Hybridized Daylillies...the Class of 2015

After the "crosses" are made, it takes a few weeks to know if a seed pod will develop. Then you must wait to collect the seeds; store them in the freezer until March and then start the new plants inside. Once planted in the flower bed, they seem quite hardy; it takes about three years before the plants are mature enough to bloom. Instruction are also to be found on the internet by simply googling.

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Hybridized and Home-Grown!

For the past few summers, I've formed the habit of wandering the yard (and my neighbor's yard) when the daylilies are in bloom. I "hybridize" the various different colors and wait to see if seed pods form. Once the pods are formed and dry, toward early fall, I harvest and store the seeds in the 'fridge till the next spring. Then I plant some.    It takes the baby plants a couple or three years to bloom; then you get to see what new variety you helped create.    Great "Old Lady Fun"!!