All I can say is that I LOVE going down this thread to look at all the blooms. All of them make me stop and pause.
I wished I had land like Fred to add some rectangular seedling beds like he has. What fun that must be in the Spring/Summer when the new babies start blooming! It's a good thing I don't though, because I would sure have a hard time throwing most in the compost heap.
This (unknown parent) seedling that is 2+ years old was my very last bloom from 2 days ago. I have never had a daylily re-bloom this late. July is usually the latest month to see the last of my daylilies bloom. I had several plants that were either a division of this plant or sibling plants and they all re-bloomed for me the end of August and up until recent in September. I am beginning to pay more attention to genetics that produce late bloomers or late re-bloomers. Another of my goals is to have more blooming or re-blooming later in the season. I'd love to have a garden like Glen where he gets blooms almost year round. I have a lot of daylilies. They are the most abundant plants in my yard. It sure would be nice to see them bloom longer than 3 months to justify all the space given them in my garden. So another of my future goals is to cross late bloomers and late re-bloomers with patterned plants. Both of which I desire. I know everyone here has their own agenda and preference of bloom characteristics. That is mine .... late bloomers and some interesting patterns. But above all else, I like vigorous plants that survive the sun and heat in Florida.
BTW - This last bloomer and the 5 others like it were in a partial shade garden. Only 1 of my full sun daylilies rebloomed for me. Go figure. Seedling (with unknown parentage) that bloomed up until the middle of September this year :
This one is nothing special in looks, but the blooming time was what made it very desirable in my garden!
