One of the most recognizable and popular flowering perennials are daylilies. The fall season is a great time to prepare your daylilies for next year. Today I’m at Suburban Daylilies with Barbara and Earl Watts who are world class daylily breeders. Even though we are just now entering the fall season, there are still examples of beautiful daylily flowers. Single, double, and spider flower forms are examples of the breadth of daylilies. Southwestern Memories is a daylily that is yellow crème with a crème eye, and has beautiful ruffled edges. Cosensa is a daylily that is rose-white with ruffled edges. And Suburban Dixie Darling is a daylily that is rose-lavendar with ruffled edges. Daylilies should be planted in the fall. Spread the roots out in a hole 4 to 6 inches deep, with the upper most roots covered about ½ inch deep. If you plant too deeply, flowering may be delayed for several years. Daylilies are clumping plants and existing plants can be divided after the summer flowering in the fall. Gently tease and separate the roots and pull the leaf fans apart. Each division should have three fans to be replanted. Daylilies can also be propagated from seed. Collect seed from the dried seed pods and plant in peat-based potting mix. Be sure to keep the mix moist. Mr. Earl uses this method to select new and exciting daylilies. But remember, the resulting plants will probably have some different characteristics from the original plant. Preparation is the key to having beautiful daylilies. Proper planting and care in the fall will help to ensure success next summer. I’m Gary Bachman for Southern Gardening.