Xenacrockett said:
Marion County has been one of the fastest growing markets in Florida and there should be enough daylily lovers around to get a club going or at least give it a try.
One of the pioneers in daylily hybridizing lived in Ocala. My house was just a few streets beyond hers, and I had to pass her garden on the way to and from work. For that matter, I passed it on the way to and from just about anywhere I went.
I'm referring to Ophelia (Mrs. Bright) Taylor, winner of the Stout Medal and other awards. She was a gracious lady. I don't remember the year of her death, but it was around 1970. There was another well-known grower in Ocala at the time, Benton (Mrs. Marion) Thomas. She did a lot with miniature daylilies, but never actually registered anything as far as I know.
