I hope I can get some basic beginner questions answered here; usually my gardening style is to just wing it and let things unfold as they may and learn from my mistakes, but for some reason I'm feeling the urge to get a little more information about daylilies before embarking on my "learn from mistakes" path.
I hope you will indulge me a little in my ignorance.
I purchased some unidentified plants from Teresa (
@bluegrassmom ) a while ago in her Rainbow Sale and all of them are doing beautifully! I'm watching them closely and hope to have a little patch of gorgeous blooms next year. (I have never seen a daylily I don't like so I know I'll be thrilled.) (Though I have definitely seen some pictures of ones that are exceptionally gorgeous to me, too!)
I also just got some seeds from Cindy (
@Hemlady ). These are marked with the lineage (parentage?) and I am unfamiliar with any of that. I don't know any of the names, is what I mean, and I will probably google, and look in the database here to see what images I can find of those. I gather that it is yet to be seen what will show up when these bloom? And as such, they will also be unnamed?
In terms of cultivation, I want to wintersow the seeds. I may take a few seeds out and try to grow them now, though, to see if I get enough ahead of winter to put a few in the ground. Tips about growing media are eagerly sought here!
And my understanding is that, once these bloom (which may not be until the second year?) the blooms will be unique in some way, and subsequent seeds will not bloom true but will have different characteristics, so if I want to reproduce a plant I have to take a division.
See, really really basic. Um, maybe someone could recommend a total beginners resource for me. Or point me toward such?
Thanks for any guidance!
