I got Spacecoast Carnival for $10 from Lakeside Daylilies and really like it. Not sure how much shipping is but here is a link to their Spacecoast dls. http://d210888.u44.digipark.com/cgi-bin/cp-app.cgi?usr=50X7727056&rnd=4676585&rrc=N&cip=12.129.115.68&pg=cat&ref=Daylilies_Spacecoast When I think of reasonably priced daylilies, I'm usually thinking under $10. Some may think anything under $25 or $50 is inexpensive, so I guess it's all relative to what you are willing to pay. What price range did you have in mind?

For a person who doesn't particularly like purple daylilies, I sure do have a bunch: Back Scratcher (Dan Hansen, 2006) big grower Blue Mountains (Stamile, 2008) Bluethroat (Lambertson, 2005) would be happier further north Brer Rabbit's Baby (Ned Roberts, 2002) huge grower Celestial Shore (Stamile, 2007) big fans, fairly slow grower Hurricane Swirls (Stamile, 2006) highly recommend Larry Allen Miller (Stamile, 2005) beautiful! Laughing Skies (Stamile, 2004) have had it 5 years-top perf. Ledgewood's Silver Lining (Abajian, 2004) great cultivar! Midnight Raider (Stamile, 1996) big bloomer, grower Raptor Rap (Lambertson, 2001) grows very, very well Subtle Knife (Lambertson, 2008) excellent plant! and I'm getting Vino Di Travis from David K. this spring.

Thanks for the help everyone. I ended up getting Purple Arachne anyway because I didn't have any spiders and I liked the name and most importantly the nursery had it. This thread did make me realize that I need more daylilies so I think I'll start a daylily garden next to my garage next year. Any idea where I can get Parma Violet or some of the other Munsons?

I could do several posts of just my purples! Yes, I am in the North (New Hampshire) and I have acidic soil. I do think that plays a role. Even my roses that other people call red or maroon are deep purple here, especially my gallicas. Charles de Mills rose is dark purple here but I see photos of it looking crimson. Even in the heat my purples are purple, but cool temps certainly intensify the deep tones. Also, my pinks are truly pink and not salmon. Here's a sampling of the dozens of purples I grow. BTW, none of my pictures are ever photoshopped and actually these are more purple in person...my camera has a hard time picking up what I see. I love purples and have far too many to show here but here's a sample. Celeste Thieving Magpie Lyrical Ballad Dream Sequence Jackie Canner Ring the Bells of HeavenLiberty Banner Heavenly Doppler Effect Indian Giver Freedom's Triumph Stargate Portal