Thanks! ...
in hoping people will become more interested in uploading photos of additional plant parts to the database! There are labels that apply to each part of these daylily plant forms:
Each segment of the daylily is important and can help to identify cultivars' physical characteristics. I know from experience that it can feel funny, for example, to photograph and upload roots (not a pretty sight next to all the lovely blooms!), but they are considered to be just as significant from a scientific viewpoint and their illustrations are historically important, invaluable and needed.
Hybridizers and home gardeners alike may also benefit from these kind of photos by perhaps learning such things as how to recognize root systems that will spread far and wide, longer or more bulbous roots that may weather drought well, or smaller, tidier root systems that may be easier to keep in pots. Each photograph of a different part of each cultivar gets a full acorn for uploading, so snapping pictures of the entire plant, foliage fans, its seed pods, the pollen anthers and pistil, and even the roots can be very "rewarding"!
