tink3472 said:I agree it definitely doesn't look like JH.
The person you got it from is pretty reputable person (even though his feedback is low) so if it's the wrong plant it was most likely an honest mistake. Have you sent him an email with photo to see if he knows what it may be?
floota said:The first season I had Jerry Hyatt, it didn't show the "cheetah spots" that it now shows regularly in the AM. I felt fairly sure that it was the right plant ( as it had come from Curt) but it took a couple of years to establish.
Here are first season blooms VS now.
I can't even believe they are the same cultivar but they are!
FIrst year:
NOW:
( Ugh: for some reason, pictures were not downloading correctly today. Will try to post some recent images of this later!) Will say that the bloom form of the image you posted DOES look more like Bela Lugosi, IMHO. The shape isn't right for Jerry Hyatt.
julrich said:
Bela Lugosi, in my garden never gets to the incredible near-black of the photo by Daylily (I wish it did!), but presents as a deeply saturated dark red with yellow throat.