Gust What pore Daylilies? 
WHERE, HOW AND WHEN SHOULD WE PLANT DAYLILIES 
Daylilies are not bulbs. They are herbaceous 
perennials that should be planted from a single, 
well-formed, vigorous root. The first season 
should produce one to three bloom stems with 
from five to twenty flowers on each stem; if left 
undisturbed, the clump will increase in size and 
give many more bloom stems with more and 
larger blooms to the stem, every year thereafter. 
After six or seven years the clumps may be taken 
up and divided, and if some soil is left on the 
roots the clump can be halved or quartered. If 
it is not possible to leave enough soil on the roots, 
then it is better to plant individual divisions 
with one, two or three crowns. 
There are varieties that grow 12 inches tall 
and others 2, 3 and even 4 feet or more high; 
some have blooms not much larger than a half 
dollar, and others are larger than a salad plate. 
Then you must, of course, understand that dif- 
ferent varieties bloom at different seasons of the 
year. Each variety blooms from four to six weeks 
after becoming established, and by careful plan- 
ning one can have profuse flowers in the garden 
from four to six months of the year. 
We never introduce a new variety here at our 
nursery until it has produced as many as 300 
bloom buds in its third season and every year 
thereafter and is thoroughly tested for every de- 
sirable characteristic. Imagine, if you can, an 
array of these gorgeous flowers in your garden— 
every clump producing an abundance of blooms 
in colors selected by yourself. No disease has 
ever been known to touch a Daylily. We have 
never spent 5c for insecticide in our nurseries. 
Daylilies will grow in the hottest sun or partial 
shade. I do not recommend them in locations 
where they don’t get at least half sun. Our va- 
rieties have proved hardy from Maine to Cali- 
fornia and they have never been equaled for 
dependability by any other garden subject. 
In planting Daylilies simply spread out the 
roots, cover them with only 1 inch or so of soil, 
and water. I like to plant Daylilies from 13 
inches to 3 feet apart, depending on the variety. 
When your plants arrive not all of the roots will 
be the same size; that depends altogether on the 
variety. Some varieties with the largest bloom 
have smaller plants, while some small blooms 
have huge, robust plants. 
In all my experience I believe that any time 
is the best time to plant Daylilies, provided you 
get them in the ground a month or six weeks 
before your severest freezes. Even if the tem- 
perature is 15 or 20 degrees below zero, it will 
not injure the Daylilies. They are perfectly 
hardy—they can really take it. The flowering 
time mentioned in this catalog for each variety 
is for Texas; it will be about a month to six 
weeks later in extremely cold climates. 
I have seen clumps of Daylilies growing un- 
disturbed in the same location and blooming 
most profusely from fifteen to twenty years. 
Remember, our plants are tested and proved 
hardy and you shouldn’t lose one plant out of a 
thousand because of your weather conditions. 
I believe Texas-grown Daylilies are better be- 
cause of the husky, vigorous root growth they 
have when they are shipped from our nursery. 
You may order when you like and we will hold 
your plants until you wish them delivered. Order 
early to avoid the disappointment of some va- 
rieties being sold out. 
RUSSELL GARDENS, Spring, Texas 
SHELL OIL COMPANY’S LABORATORY, HOUSTON, TEXAS 
PLANTING OF RUSSELL DAYLILIES 
No finer plant material could be found for public and commercial buildings, manu- 
facturing plants, etc., as well as private gardens. 
RUSSELL GARDENS, SPRING, TEXAS 
