Where to buy daylillies in bulk?

alliapistor

Can anyone recommend an online retailer or catalog that sells daylillies in bulk to individual customers (as opposed to wholesale to other stores)?  I would like to do some mass plantings as cheaply as possible.

nitaw

Here's a thread I found on Gardenweb asking the same question:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/daylily/msg0310374330117.html

Also, it may not hurt to try calling a few daylily growers. They may work with you. One person in the thread mentioned Oakes' Daylilies. I'd suggest calling them as well. They have a great selection of daylilies.

alliapistor

nitaw:

Here's a thread I found on Gardenweb asking the same question:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/daylily/msg0310374330117.html

Also, it may not hurt to try calling a few daylily growers. They may work with you. One person in the thread mentioned Oakes' Daylilies. I'd suggest calling them as well. They have a great selection of daylilies.

Thanks.  I saw that thread yesterday.  I can't figure out how to work the Lilly Auction thing.  Matthew Kaskel didn't have any shipping or prices.  I may call Oakes, but the prices on their site were kind of high. (e.g., $9 per plant).  Not sure how much cheaper they would be in bulk.

another KT

If you are not too picky about variety I would explore local options.  Friends, neighbors, garden clubs, and garden club sales in the spring.  If you dig up a small patch of established daylillies you can divide them and get a lot of plants for your efforts.

another KT

You can even try craigslist for freecycle to see if anyone wouldn't mind you digging up a few from their yard.  A lot of local people in my area also sell perenials they grow in their yard.

MMP

I've bought Happy Returns Day Lillies and liriope sprigs on ebay. They were extremely inexpensive and all are still alive.

another KT

The nurseries will discount their stock in the fall so they don't have to overwinter all of it.  You may be able to make a deal with locally owned nurseries where you can talk to the owner.

alliapistor

Thanks everyone!  I take a friend's splits every year, but she never has as many as I need.  I will check Craig's List and Freecycle.