Frillylily, I'm suspecting daylily aficionados, collectors and hybridizers covet the various shades there are available of one color. Some are cool, some warm and some are neutral, all can be clear colors. I don't like muddy colors myself but I enjoy distinctive colors and variations.
Because cameras, lighting, photo editing software and monitors all read and display colors differently, an honest attempt of describing the color I'm supposed to be seeing is great. Some colors are difficult to capture in a digital image. It's highly desirable to me to know that someone has taken the time to help my imagination visualize the investment I'm considering as an addition to my garden or gene pool.
I also suspect more people appreciate your written description than you are aware. I can't (obviously) speak for the people that think orange is orange and orange is old school
. If I'm looking for a blue based pink and the photo looks like a blue based pink, I'd be disappointed to see peach the following year when it blooms.
