Here's my HUSH LITTLE BABY.

Mine was new last year.

Ahh, yes! The 'first year freak'. I've had a lot of those. You buy a daylily and the first year (sometimes 2) it blooms, you look at it & think 1) 'What the he!! was I THINKING?!!" 2) 'I paid HOW MUCH for this thing?' 3) 'The grower sent me the wrong plant!'
On new-to-me plants I allow one or two blooms to open just so I know I got what I paid for (and sometimes you have to squint your eyes & stand on one foot to see the resemblance), then I cut the scapes and let the plant put its energy back into establishing.
I've had first year uglies have eyes when they shouldn't, not have eyes when they should, even be a different color. The first time it happened I called my daylily mentor all in a panic, and she calmly replied "never judge a daylily by it's first year bloom". Sure enough, the next year it was pretty & the third year it was stunning!

Thats a good piece of advise. I have Chicaco Firecracker thats 3 years old and hasnt bloomed yet.
This year is the test. No bloom this year - -out it goes.
I must confess I dont pay a lot for my DL's usually get them on sale. I do have a $50.00 one ,given to me I think its beautiful.
I have average standards where most plants are concerned.
I admire the passion for certain varieties some DG ers have and always get good advise when I read what they post.

Jo Ann, I think your Hush Little Baby looks a lot like my Rosy Returns

Guess what?
I have both and probably got the pictures mixed.

I was just coming back to say it looks a lot like Rosy Returns to me also. :o)
And Jo Ann- try lifting the plant. 9 times out of 10 when a daylily won't bloom it is because it is planted to deep. Some of them tend to pull themselves down, too. So if you have one that blooms the first year or two then quits, lift it up a bit. Too shallow is usually better than too deep.

Great advise thanks

Hi Guys!
I've emerged from my cave. Good to see you all.

Lyle, don't hide in the desert only.

I lost most of my pics when my computer died a few months ago but here's a metaphysical picture of KAY DAY. I love that daylily.

Leslie

Hi Leslie!

To your pictures. Been there, done that. Sigh.

Welcome Leslie!!!!!!! So good to have you here.
Jules

Hi Leslie! It is good to hear from you. This will be your first spring in South Carolina. It should be a beauty if Mother Nature cooperates.

Doris

Hi all, I'm new on Cubits and am trying to catch up on the older posts, love all of the gorgeous daylilies posted.

Here is my 'Hush Little Baby'

Leslie, it’s great to see you posting. It seems with all the new sites most will find their places, I'm sure now the newbie’s will find a place as well as will the hybridizers and the sellers this could be a good thing or a bad thing I for one miss the gang from Dave's it seems they have gone different directions. And yes! I will be hiding in the desert...lol

All the best with your new ones this spring.
Lyle

One of my favorites too!

OMG

Love the pink in Hush Little Baby!

Although it's an oldie I have always loved Merry Witch. It has a nice large bloom and love the color!

My absolute favorite of all time (and it has not been jousted from this position for 20 years) is Dave Talbott's MOONLIGHT ORCHID.

Just fantastic