Hi Donald,
Yes, I'll put Golden Plover on the database. I've never done it, but I think I can figure it out. Wish I had a better pic, because though it's just a gold self, it's a really pretty flower.
The seedling is one of quite a number I have out of Jersey Spider. JS, at least at the time I started hybridizing, was considered one of the few reliable rebloomers in the north, so I did a bunch of crosses with it, some with less hardy, but nice, cascades like Dances With Giraffes and Ice Quake. This cross is x H. Hakuunensis. Out of all the kids from that cross, this was the nicest gold. It's about 54" tall with a nearly 8" bloom. This past summer was the first bloom season, so I don't know about branching and bud count yet. If it pans out, I will eventually introduce it.
Re: dogs and deer - as a person who's always had lots of dogs (I currently have 8) who's been through all sorts of feeding regimens, I can tell you I've never seen a dog be finicky when offered real meat (people quality). Just tonight my dogs had a great treat - there was a 5 lb pork roast on sale for 89 cents a pound. Real deal. They go APE for pork roast! You have their FULL ATTENTION when making their dinner, I promise. I usually do rice and chicken thighs because thighs are often on sale for under $1 a pound, and believe it or not, this makes feeding the dogs real food cheaper than a high quality kibble - something you really notice when you have 8 to feed. I boil thighs in water until the meat and cartilage easily pulls off the bone (I put a clove of garlic in the water, too). Then I use the water they cooked in to make the rice. So nothing but the bone goes to waste. I think it's important they have real meat in order for their poop to deter deer. What they often put in dog food is "dead, down, diseased" meat that can't be sold to humans, and they cook it at 2000 degrees to kill pathogens, so I don't know if after all that, the deer would recognize it.
Dogs'n'Daylilies: I'm with you! Despite having hundreds of newer, fancier-faced daylilies in my garden that can be interesting and exciting, I still always love my Jersey Spiders when they bloom. Such a nice rich color, and a graceful flower form. There's always a place in my garden for the great oldies, and JS is definitely one.
Some of the net photos make it look like it has a whitish midrib at times?
. I'm a bit hesitant to get very many new ones at the moment. I'm seeing deer tracks right up to the house for one thing. For another, the big containers tend to be expensive and I want to see how well those work over time with the plants I'm currently growing. I lost the first daylily toward the end of summer. Crown rot, I'm sure, and I'm not sure why or how to mitigate the circumstances where it might occur again. It was a plant that did well the year before and started out in the spring looking good, but didn't continue looking good by bloom season. I don't have enough experience to recognize the onset. But I'm still likely to add a couple from time to time and maybe clear out some that don't do well after being given the chance for a few seasons. Or that croak for some reason. The deer may put an end to the attempt if they continue hanging out too close.
