Question
I have 2 questions for you.  The first one is about 2 coral yucca plants that I was given last year.  At that time they were blooming and they bloomed long after I planted them but this year I had no blooms on either one.  They are healthy, growing by leaps and bounds but no blooms.  Why?  The next questions is about native day lilies.  I bought tiny plants online and got them early last spring.  Some of the day lilies bloomed and I was surprised as the plants were only 6 inches tall.  I didn't expect any blooms from them at all last year.  The day lilies are now 12 or more inches tall and they didn't bloom this year.  They are healthy looking plants and are dividing already.  Why didn't they  bloom this year?  Thank you for your help.  I appreciate it.

Answer
Hi Connie,
Thanx for your question.  If the plants are healthy, it's kind of hard to say why they're not blooming.  First of all, if you received the plants and they were already blooming, plants can undergo shock from being moved while they are blooming or they are getting ready to bloom.  They will have enough strength to go ahead and bloom or keep blooming however, then, they will skip a year blooming as they gather energy from the sun to produce sugars to be stored in the rhizome for the subsequent season.  Same thing with the daylilies.  Both of these plants require direct sunlight and the more of it the better their blooming.  Daylilies will grow okay in partial shade but this will cut back on their blooming so make sure everyone has plenty of sunlight.  Next season, you should not have a problem with blooming.  If you do, let me know.  I hope this helps.
Tom