This thread is very interesting! I have a large stand of H. fulva (or is it H. fulva 'Europa' ? I don't quite understand the difference) that has been growing in our farm grove for at least 50 years. They never bloomed because of too much shade but I always liked the foliage. About 20 years ago I started gradually converting this part of the grove into my " hosta glade" but only dug up the fulva if I wanted to plant a hosta in the spot. We also cleared out a lot of scrub trees, elderberry, etc. , limbed up trees and this all let more sun in. The fulva started to bloom! So now, purely by accident, we have the gorgeous bloom near the east side of the hosta glade! I also grow a large clump of fulva 'Kwanso' which I acquired when I visited a friend who lived on a farm that had been in the family for generations. I spotted this row of gorgeous daylilies in full bloom... she had no idea what it was but I knew immediately that it was Kwanso! She had no choice but to give me a couple of fans!
Yes, I also have newer daylilies ... something I love to do is plant a daylily with its descendants side by side. For example: 'Lilting Lavender', 'Lola Branham', and 'North Wind Dancer', the last one a recent Stout medal winner. ... a beautiful combination. And I suspect they could all be traced back to H. fulva?
