Name: Marilyn, aka "Poly" South San Francisco Bay Area (Zone 9b) "The mountains are calling..."
Traditional planting times for daylilies are spring and autumn (at least 30 days before the first frost date). Even if Neal could dig now, I would wait for spring, Jan.
(Sez she who has several bareroot plants still soaking in tubs, which at this rate, won't get potted up until January... )
Evaluating an iris seedling, hopefully for rebloom