Question
I noticed that once the plant is done producing flowers, I have found dark colored "seeds" in the pod.  Can these be used to start new plants?
I know if you order from a nursery, they send you bulbs, but just where do the bulbs come from if not those seeds?

Answer
Hi Joan,
Thanx for your question.  It's a great question and I'm glad you asked it.  Yes, once most daylilies stop producing flowers many will produce seed pods and the seeds are shiny and black.  Most daylily seeds can be started in potting soil kept moist and warm and germination will begin at 20-30 days but can be sporadic over several months.  Daylily seeds benefit from 4 weeks of cold treatment (that is, exposure to temperatures at around 40 F) and then exposed back to temperatures of 70-75 F.  

Daylilies do not arise out of bulbs. They arise out of rhizomes which are different from bulbs although they perform similar food storage.  Bulbs are large roots.  Rhizomes are stems of the plant that have been modified by nature to grow underground and store starches and energy for the next growing season.  

Most daylilies grown commercially are propagated by division (separating the rhizomes after the end of the growing season).  I have heard that tissue culture is also used (lab-created clones).  All daylilies originated at some point from sexual reproduction (a  seed).  You can still start a daylily from a seed.  I hope this helps.
Tom