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Originally Posted by jojo
I brought dayliliys from Ohio and they did not thrive. I'm wondering if the ones you buy down here are more southern friendly?
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I too am an ex northerner. Daylilys are tough as nails. Why the ones you brought with you from Ohio did not survive I have no way to guess. Left baking in a car? Froze in your airplane luggage. Etc. The soil is sandy clay. You want to mix in 1/3 to 1/2 organic matter-manure and or compost. Plus, 1/3 perlite. You want to stir it in about 18 inches deep.
You can get away with a lot but if you are going to transplant them now, I would cut the leaves off by about 1/3 and cut off any flower buds.
If, you get named varieties you can look up the climate zones.