Plant Care & Gardening : How to Prune Daylilies

00:00 Yolanda Vanveen introduces the topic of pruning day lilies and mentions that they should be pruned when the foliage turns brown and unattractive.

00:28 She explains that day lilies do not need to be pruned like trees, but rather the brown foliage should be cut back.

00:48 Yolanda gives the example of day lilies, agapanthus, and calla lilies as plants where the greens should be chopped down to the ground if they look ratty or discolored.

01:03 She mentions that in colder climates, day lilies will go dormant over the winter and come back in the spring. In warm climates, they will come back immediately.

01:08 Yolanda demonstrates how to cut back day lilies by cutting them down to the top where the roots meet, being careful not to cut into the roots.

01:38 She suggests dividing crowded day lilies by digging them up and separating them, twisting them apart rather than pulling them.

02:08 Yolanda advises planting day lilies immediately in the ground and leaving them there, as they can handle cold winters. She reiterates that pruning is best done when the foliage turns yellow or brown.