Woo woo to LADY WU. I've been in love with every one of David's newer doubles the few times I've seen them in gardens. When I see pics like the one of your LADY WU, I'm tempted to try a few of them. I have a really nice microclimate in a bed next to the house, and I think they might do pretty well there. I hadn't realized that LAST SNOWFLAKE is supposed to be a slow increaser. I don't have too many fans of it, but I thought that's because I'd sited it in a bed that's a little too hot and dry. As an experiment, I may move it this fall to a better spot & see how it does going forward. I now want both STEALTH BOMBER and SWEET PRAIRIE WIND. I really like that kind of color combo!

Interesting topic. I have found that iris like daylilies are a bit of an obsession for me. I've got too many in too small an area. However, what I did find was that while I drool over several (to be read as "too many") cultivars of both iris and daylilies via websites and catalogues+, their performance in my garden is ultimately what makes me decide what is staying and what is going. Last year 90% of my daylilies bloomed. Some that I had not seen bloom before others that had. Some got shovel pruned and given to a couple of friends at work. Others were given a reprieve to see how they look this year. Also, there have been several times when I've been gifted both daylilies and iris that while I never would have picked, I have found an appreciation for. "Little Sighs" iris would be a perfect example. I compact SDB that has increased well and is a great companion for another iris that blooms just after it "Ulalena". I'm going to move them to the front of the border as the foliage stays pretty clean too. I find that a garden is ever changing based on a multitude of things. last year I brought in some orange daylilies as I felt the bed needed a POP of color. They may not stay as I'm not in the orange mood anymore. Several of the daylilies just aren't performing as I thought they would so we'll see how they do this year and they may go too! So all that said, I guess it comes down to what you really like (colors, shapes, sizes) and what experience you have with them.

Mantis, some of the pinks I showed are new for me this year and I can't comment much on performance.....but I will try to take the time to give my evaluations from now on since I agree with you that it's helpful. I was rushing to get the photos up. As for Pinewood Strawberry Moon, I wanted to get it and found it after much searching. Strangely, it went completely dormant and underground in September so I hope I didn't lose it. I did get it's pollen and have several crosses with it to start over the winter and sell. For a new plant, it bloomed very well and seemed vigorous so I don't know what happened. As for Boss Hogg, it is fairly new and taking it's sweet time doing much, just like RFK. Both started as single fans and RFK is still a single fan going into it's 3rd year. I've moved it twice hoping that would help. I'm frustrated by it's lack of vigor and increase. Boss Hogg bloomed ok but all the foliage you see in the photo is actually from plants around it. It isn't much of a plant yet.

David - The Ultimate Illusion has a very unique pattern. Thanks for posting it. Nan - Your Curious Cutie seedlings are beautiful! I have a lot more patterned daylilies. I'll show a few more, and some of my patterned seedlings. Rainbow Maker is a strong grower and a good rebloomer. Facemaker didn't do much this year, but I it didn't get in the ground until late October. I hope it will have more buds next year when it's more settled. Bragging Rights has a very large bloom, but the scapes were short and it didn't have many buds. I hope it will do better when I get it out of a pot and in to the ground. This is my favorite seedling from the cross of Aztec Headdress x Banded Broadbill. It has a 7-inch bloom and rebloomed this time. Another patterned seedling I like is Dragonfly Dawn x Bowtie Affair. This was its first year to bloom, and it had bud counts in the mid teens and rebloomed. This one is (Redefined Design x Blue Eyed Bandit) x (Palace Garden Beauty x Karelia) - First-time bloomer that also rebloomed. Texas Blue Eyes x Violet Tranquility - This one is a four-year-old with bud counts in the 20s, but it's a slow multiplier. Cowgirl Spurs X Stinger (Palace Garden Beauty x Karelia) x This Longing #1 Two others from the cross of (PGB x Karelia) X This Longing: Debra