woofie said:Even I was able to get blooms the second year from the few daylily seeds I was able to germinate. And it probably was the goat manure in the beds.
Woofie, you are probably correct in your assumption. There seems to be something in manure that allows both daylilies and irises to bloom the following year. I know horse manure contains nitrogen, but that would only have something to do with growth and deter blooming. But who knows, maybe it ages plants to mature quicker. For whatever reason, I am glad it does. To wait 2 or 3 years for blooms---forget it!!!
Photo are some of my daylily seedlings blooming at 14 months. Many have been sold.
