Dennis- Lilting Lavender is one of my very favorite daylilies... I have had it since 1996, currently in 3 widely separated locations, full sun, morning shade, and mid-afternoon shade. It seems to do equally well in all three places. In one location, right beside my front door, I deliberately planted the "family": Lola Branham, Lilting Lavender, and Northwind Dancer. Northwind Dancer is the Stout winner, but I actually like Lilting Lavender the best of the 3! It has the strongest stems, Lola does tend to lean too much. N.Dancer has been criticized for leaning a bit, but I like it for that very reason... it does look like it is dancing! For me LL is the most prolific bloomer, and for the longest time. Lola started first and is about done, next was LL with many many buds yet to go, and N.Dancer was the last to start and has fewer buds left than LL. I have a photo of LL on the daylily database, that shows its color late in the day... picture was taken at dusk which is the reason for the dark background, and this plant is the one that gets the most shade.
I might add that gardening friends who are not into daylilies, but who have seen LL here, have all added it to their gardens!
