So, two years ago I planted Michael's Sword and Bee's Bob Baker. First blooms were sculpted cristated or "bearded" whatever but then not so much. I doubled down and got Dan Patch which bloomed beautifully just like the photos. We will see how he does next spring. I've also just added Tiki God to the mix. BTW, all were obtained from growers much farther north than Texas, my Texas.
I'm coming to the conclusion that these forms need hard dormancy, or a certain amount of chilling hours to bloom properly. I haven't been successful finding much information to confirm my suspicions.
Would love to hear about others experience growing this form of daylilies in warmer climes.
