Hemerocallis 'Moonlit Masquerade'

Lovely one :-)
I bought one years ago, Destined to See,it took 3 years too in the meantime I'd had it sent as a bonus plant from theflowerbower and it flowered first !

Bought several Daylilies 3 years ago, before you got me involved. The (lack of) size and the wait, of the Ebay purchases enough to put one off!

Yes it would me too!! I now stick to my favourite sellers on there, Polliesdaylilies are brilliant plants as are theflowerbower both are members on here theflowerbower goes under the name of botanicalady though.

Like it.......lots of gall midge on ours again.....

Gall midges! Have I got that pleasure to come.
I have H. kwanso and another Pink Damask, 20 or 30 years never had any problem with deformed flower buds, yet.

It's only the early flowers that are affected Siris and some varieties seem to be a magnet for them grrr , they don't seem to bad here this year ,maybe because the seasons started later.
Kwanso and Pink Damask are later flowerers so won't be affected.

Ah, so now I know, do I spray the early ones with a systemic insecticide at the first sign of a tiny bud in the future?

Unfortunately there's no control for the gall midge Siris the only way to lesson them is to pick off and destroy ( not in compost bin) any affected buds this stops the buds falling to the ground and the midge larvae overwintering to emerge and start the cycle the following year.
Don't think any I sent you are earlies except maybe Long Stocking which does sometimes have a few affected buds.I'm thinking yours are flowering early but think its actually mine that are late!!

Ie good hygiene! Thank you Siris, disease and pests are all part of nature. Have been watching the sparrows trying to peck off insects on the flimsy flowering spikes of Linaria, stems bending under their weight almost into the pond. Most amusing.