Tina, so many of the more recent daylilies now are rebloomers (didn't Fred say he won't introduce one if it doesn't rebloom?), and I never worry when I get one (or a whole bunch) from Maryott's that has a scape that's been cut off, because about half of them will still bloom before winter and then again the following spring/summer. Bill Maryott is over in the Santa Cruz area not too far from you and his plants do really well here in our heat, so I recommend you check out his website before making your final decisions. But keep in mind that he stops shipping at the end of this month so it's getting close.
Also, he sends lots of gift plants and you can put a "wish list" for gifts plants in the Comments section of the order form. And he seems to be especially generous when you order from him the first time!
This time around I'm also going to start fertilizing in the winter to try for earlier bloom, since by February all the leaves are out on my Japanese maples and it almost never freezes here anymore -- ever!
