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Davi said:Well, continuing the conversation, James, I do not mind your digression into what you are studying as I'm a dumb Dora when it comes to science but I do find these things interesting. I was reading about the new light sensitive drug that uses lasers and bacteria found on the ocean floor that can't tolerate light that is now being used to treat prostate cancers without surgery. And proposals to use daylilies as a model for cancer treatment are out there as well. Fascinating stuff. So little is understood about daylilies....the differences on the cellular level between evergreen and dormant (er deciduous) crowns, why the bloom can't last more than a day even though hybridizers work hard on it, etc. So I rely on people with bigger brains than mine to tell me using little words instead of big words and talking sloooooowly!!

Char, I agree that consistency is really important and it seems that coordination is always lacking on official AHS sites. A lot has been done recently to update the technology aspect of the database as it relates to registration and during this process, it is getting frustrating for users. I liked one of Salters new intros and wanted to see if it had been registered, but the database has not up uploaded since October 2016 and its VERY slow in uploading. It will, no doubt, be done.....but when?

LOL thanks! I was re-reading the post today and hoping it did not come across as overtly pretentious. I was trying to give some reasoning for my opinion on the subject.

There are many challenges in this field, particularly in regards to registration simply for the varying climates where daylilies are hybridized and grown. That thing many of us love about them is coming back to bite us!