I know this may be more obvious to southern gardeners, but I would love to hear from all on this forum. In my search for rust resistant cultivars, I obtained many that were listed as rust resistant. Unfortunately, the ratings were not true for some of them in my garden. So I would really like to know which ones you have that do indeed exhibit good rust resistance.
My registered tets that show good rust resistance are:
Springfield Clan - I'd give it a 1.5 rust resistance rating. A small amount of rust.
Webster's pink Wonder - Some rust, so probably a 1.5 - 2.0.
Spanish Sketch - A small amount of rust. 1.5 rating (not the 1.0 rating listed in the database).
Zoe Allegra - Some rust. Possibly a 1.5 - 2.0 rating.
Gram's Dream - 1.5 - 2.0 rust resistance rating.
Red Volunteer - Very small amount of rust. I think the 1.1 rating is accurate.
Bandit Man - Some rust, but appears to show resistance. 1.5 - 2.0 rust resistance rating.
Emperor Butterfly - Happy to see this one exhibit some rust resistance. I'd say a 1.5 - 2.0 rating which is consistent to the rating given in the database.
Best Kept Secret - Small amount of rust. 1.5 rating. Probably close to the database rating.
Dynasty Pink - Some rust, so probably about a 2.0 rust resistance rating.
Mister Lucky - A small amount of rust. Accurate 1.3 rust resistance rating in the database.
Paper Butterfly - Some rust. I'd estimate a 1.5 - 2.0 rating.
Betty Warren Woods - Some rust. I'd say a 1.5 rating, not the 1.0 rating in the database.
Whooperee - No rust whatsoever! NICE!!!
Calgary Stampede - Had some rust. Probably a 1.5 rust resistance rating, not a 1.0 as listed in the database.
Chinese Scholar - No rust at all. Great looking foliage!
Registered dips that show good rust resistance are:
Lady Neva - No rust at all. Yay!
Galaxy Explosion - No rust! Wonderful!
Judge Roy Bean - No rust! Another winner in the rust resistance department!
Gadsden Goliath - No rust. Skinny leaves!
Wild One - A very small amount of rust. Very happy to see the rust resistance on this cultivar!
Pink Super Spider - Some rust. I'd say a 2.0 rating or less.
Purple Rain Dance - No rust! Saw an increase in fans from 4 to 5 as well.
Moonlight Orchid - No rust! Yay! Another one I am thrilled about.
Duchess of D'Orleans - Some rust, but would rate this as a 1.7 - 2.0.
Sings the Blues - No rust! Another good cultivar!
Paige's Pinata - Small amount of rust. I'd say a 1.5 rating.
Lavender Stardust - No rust. A great cultivar in my opinion.
Royal Occasion - Small amount of rust. 1.5 - 1.8 rating.
Jedi Brenda Spann - Not only did this cultivar show NO rust at all, but the foliage looked the best of any of those in the raised bed. Can't wait to see the blooms on this one!
Lovely Pink Lady - No rust at all. Very, very happy about this!
Laura Harwood - No rust! A beautiful cultivar!
Apple Swirl - Small amount of rust that was dying. This is the one cultivar that made me think that it is truly a foliage that fights the rust it does get. The rust was small areas that had turned dark ... so the rust wasn't able to survive for long on this foliage.
Gleber's Top Cream - No rust at all and great looking foliage!
Siloam's Double Classic - No rust. A favorite cultivar of mine, so was happy to see how well it holds it's own against rust! Yay!
I hope others here on the forum will post their list of cultivars that seem to show good resistance to rust. I am always looking at cultivars that do in fact have actual rust resistance. Thank you in advance!
This is the other thread I started about rusty cultivars:
The thread "Which cultivars show rust in your garden?" in
Daylilies forum
