caitlinsgarden said:What do you call those long runners?
Caitlin, what you are describing are stolons. See
http://www.daylilies.org/ahs_d... :"A horizontal branch that grows out from the base of a plant and produces new plants from buds at its tip or nodes. "
Some contemporary hybrids retain a stoloniferous trait. It's the reason that some of us buyers have inadvertently received incorrect orders from well-meaning, honest growers. I once ordered Moldovan's "Mutton Jade" from a seller, but instead received Moldovan's "Tae Kwon Do." It turned out that the two plants were planted next to each other in the grower's garden, and "Tae Kwon Do" sneaked over and established itself in the midst of "Mutton Jade." By a stroke of bad luck, I received fans of TKD instead of MJ.
In my own garden I've noticed that Spacecoast Fancy Dancer also is stoloniferous, but off the top of my head I can't remember which others are, as well. But, they are out there. : )
All the best - E.
