Terry - Thank you for giving me an honest answer. I pretty much figured what you might say, but I am new to hybridizing and I was hoping maybe there is some "secret" that hasn't been revealed about hybridizing plants. I am sure some pro hybridizers have indeed come to some solid observations and conclusions with some of their signature parent plants that they are NOT going to reveal. But in general, there must be some logical conclusion in plant genetics. I guess as you said, Plant genetics (especially daylilies) can be so complex that it would take years of studying to formulate an answer and even then that might only be true for certain cultivar of daylilies, not all.
Perhaps Ashton (and Jon, too) will figure it out. Maybe they will do a study for their Master's or Doctorate thesis.
I hope they share that info with the world if they do!
I will say that I NEVER cease to be surprised by what my seedlings produce in the way of blooms. It is more often a surprise than not!
