Xenacrockett,
I think it is very possible that Wild's is telling the truth. Rust is not a problem (from what I understand) for many northern gardens. It is certainly not a major problem for them in the cold winter parts of the country. They would be much more concerned with rot, you may have almost no problem with rot.
I ran all the plants I ordered from Wild's though the All Things Plants data base and only ordered daylilies that had rust resistant ratings. Rust has not been a major problem in my garden but I have sprayed for it the past two years. I am hoping that this year will be a very minor rust problem because of the very cold winter we here in the south even have experienced. I think because of the spray programs now available rust is not considered to be nearly the problem it was once thought it could be (total loss of the daylily business). Now it is just considered to be one of the many problems people who grow plants have to deal with. Just saying before I would write off Wild's I would check with some more northern growers and see if there response is much better, I know the southern growers would be much more aware of the problem, but they do not limit their daylily selection at all by the rust rating shown, that seems to be left up to the individual grower. The most expensive new introductions can be very susceptible to rust even from the southern growers. I think there are actually very few who hybridize with rust resistant as a main goal.
