Reblooming Daylilies

by Michael McDermott on July 3, 2009

reblooming daylilies
The perennial favorite, Hemerocallis is coming into season yet again!
This photo was shared by audrejm529 on Flickr.com and appears to be a Bright Sunset Reblooming Daylily. While this variety is fairly common in my area, it seems to have a neat additional feature, deer steer clear of this variety!! I truly believe that without these reblooming daylilies my hosta would not have a chance! There is nothing more dissapointing than waking up to find all of your 6-7 year old hostas chewed down to the nub. Using the Bright Sunset reblooming daylilies as beautiful perimeter “garlic” that can ward off those pesky white tail “vampires”! These may also help protect other more tender varieties of day lily that deer DO love to eat! I have also found that hellebores, prairie sage, poppy and lamb’s ear when planted alongside your daylilies can defend from deer attack.
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  • Interesting mixture @marcia. I'll definitely have to try that out!
    I knew that a mixture of soap water can ward off gnats from veggies, I'll add the rest of these ingredients to my spray bottle and let you know how it worked.
    Thanks for the comment and tips.
  • Try this mixture to ward off deer: 1 egg (mixed with water and strained), 1/2 cup milk, 1 Tbls of vegetable oil, 1 Tbls of dish soap, mix all in a gallon of water and spray on plants. Repeat after a heavy rain or watering. I also use on my peas and beans till they bloom to keep the deer from eating.
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