Hello,
I used to collect Daylily seeds with my dad at our house in Wisconsin (zone 5). My dad has since passed away and I now live in Louisiana (zone 9). Most of the seedlings I have planted down here (in pots) have died, but I do have one which is finally flowering this year. I have pollinated the flowers via self pollination and using pollen from a nearby daylily (although I'm not sure its the same ploidy, etc). Flowers that I am unable to pollinate will form no pod, but those I do pollinate grown a normal healthy-looking pod. However, after 4-6 weeks, the pods shrink, turn brown and fall off. When I cut them open, there are no seeds inside.
This plant has a lot of sentimental value to me, so It's very important that I get seeds from it. What is going wrong? Bad pollination? Too wet? Too dry? The plant itself is growing very well and has produced 10 flowers in 2 months, with 4 more buds developing.
Help!
The first flower; March 16 2016
Resultant seed pods
Seed pods after about 6 weeks
How it it looks today; May 2 2016
Thank you!
