Daylily (Hemerocallis) refers to incredibly hardy crops that adapt to almost any condition. In one place without a transplant, a flower can grow and bloom for 15 years, and sometimes longer. Florists recommend replanting plants every 5 years. Then the daylily will not only survive, but will bloom, look well-groomed and delight its owners.
With proper care, the plant blooms almost all summer. The genus of the flower has 25 species. There are many colors and shades of it. In our latitudes, yellow, orange and burgundy red plants are most often found. When daylily blooms, the inflorescence lives for one day. Hence its name - Hemerocallis, translated from Greek hemera - “day” and kallos - “beauty”. Flowering bush stretched for almost a month, and each peduncle throws more than 30 buds that open sequentially. Breeders are constantly struggling to increase the flowering time.
But, despite all its simplicity in growing, sometimes daylily does not bloom. Why this happens, we’ll figure it out now. Refusal of plants from flowering occurs for some reason.
A lot of nitrogen in the soil
Despite the fact that nitrogen is one of the necessary elements for the life of plants, its overabundance can lead to the fact that there will be no flowering. If the reason why daylily does not bloom, this is probably why you went too far with fertilizers. However, this is extremely rare. But if you assume that it was the fertilizers that became the culprits, stop fertilizing, transplant the flower in the spring to another place with well-prepared soil. Daylilies do not tolerate nitrogen fertilizers and manure!
Bad landing
One of the most common mistakes is a too deep landing, in which daylily does not bloom. Why? Because when properly planted, the root neck, or, in other words, the growth point, should be no more than 2 cm below ground level. Look under the green foliage. If you see that the bush "sits" very deeply, transplant the plant "higher."
Adaptation
Local conditions can also cause daylilies to not bloom. Why is this happening? Most often, due to the fact that the purchased flower variety is not adapted to our climate or the purchased daylily is still young and should gain strength. Another option - the plant is weakened. These problems are solved only by time, you need to wait, try to fertilize and watch how the plant will behave.
In principle, we have listed all the reasons why daylily does not bloom. Why else could it be? Perhaps the plant simply lacks the sun.
I would like to note that daylilies are the most resistant to diseases from garden plants. They are practically not affected by various pests.
The plant grows very much, and if you notice that the flowering and the number of flowers began to decrease, it's time to separate the bush. The most suitable time for this is spring leaf growth (late April-early May). If transplanted later, the plant will tolerate the transplant worse and may not bloom this year.
For winter, do not cut the foliage, it protects the plant from freezing. And if you crop, then in this case it is better to mulch.
Take care of your plants, and they will thank you!