I thought I had a picture of the clump in full bloom--not. Since it clumps rapidly, the few blooms/scape are made up for by lots of scapes with flowers. That can be a better show because the flowers will not be crowded in the display. Again, daylilies like this that seldom produce pods/seeds are the best display plants in the garden. I do not know why your scapes were short. Could be too little nitrogen. Flowers will fade some in sun, but still look OK at the end of the day. Here's some flower pics of it: