If you are searching the older literature (for pedigrees, breeding trends and so on) keep in mind that what we now call Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus was until recently generally called H. flava. It had the vernacular name 'custard lily' in many areas and those who know it still prize it highly for its fragrance. Both Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus and H. flava are Linnaean names, although more than a century before Linnaeus the name Liliasphodelus (spelled that way) was used by Parkinson in his Paradisus for what we now know as Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus. I'm not a daylily person, although I do grow a few species. I note that several older sources mention that the flowers of Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus last for several days in good condition. I know a place north of here where Hemerocallis fulva (fulva this time, not flava) covers several acres of ground, evidently to the exclusion of everything else. When they bloom, the entire place turns tawny orange - it always makes me think of the western deserts in bloom with California poppies, although the color is different. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7, where seven and eight foot tall lilies are literally peaking now. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/