Stella Doro Pruning

by kathie
(Illinois, USA)

I was once told I could do some cutting back to keep my daylillies blooming late. They have just bloomed, (June 10th) and I want them to keep blooming until at least August 1st. Can I do some cutting back and if so, when, where, and how? Thanks!

Doug says he has never cut daylilies back to keep them blooming late and knows of nobody doing this. The way to get a daylily to continue blooming is to buy the right variety. Some varieties give you 21 days of bloom and some give you 60 days - it's all in the breeding.

Stella d'Oro should indeed continue blooming all by itself without any pruning at all other than removing dead or spent flowers (to make the plant look good) This is one of the earliest of the repeat bloomers and is perhaps the best known but there are others available at better garden centres.