Interesting. Thanks. Yes, I have been watering it every day as it is new (and has a scape). It has also been rainy since it came in (I did not water on those days). Plus its shipping-mate is 2ft away and looks like it should with nice growth spurts after the same treatment.
I think I have made up my mind that the precious scape will have to come off, I just hope I can rescue it. I have nothing to lose in trying.
Daylily surgery was not in my original plan for the week.