Master Gardener: Late fall, early spring best times to divide daylilies

Q. Some of my daylilies have finished blooming.  Can I get a head start on my winter garden chores by dividing them now?
A. Late fall and early spring are the best times to divide daylilies, Hemerocallis. However, they are such robust plants that, if necessary, they can be successfully divided virtually any time of the year.  Simply lift the plants, split the clumps of rhizomes into undamaged sections, and replant.  Your plants are unlikely to sustain any kind of setback.
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