Yes, my space is pretty limited yet I've crowded 160+ flowers into it. The ones I like least get the bad spots but maybe you don't have any spots like that. About 10 years ago I decided to eliminate all that I don't really care for, or don't do well for me. It was hard to do, but I'm glad I did. I post on Facebook when I get rid of them and friends come and get them. I can still see many of them all over our little town if I choose! Now most of what I have performs well and is to our [mine, my wife's and my youngest daughter's] personal tastes.

And when I had too many lookalikes, I kept the one that performed the best, or perhaps 2 if one was early season and one was late.

Thanks for the feedback, Brad.

I agree with Dave. We go through the garden and evaluate the daylilies. If we don't love it, it goes. If we have several of the same color, we pick the best one(s) and eliminate the others. If it doesn't perform well for us, it goes (unless it has some trait we are trying to hybridize for). We are continually removing something and putting something new in its place.

Even with that, we are over 1000 varieties. We try to cut back, but there are just too many good daylilies out there that we want.

Nancy

I am working on it, but I tend to find something redeeming in most of mine. I have made a list of plants I want to at least consider getting out of my garden, mostly plants that only have 6 or 8 buds per scape. There are certainly prettier and better performing daylilies out there.

I eliminated quite a few so I could add quite a few last year. Some were moved to different spots as well. Even if I don't have room, if I go on the lily auction, I usually fine at least one I have to have. I currently have two that I am waiting for that I will start off in pots.

Since I grow mostly in pots that need more work then in ground daylilies, I try and keep my numbers to the double digits (99 is still a double digit isn't it?). But since they are in pots they are subject to winter conditions more then those that are in the ground. Consequently with some of my favorites I try and keep 2 or more pots going to ensure that at least one survives. In the end I have to balance my desire for new varieties versus great ones I would never want to be without. It's a constant Apache style dance - going back and forth with desire battling practicality............Maryl

I just keep digging new gardens. Fortunately we have 2.2 acres . My hubby thinks/knows I am nuts. So sorry DaveinVA I am absolutely of no assistance in this realm . I now have a backyard full of daylilies and daylilies edging the chicken pen and all down the side of the pig corral and across from that is a new 30 foot garden that I moved all the short daylilies to because I dont like short daylilies but am unable to get rid of any and that includes about 300 seedlings still left in the seedling beds *(I did give some away last summer) . 43 garden beds at last count

Signet - I think you win the prize for not being able to get rid of any daylilies. Wow, 43 beds!

Debra

OMG, 43 beds! Where on earth do you find the time to take care of them? I couldn’t do it! However, I do understand you having trouble getting rid of some, my problem too.

Sherry

not all the beds are 30 feet long . some are small and as for how do I find time to take care of them all.......it is all that I do all spring summer and fall. All day long. Once they fill in there is a lot less work to do .

Maryl, I can relate to your concern of keeping plants in pots alive over the winter. I have always had some of my collection in pots and have gone to extremes to ensure their safety.

Brad, when you say "160+ flowers", does that mean 160 varieties? Nancy, would you care to hazard a guess as to how many fans of each variety you have?

Lastly, thanks to all for your replies. It's comforting to know I'm among fellow loonies.