How To Divide Daylilies

Today I will show you a super-easy way to divide your daylily plants this Spring. It will make your plants healthier and the best part is that you get free plants!!

Daylilies are one of the easiest perennials to grow. They come in such an incredible array of colors and styles and the best thing about them is that they are hard to kill! Like most perennials it’s a good idea to divide your clumps after a few years; it promotes more growth and a healthier plant. Let me show you how to divide daylilies.

Benefits of Dividing Daylilies:

There are several benefits to dividing daylilies. Dividing helps to keep the plants healthy and vigorous. It also allows you to create new plants to fill your garden without spending money on new plants.

• Improved health and vigor: Dividing daylilies helps to rejuvenate the plants and encourages new growth.
• Increased flowering: Dividing daylilies can lead to more flowers.
• Control of size: Dividing daylilies can help to control the size of the plants.
• Propagation: Dividing daylilies is a great way to propagate new plants.

Materials:

• A garden fork or shovel
• A sharp knife or garden shears
• Gloves
• Water

Steps to Dividing a Daylily Plant

Dig Up Your Daylily Plant

The best time to divide daylilies is either in the early Spring or after they are done blooming at the end of the Summer.

My clump is taller than I would have liked it to be to divide the daylily, but a week ago it was freezing and snowing here! I would usually dig up the plant and divide it when the new growth is just a couple of inches tall.

Take your pitchfork or garden shovel and plunge it in the soil a few inches away from the plant. I wiggle the tines of my pitchfork around to feel for the edge of the root ball.

You want to loosen the root ball enough to be able to lift it out with your pitchfork or shovel. You may have to use your hands lift it out of the hole if it’s heavy.

Dividing The Daylily Clump

I loosen the excess soil from the roots to get a good look at the rhizomes and the plant fans (those are the separate section of the greens on top). When you divide a daylily you want each section to have a fan with a healthy clump of roots attached to it.

I use my hand to gently separate this section of the daylily from the main plant. Most of the time you can do this with your hand but on some occasions, you may need to cut the sections with the help of a knife.

Replant The Daylilies

And here is that garden area now where everything has really started to grow!

Dividing daylilies is a simple and easy way to keep your plants healthy and vigorous. It is also a great way to propagate new plants. With a little care and attention, you can divide your daylilies and enjoy their beauty for many years to come.

Grow With Me Gardening Series

This is part of the Grow With Me Gardening Series here at Cottage On Bunker Hill. I want to teach you ways of starting, maintaining, and enjoying gardening. I will share all the tips & tricks that I have learned over the years growing both vegetable and flower gardens here in the Northeast.

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