there is often a great divide, and it is disappointing that the pursuit of commerce and accolades sometimes escalates the use-and-misuse of cultivars to the point that new hybrids can be widely bred from ones that should have been left behind in favor of better suited choices long ago.
Thankfully, in addition to garden testing, the study of parentage and lineages can help to identify wonderful cultivars to choose from out of a full array of older to cutting-edge newer ones. Since I've yet to see any newer attributes that were not already present in daylilies from decades past, I think it is easy to choose DLs that are very inexpensive "sure deals" - and just as easy to go for higher-stakes gambles, or "disposable fashion," instead - depending upon one's own inclination to research and choose wisely based upon individual goals and strategies for investing in daylilies' future.
So, kudos to those who thoughtfully learn about, choose from, and contribute to the wider knowledge and record-keeping of our beloved daylilies ... and what better place to watch and help that flourish, and to share such wisdom, than on ATP!
