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G88-869 Daylilies, Debra Schwarze
G88-869 Daylilies, Debra Schwarze
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This guide offers hints on growing daylilies, discusses site selection, varieties, propagation and planting and plant culture.
Daylilies, members of the Liliaceae (lily family), are some of the most tolerant and popular of the garden perennials. Their range in size, color, and use means that there is a daylily for almost everyone.
Like their name Hemerocallis, "beauty for a day", the individual daylily flower lasts only one day. However, a single plant may produce over 50 flowers. This large number of flowers can extend the blooming period of a plant for several weeks. With over 10,000 cultivars available and with …
G88-873 Growing Shrubs From Seed, Richard J. Lodes, Mike Kuhns
G88-873 Growing Shrubs From Seed, Richard J. Lodes, Mike Kuhns
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials
This NebGuide is about gathering and growing seeds for shrubs.
Growing shrubs from seed is educational and fun. Many shrub species are not available commercially, so gathering seed and growing your own plants may be the only way to get them. Interesting or unusual shrubs from a neighbor's yard or from the wild can be propagated from seed. Shrubs started from seed also may be less expensive than commercially produced seedlings.