moisture when they 
are blooming and will bloom better and 
make nicer clumps if given water when it is 
dry. However, they have remarkable ‘Camel 
like’’ qualities to live through dry, hot pe- 
riods when most other perennials dry up. 
They are extremely drought resistant and 
will grow well without watering but will re- 
pay you for any care with extra dividends 
in bloom and luxuriant growth. 
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