The thread on "Grandson Hayden" made me wonder about this. There are daylilies in the database with the names of both my kids, for example. I particularly like "Little Audrey" since not only is my daughter named Audrey, but also she's 4'10"! I have seen folks post pictures of this one, so it is obviously still around.

I recently bought a Louisiana iris called Kentucky Thoroughbred just for the name. I am a horse lover.

Any others? Have you ever acquired daylilies because you liked their names?

Fear Not. It was the title of a sermon I heard the morning of the day I went daylily shopping online, and I really like its bloom color and form anyway.

Indeed we have some small collections where names were the trigger to buy the plants.

Egypt mythology:
Apophis, Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, Eygyptian Queen, (Charon the Ferryman is greek but since Percy Jackson Greeks are cool too).

SciFi: Deflector Dish, Vulcan Logic, Cyber Zone, Dark Star, String Theory, Starman's Gift, Stargate Corridor

Fantasy: Elf Power, Magic Elf, Nutmeg Elf, Magician's Apprentice, Cast a Spell, Pixie Parasol, Witch's Thimble, Little Wizard, Avalon Cornish Pixie, Sun Pixie

Due to my name we have Sue's:
Katiesue Herrington
Little Sweet Sue
Susan Treadwell
Susan Weber
Suzy Cream Cheese

And just because for the funny sound of the name: Yabba Dabba Doo and Iwanna Piranha

I bought Chesapeake Crab Legs for this exact reason, the pretty face doesn't hurt either,

I bought Wolf Eyes and Lone Wolf because Wolf is a family name. I got rid of Lone Wolf because it bloomed down in the foliage.

But I love Wolf Eyes.

Brazilian Flamingo
Thumbthing Special
Spock's Ears
Dragon Fang
Get Jiggy
Mystic Pizza (for DH)
Arachnidan Trap
Helix
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (I am the only daughter of four children)
Iwanna Piranha
Black to the Future
La Vida Loca
Sincere Prayer
All Shook Up
El Nino
Zoro's Blade
Coral Majority
Lily Munster
Stargate Portal
Alien DNA
Plum Tuckered
Don't Leave Empty Handed
Over Achiever
One Night Pollination
Moroccan Sapphire (Sapphire is my birthstone)

Of course the name and beauty go hand in hand.

That's all I can think of without walking around the gardens

My grandmother's name was Violet, so, of course I had to have VIOLET BECOMES YOU! (I'm glad it's also a very beautiful daylily).

Nope. I pick an occasional daylily for a vase but have been known to choose one for its name.

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Riot on the Kindergarten Bus was definitely for the name.

This thread comes up again and again, because it is super-fun.
Here is one of the more recent ones (although I think there has been even another similar thread since then):
The thread "Daylily you would buy for the name" in Daylilies forum

Guilty, LOL

Actually I bought three on that basis this year. First, 'Two Cats Laughing' but in my defense it was more or less the color I wanted.

A week after receiving those, I discovered Clement Daylilies website and realized that his 'Two Cats Dancing' was not only a better mental image but a better color also. Win-win, lol

And being a Marvel and DC fan, there was no way I was not going to have 'Hawkwoman" in my garden!

I have so far successfully resisted the temptation to buy a completely unsuitable tree peony based purely on its name: Tipsy Imperial Concubine. The plant itself tends to flop, and the flowers are so huge that the stems aren't strong enough to hold them anywhere near upright. It would work great on top of a terrace or anywhere else that it could be looked up toward, but I don't have any such place. That said, the ability to comment casually to guests "Excuse me, I just noticed that the Tipsy Imperial Concubine seems in need of a drink" would be priceless!

I bought two for the name:

Talledega - my friends took me to my first race at Talledega; what an experience! I've watched the races on that track but being there is something you won't forget.
And you can't forget the gorgeous bloom either!

Buddy's Betsy - my name is Betsy. What a color: Electrifying orange!

piksihk said:I bought two for the name:
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Buddy's Betsy - my name is Betsy. What a color: Electrifying orange!

So, to recapitulate, I'm betting that Buddy's Betsy is Betsy's best budding buddy?

I did no exactly "buy" it for its name, but "Buddy Hall" gave it to us club members when we visited him, BUDDY'S BETTY.
My wife's name is Betty, and she was thrilled when I brought it home.

I read about a guy who had a baseball-themed DL garden. I don't remember where I read it. He collected daylilies with names like Home Run King and Earlybird Oriole. A lot were named after players. I wish I could remember them.

That's pretty awesome!!

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Yes I'm doing a memory bed for my 2 poodles who passed away last year, Romeo and Foofie.

Sunshine in My Stomach
Remembered Kisses
Big Kiss
Luscious Kiss
Photon Torpedo ( Romeo used to watch star trek EVERY night w my husband)

Clement certainly does have very unusual names--how many of you would like a daylily named Politicians Taste Funny?

well likewise there are ones I would NOT buy if I did not like the name.