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wisconsin 2021 bloom season

11/14/2021

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The daylily season in western Wisconsin was uncharacteristic this year. After weeks of very cold spring weather, bloom started about two weeks late in early July. At that point temperatures instantly turned tropical with 90+ degrees just about every day thereafter. Most of my daylilies bloomed in a heated rush lasting, on average, a little more than three weeks each - four weeks tops.

In a typical Wisconsin season most of my daylilies bloom for at least four to six weeks, many going even longer through August and early September as they are all sizable clumps. My local gardening friends had the same experience as me, which was so disappointing! We waited all year for bloom season and it was over before we knew it. I hope this is an isolated year and bloom returns to a more usual pattern in the future. 

My season came to a fitting end on August 13, after four days and nights of constant rain. Being unable to spray deer deterrent in between the pockets of rain, I woke up one morning to find that all the remaining daylily blooms and scapes had been eaten by deer.

How was your 2021 daylily experience?

Daylily pictured: 'Spanish Glow' with two companions
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Beth
11/18/2021 03:54:17 pm

How disappointing for you! I live in Iowa. We have had drought but the daylilies did not disappoint! I have around 100. It was time to divide - 40, yes 40 - of them and donate some to a public garden and some to friends. That was a blessing. Hope next summer is better for you.

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Carole
11/21/2021 09:15:47 am

Thanks Beth

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