Hemerocallis in Greek means "day." This suggests that the flower lives only one day. These perennials are a popular culture in Russia. Having planted a flower once, the florist receives abundant flowering for several years with minimal care. A flower is able to decorate any flower bed. To achieve abundant flowering, they are transplanted. It is worthwhile to figure out how to transplant daylily with maximum benefit for the plant.
Why transplant
Daylilies can live in their usual place for up to 15 years. But in the sixth year, flowering becomes sparse and the bush grows. Usually young shoots appear around the plant. So daylily needs a transplant. Otherwise, the main bush will die. Transplanting allows you to propagate one bush into several plants. All varietal qualities will be preserved.
Young shoots appear around the plant
Site selection and preparation
For quick adaptation after transplantation, you need to take care of the temperature regime and soil composition. There should be a lot of sunlight, daylilies hardly bloom on shaded areas. For a flower bed, choose an open space.
It's important to know! If the flowers are dark, then the shadow will only benefit and retain a saturated color. A plant with bright petals needs more sun.
The bed should not be too low, otherwise the roots will rot. If there is no choice, use drainage. The earth must be saturated with organic matter. The best soil for daylilies is loam. If the soil is more sandy, then organic fertilizers are applied. Dense soil is recommended to be loosened with sand. And too loose soil is compacted with manure.
Bush preparation
In order not to damage the roots, it is necessary to dig around the bush at a sufficient distance. Next, carefully remove the bush along with the ground. This may require help, as the bush is heavy. Then the roots are placed in a solution of a growth stimulator (epin, rootin, zircon) for 4 hours. Then the plant will take root well.
If there are rotten or dried roots, they are cut off. Then they are placed in a saturated solution of potassium permanganate to disinfect. The next step is dividing the bush. Each new plant must have at least one root. Damaged areas sprinkled with charcoal. Then cut the leaves.
Division of a bush - a method of reproduction
Note! Daylily, after adaptation, will quickly restore its leaves.
Transplant process
First they dig the soil and form a hole. Its diameter is approximately twice the volume of the root. Depth 35 cm. The bottom of the hole is laid out by drainage. Then it is covered with soil with superphosphate and ash in a proportion of 0.5: 1. Then a bush is placed, the roots are straightened, sprinkled with the same nutritious soil and compacted. Then the daylily is watered and sprinkled with mulch. This will protect the soil from drying out.
Daylily needs watering and mulching
Additional Information! The neck of the root cannot be deepened, 2 cm is left above the ground.
Features of seasonal transplant
There are several options when you can divide daylily and plant.
Transplant in the fall
Choosing an autumn transplant, you need to take into account all the nuances. Do not focus on the second half of autumn, plants may not take root before the onset of frost. Then in winter the flowers may die. September and the beginning of October are the most favorable time. If you still can’t invest in the deadline, you can plant frost-resistant varieties. When all the recommendations are fulfilled, daylily transplantation will be successful, the plant will take root in the spring and begin to grow actively.
Note! For rooting daylily needs at least one and a half months. Do not delay with a transplant.
Transplant in summer
Sometimes daylilies are transplanted in the summer, but this is rather an exception to the rule, since they bloom all summer. The procedure severely injures the roots and makes the plant weak. Then how to transplant daylily in the summer?
In the daytime, the bush cannot be propagated, because you cannot share it. Work can only be done in the absence of sun. It is necessary to save an earthen lump, otherwise the plant will not take root.
Bloom
Spring transplant bushes
Division of bushes in the spring gives them the opportunity to bloom this year. This applies to strong plants with powerful roots. When transplanting weak bushes, do not wait for fast flowering. Work in the springtime has a huge plus, because the flower has a lot of time ahead to take root. In the summer there will be lush flowering.
Important! In the spring-summer period, daylilies are not recommended to be planted in the afternoon.
If it is difficult to decide which season to choose for daylily transplant when it is better in spring or autumn, then it is better to choose spring. This is a great time for minimal interference with the flower.
Transplanting flowering daylily
For any manipulations with the plant, serious reasons are needed. If a flower gives a lot of energy to flowering, then it will be very difficult to root. First you need to trim the flowers so that the main forces go to the development of the root. This procedure will help the flower to take root faster. After this, the plant needs careful care and observation. A sign of the success of the event will be the appearance of green shoots.
Transplanted Flower Care
For better rooting daylily create conditions:
- daily watering for 14 days, increased humidity will help to root faster;
- loosening of soil after irrigation;
- application of nitrogen fertilizers 30 days after the procedure.
Fertilizer crop
When can daylilies be transplanted in different latitudes
It is worthwhile to understand the question of when you can divide daylilies and plant them. Spring planting begins as the soil warms up:
- Moscow Region - the beginning of May;
- Siberia - at the end of spring or June;
- Southern latitudes - from April 15.
In the Moscow region and in temperate latitudes, gardeners prefer transplanting with the onset of autumn. In this case, the plant manages to adapt before the onset of frost. In the northern regions, transplants are engaged in spring, because autumn is short here, and winter is cold. The bush is likely to die.
Note! For transplants in autumn in regions with low temperatures, it is advisable to give preference to flowers with an early formation of buds. Then by the end of summer they will fully recover.
In the southern regions, autumn transplantation is possible. Of course, spring is also suitable, and any of its periods.
It is advisable for the grower to observe the weather and keep records. On the basis of the diary, it is possible to calculate when daylilies are transplanted in a particular area. The temperature regime may not coincide with the regional average. When to transplant daylilies in spring or autumn? The largest percentage of survival in the spring. The beginning of June is also a good fit.
The procedure for replanting daylilies is simple. It is important to follow all the recommendations and the plant will bloom in time.
