I'm friends with the high bidder at the moment. He'll go higher too ! I'm sure he plans on using the pollen for making seed - perhaps increasing it and selling a fan...who knows. Its pretty much hit or miss with single fans blooming up here in CT. I got a SF of Gary Colby last spring - it split almost immediately, threw up 3 scapes and I used the pollen on everything but the kitchen sink. By the fall it was 3 fans plus an increase. On the other hand I had a few DF that didn't bloom at all. I often wonder too about the authenticty of some seed crosses. I've seen some really suspect listings - where the best flower is always the pod parent throughout all there listings. For example I saw Blue Hippo x something stupid like strawberry candy, etc. I try to avoid obscure sellers and stick with the reputable ones, although I do try new sellers out as well. A certain level of trust and risk is involved at the auction . When my seedlings bloom this year and they look nothing like the crosses - whos to say there not genuine? You really can't claim someone sold you a fake cross, or can you? Sorry for straying from the topic. Overall I think a daylily is only worth, what someone will pay for it :)

Rita, And I thought your first pic of it was wonderful! I am soooooooo lucky I can't grow teeth here or I would be seriously jealous! As it is, I will just be content to admire your beautiful blooms of Bass Gibson knowing that I will never be tempted to add it no matter how beautiful! You CAN keep posting pics of it though!!!!! Julie

Connie - American Hemerocallis Society Display Gardens are open to the public by appointment only. Go to the AHS website and look under Diplay Gardens, Region 10. Nancy's contact info is there, as well as those of some other display gardens in Middle Tennessee. She loves to show her plants. Julie - I went looking for the Purple Star tonight and found some at Home Depot under the name Purple Queen. I'm starting with three pots. Supposedly you can break off pieces and root it easily to create more plants. My heart goes out to those of you in climates where blue eyes and teeth don't appear. For those of you who liked the shade house, I only with I had enough space for one. Debra

Hi Ed and Betsy -Its so great to actually hear all these accounts of rust and that other newbies are as confused as me - I still don't really know when the 'streaking' that DL's get is just snail/worm trails discoloration or might be the start of it. I pinch off what doesn't look good to me and treat, and so far I haven't seen any dusty spores yet. What I don't know is what it is when a DL leaf has a lighter green 'leopard print' like color running through it, like it lost some color but is not yellow yet. Is that the start of it also?? I'm sad Ed that it isn't recommended to use these in garden design - I'm going to work on that. Our nursery has disease resistant DL's that are very pretty - but nothing compared to these incredible crosses. I'm going to watch my high end DL's and see if any develop as more rust-resistant ones. I figure that if I have them several seasons without any hint of it, maybe I could try to use them then. Thanks again for all this time answering all this! -Chris in CA