This can be argued both ways!! Like many, I prefer not to purchase SF's - feeling that two fans have a better chance of succeeding in my climate. BUT, I have sometimes done so if it was something on the "must have now" list. Back in those years when I used to order complete sets of introductions from the big hybridizers, there were of course some SF's that came with the collections since these plants were the newest of the new. The vast majority of them succeeded, but sometimes it did take a couple of years for them to bloom. By then, the same plants were often available on the secondary market as larger plants and more fans, so I'm not sure what I gained. Nowadays, thankfully I don't feel that push to have every new thing out there and am willing to wait a couple of years to see if some of those newer ones have performed well for others. Getting feedback on newer plants BEFORE purchasing, or even waiting to see them succeed if grown locally, has proven to be the best advice that people gave me when I was new to daylilies.
