On August 20 (left photo)this was 'Fritz Schroer' and on September 11 (right photo), it had progressed to this. It's already grown more. They will break the summer/heat dormancy rapidly if they get moved into the shade, soaked and set in a tub that will hold some water (e.g. bottom photo).
I do like those cattle tubs. Some are scheduled to have holes drilled for use as a large planter, but they are so useful for other things like hauling off debris, catching rain run-off, soaking a big clay pot that's gotten to dry. I'm always finding a use for them. The smaller black rubber tubs just get borrowed from the cattle when they are not using them there
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However, I had rot - crown rot, I assume - get in two plants. Not sure why, but it may have been they got too dry and then when they got watered it took off. The clumps this year were big and healthy for the early part of summer (one was a superior performer with multiple rebloom cycles), but I lost one completely and am down to the last fan on another. I'm not having much luck salvaging them when a daylily comes down with rot. I start out with multiple fans that still look good, but they gradually get mushy. My method has been to dump the container and separate out any healthy appearing growth; give those a bleach water soak; let them dry for several days and then re-pot them separately. That has worked once last spring on a new clump that arrived, but even there just barely. How do some of you folks do it if you have a clump with rot?
