Jack, Welcome to the world of daylilies! It can be overwhelming when trying to narrow it down to just a few out of the tens of thousands.
Not sure how 'tall' you are talking, but here are a couple that I like that are 26-27 inches tall. I wouldn't say they have a long bloom season, maybe 2-3 weeks.
I would recommend a reblooming daylily, which these say they are, but I don't have a lot of luck with rebloom. You might want to get one that blooms early and one that blooms late.
Moonlit Masquerade is an oldie, but a goodie
Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Moonlit Masquerade')
Persian Market is nice. It is described as a deep rose color. It is definitely not orange.
