Daylily pruning is carried out in spring, autumn or before wintering. It is done so that the plant spends energy on the necessary functions by minimizing losses on the growth of excess leaves and stems.
Daylily flowering period
Daylily blooms from late June to early August. Flowering time depends on the variety. Modern daylily varieties require multiple flowering. After the first wave, they throw arrows. Adult plants give up to 20-30 inflorescences per season, on each of which up to 20 flowers bloom.
Daylily flowering
Trim or not?
Before wintering, you should decide how to prune the daylily after flowering. There is no definite answer. Many gardeners are wondering if it is necessary to prune daylilies after flowering. Some people think that is not necessary. The root system of the plant can survive well in winter, and the trimmed leaves remain until spring. This is not a significant impact on the quality of wintering shrubs, which is why each grower individually decides whether to cut daylily leaves in the fall.
It's important to know! Pedicels should be removed immediately after flowering, because the plant will spend a lot of energy and consume nutrients at the time of direct ripening of seeds.
Proponents of a different point of view believe that the plant should be sent for winter without leaves. It is assumed that green clots continue to provide plants with nutrients: at the beginning of cold weather, the outflow of trace elements and sugar from leaves to tubers increases. At the same time, if dried leaves cannot be removed in the spring, daylily can easily infect the root neck.
When to prune after flowering?
Daylily bloomed what to do next? They should be processed before frost or after the first frost. At the same time, only young leaves are left. Pruning is not possible at an earlier date, as it is likely that the leaves will begin to grow during warming - sleeping buds may wake up. Trimming will be completely useless.
How to crop
Trimming daylilies is a selective process that depends on the state and characteristics of plant development. After the last kidneys have opened and disappeared, they are used to cut through the lower pedicels. Delay in this case is unacceptable. How to cut daylilies if rainy weather occurs?
Attention! You must manually remove or cut a wet flower that is unable to fall on its own.
In spring, the plant is trimmed with old leaves along the edges in order to clean the bottom of the curtain and stimulate its rejuvenation. Throughout the summer, they look after not only the inflorescence and peduncle, but also make a haircut to the yellow leaves at the base of the flower.
Spring pruning
As for winter pruning, this is a moot point: if the leaves turn yellow and dry naturally, they can be used as an additional measure of protection. In the central part of Russia daylily blossomed what to do? Often plants fall off before the growing season. After frost, the leaves die off. In this case, the entire aerial part of the plant is treated before freezing due to the fact that it is difficult to evenly trim wet leaves.
Young leaves have time to grow and bloom before the onset of winter, but they are never removed or clipped. They are left on plants to prevent yellowing in milder climates.
Pruning before wintering
Trimming daylily in autumn usually does not cause difficulties:
- Use a sharp secateurs or scissors to cut all the leaves at a height of 10-15 cm from the ground.
- Do not cut too much, as this stimulates the resumption of plant growth.
- The entire leaf is cut or composted on the site and burned to reveal bloom.
Care after trimming
After pruning in the spring, the plant must be given proper care. First of all, fertilizers and top dressing are used to obtain the required amount of nutrients. In autumn, special operations are carried out before wintering.
Do I need to cover daylily in winter
In winter, most perennial flowers are sheltered, however daylily is a plant with high frost resistance, which is why it usually does not need shelter. Snow is a protection for many perennials. But if the climate in the growing region is characterized by stable frosts and a minimum amount of snow, daylily should still be isolated. When flower seedlings are planted in autumn, shelter is required. The reason is the lack of adequate time to adapt to new environmental conditions.
How to shelter for the winter
It is usually enough to cover the day lily with a layer of mulch (5-8 cm). It is allowed to use a layer of straw, dry leaves, rotten wood chips. If stronger shelter is required, spruce branches are placed on top of the mulch. The flower is also coated with non-woven insulating material.
Wintering under a layer of coniferous litter and moss
Daylily is a hardy flower culture that needs to be prepared for wintering. If the rules of pruning and shelter are not respected, the plant will not fully develop, and sometimes it can even die from diseases and colds.
