I had rust on the great majority of my plants this year. I think due to the fact that I brought so many new plants in.
There might have been a few that did not show rust I will have to see if I made any notes on that. I just mainly want to comment on how those plants look right now. Many of them had a small amount of rust, many had a moderate amount of rust, but in my opinion none of them had a severe case of rust. I was looking at them the other day (I fully intended to take pictures) and the recovery of the plants is fantastic. Almost all the rust laden leaves appear to be gone and green healthy foliage is now showing. They nearly all were looking so pretty...maybe there will be no freeze tonight and I can still get photos.
One thing I really noticed was that my last order of daylilies that was planted just a few weeks ago, showed no rust on any of the plants. So I am thinking fall planting in my area is a big bonus. The plants I planted during the heat of the summer sulked and for the most part came down with some degree of rust. The fall planted daylilies will have all Fall, Winter, and Early Spring (hopefully) to get established without the harmful effects of rust.
I think because we have had such a mild November (not even a first frost yet) that my plants have been given a chance to grow out of their rust stage and green up and look fresh as springtime plants. Last year by this time the foliage would have looked totally different due to very early frosts.
I will try to take a few photos tomorrow and come back an edit this by adding them.
Photos showing how green the foliage is looking in the garden today(11-24-2015):
Photo of one small bed:
Photo of a larger bed:
The foliage is not perfect, still some yellow leaves here and there, but very few from rust anywhere. I think the plants look great for this late in the season. It is so wet down there the water just squeezes up out of the ground when you walk. Still, the daylilies really seem to like it so far. Last year I was afraid they would all freeze and rot in that boggy ground, but it did not seem to bother them.
Of all the "rust resistant rated" daylilies I have, this year the one that showed the most rust was Tuscawilla Tigress. It was probably the first plant to show rust in the garden this year. It still is one of the worst looking as far as the foliage goes.
