I ordered 24 new daylily varieties (24 plants) from Smokey's Gardens in Michigan on 12-13-21.  The daylilies arrived on 05-22-22. 

So far 18 varieties have bloomed ... soon to be joined by Purple Oddity in the next week or so.  That makes 19 out of 25 varieties in the first year ... not bad!  Rather than two fans of Petal Pusher, Smokey's shipped one fan of Eye Popper and one fan of Petal Pusher.  No complaints on this end getting one more daylily variety!

One marketing comment about Smokey's.  Most if not all daylily sellers ship daylilies with 2 fans.  So if you order one daylily plant, you get two fans automatically.  With Schreiner's the 2 fans are normally interconnected ...  sometimes you get 3 fans per plant.  Amador gives you two separate fans for each daylily ordered.  Smokey's shows a standard quantity of 2 plants representing not 4 fans but just 2 fans.  Do daylilies with more than one connected fan do better initially than ones with disconnected fans?  I wonder ... what is your opinion?
  
By the way, I am pleased with all the varieties that bloomed this year ... as well as the ones that did not.  Here are some preliminary comments based on their first two months in my garden.

FAVORITE FLOWERS

​Paul Stout - 1 plant, 11 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 2 to Jul 19, semi-evergreen, gold yellow orange blend with yellow to green throat, most prolific bloomer of Smokey's daylilies

​Blessed Art Thou - 1 plant, 5 days with flowers so far, first bloom Jul 17, semi-evergreen, orchid pink blend with lemon edge

Chicago Brave - 1 plant, 6 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 14 to Jul 21, semi-evergreen, burgundy red self above green throat

Passion in Paris - 1 plant, 6 days with flowers, bloomed Jun 27 to Jul 10, semi-evergreen, red with lighter red watermark

Harmony in Yellow - 1 plant, 4 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 9 to Jul 13, semi-evergreen, rather simple yellow flower

SOLID PERFORMERS

Baby Rattle - 1 plant, 2 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 10 to Jul 12, semi-evergreen, vibrant pink with slight watermark and ruffled double edge

Eye Popper - 1/2 plant (one fan), 3 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 6 to Jul 11, dormant, medium purple with deep purple eye

​Jedi Dot Pierce - 1 plant, 2 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 7 to Jul 11, semi-evergreen, rose pink with darker rose eyezone & nicely ruffled edges

Rough & Tough - 1 plant, 3 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 16 to Jul 18, evergreen, purple with lavender watermark above green throat

​Magic Carpet Ride - 1 plant, 2 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 2 to Jul 7, evergreen, mandarin red with coral orange red watermark

​Fair Child - 1 plant, 3 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 12 to Jul 14, semi-evergreen

Rhodesian Red - 1 plant, 3 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 5 to Jul 11, evergreen, larger & deeper red flower than Passion in Paris 

​Pale Moon Windmill - 1 plant, 2 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 11 to Jul 13, semi-evergreen, cream blend with light lavender halo recurved

​Fitzasaurus - 1 plant, 2 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 21 to Jul 25, semi-evergreen, burgundy red self

​Spacecoast Southern Belle - 1 plant, 2 days with flowers, bloomed Jul 7 to Jul 9, semi-evergreen, ruffled round pink with chartreuse (green/yellow) edge

WISH FOR MORE BLOOMS

Diana Culbertson - 1 plant, 1 day with a flower, bloomed Jul 16, semi-evergreen, note the 4 petals & sepals on the one & only flower

​Pale Blush - 1 plant, 1 day with a flower, bloomed Jul 11, semi-evergreen, a light dusty pink blend

Petal Pusher - 1/2 plant (one fan), 1 day with flowers, bloomed Jul 8, semi-evergreen, a pink double with wire gold edge