Polymerous said:This is an older seedling (the seed was collected in 2011) that I have shown before. It is a (* gasp *) yellow (tetraploid), and nothing much to look at, compared to all of the eyed, edged, and ruffled fancy faces on this thread. But, I like it very much. This FFO image was from around 7:30 am yesterday morning, after a 53 F night. The first bloom on that scape was 4"; the first bloom on a different scape today was 3.5". The plant appears to be rust resistant. (Knock on wood.) I love the flower form and opening traits. 
The downside, however, is that there are a paltry 6 buds per scape, the scapes are shorter than I prefer, and I have yet to see this plant rebloom (though it should have the genetics for it). The bloom color also fades on the warmer days (though the bloom itself has good substance, and is still attractive at the end of the day, albeit a lighter shade of color).
That's a very nice flower, and anything that opens that early and well could be a valuable thing to have in this region.
Do you know the parentage? Looks like it might have some Kaskel or Salter rattling around in there. How tall is it usually? Is it still in its original seedling bed? I'm wondering if it might improve if planted independently.
Branching and bud-count can be puzzling. I've had poorly branched and budded daylilies produce superior offspring, even when crossed with similarly-budded cultivars.
Matthew Kaskel gave me a
Graceland x
Glad All Over seedling which had 50 buds in his garden, but no matter what I did, it had a normal top-cluster with about 16 buds. You mentioned short scapes in another thread, and my experience has been that siting can have an affect on that. Assuming 6 hours of direct sunlight a day for two plants of the same variety; if one is planted where the first rays of the morning sun strike it directly, it will have shorter scapes than the one which receives indirect light until noon or so, then direct sun afterward.
