This seems to be a good year for prolifs! I've had single ones but I've never seen three on one stalk. My favorite seedling got one and I am rooting it. Only a few days and it already has the beginning of roots! Marg

Great your getting so many on one dl. If your not seeing the roots now, I'd go ahead and cut them, leaving 1" of scape above and below the prolifs, put in water with just the bottom of the prolif touching the water and wait for the roots and then get it planted right away. I always leave an 1 inch so it stabilizes the prolif when it is planted in the ground. Good luck. Now I'll have to do a search and see which one your Jam is :-).
I have one on TRAHLYTA and need to cut it off tomorrow as no roots are forming so will do the water method.The clock is ticking down to first frost.

Julia

I got 3 on a stalk of Tuscawilla Blackout, but they were little things. I didn't even bother with them since I have a nice clump of that plant. I had 2 great big prolifs on Siloam Harry Flickenger & 2 more big ones on a seedling.
Just do what Julia says, probably what you normally do. Won't take long for roots to show up.

Rita, that's really exciting! Three is really neat. That must have been a happy plant :)

Marg, I haven't noticed any more prolifs this year than I normally do so here at least it is only this one plant doing this odd thing.

Julia, I guess I would have cut them today but I haven't been outside as it is raining hard enough to keep me inside.

Nancy, I really love my SUGAR PLUM JAM so I was happy to see the prolifs. I can't believe how big they have gotten. I should get three new fans the easy way LOL!

CTC, I have no idea why it did that but no complaints from me :-)

That is super, rita!
kay

I have never seen anything like that before!! and those prolifs are huge. That is so great that it is on such a beauty.
cindy

I don't think a particular number of prolifs can be considered "normal." I have gotten one, two, three, even four prolifs on a scape. The daylily that gave me three or four prolifs per scape last summer (each scape had at least one prolif on it) had none this year. Last year, that daylily even had two prolifs developing out of essentially the same spot on the scape.

Wow,Rita. That is super great.Its the first I have heard of, 3 prolifs on one scape.I consider my self very lucky if I get One.I hope you can get roots on them and plant them and have 3 extra fans of a beautiful daylily.I haven't had any this year or last year, either.But,I did find a little scape about 2 inches high on a gift plant today,and I was super excited.It was another gorgeous day here,and I stayed outside almost all day.I dug up 2 daylilies that looked like they might die where they were at, so now I have them in pots, too..Sure wish some of that rain would come here.

Jean

I usualy cut the prolif off the scape with maybe a half inch of scape above the prolif, but about 3 inches, or as long as possible, below the prolif. I then put in water to root. Here the water sours in a day or two from the heat, and needs changing or the prolif may rot, so having a long scape under the prolif allows for deeper(more) water.
I also add a little water soluble fertilizer to the water. I mix a two gallon jug with half strength fertilizer and use it to soak the prolifs. When you change the water on them, collect the spent water and use it to water house plants or other potted plants. Everyone is happy. The water with the fertilizer seems to last longer without going sour.
Ed

Thanks, Kay, Cindy and Jean.

Lynxe, I only know that in my garden only one prolif per scape is normal as I have never had more before.

Ed, Thanks. I should go out and cut them today.

That is cool, and how nice that it is on a daylily you love so much. I couldn't remember what SUGAR PLUM JAM looked like, so I googled some of your old threads with pics of it, and it definitely is a pretty one!
Casey

I do love Sugar Plum Jam so I would love to have three new fans of it! I cut the prolifs and put them all three in one container. Now to wait for some roots to grow.

I've got one plant with three prolifs (Indian Giver) but three on one scape is fabulous. Good for you.

I love prolifs! I just wish I were fortunate enough for them to show up on plants I really want more of :) I did get 2 prolifs on Siloam Harold Flickinger which I love. Had it for years, but it is not the fastest multiplier I've ever seen, I still only have 3 fans of it. Hopefully the prolifs will do well.

I have gotten them (prolifs) mostly on plants in the past that I didn't really need more of. So really glad this year to get these three on SUGAR PLUM JAM to get extra fans.

Things sure do work fast on those prolifs. I only put them in water on Thursday, today is Saturday and I see little nubs of the white roots already when I changed the water today.

They don't take long, do they? Sometimes it seems like you can watch them grow.

They should be ready for planting soon :-)

It was a good year for prolifs here, too. One of my near white seedlings had four prolifs on one scape.

Debra

Wow, Debra, your prolifs beat mine . I thought it was super great to see three on one. I am still pleased with my triple prolif though.

Since the prolifs were already growing roots I planted them right next to momma plant today.

Nice one Rita! Great way to get a nice clump fast.

Newberry Festival is one of those I can always count on to put up a couple of prolifs and I love it.

Vickie

Vickie, I only planted NEWBERRY FESTIVAL (and SUGAR PLUM JAM too) in spring 2010 so last year I would guess they were too new to make prolifs. I am curious to see if they make prolifs next year so I will be watching to see.

Rita what do you use for fertilizer?
they're like rabbits! holly

Rita, how long were the white roots when you decided to plant them?

The roots were short. A quarter to a half an inch. Usually I wait till they are longer but wanted to get them in ground.

These daylilies were planted in my used to be veggie garden so it is very compost enriched soil. I do use a bagged fertilizer like plant tone or flower tone first thing each spring. Plus I add alfalfa pellets. Then after bloom season or just at the end I use Neptunes LIquid Seaweed Fertilizer.