Karen, I got rust from a California grower for the first time this summer. I've never gotten rust from a southern grower, but I'm fairly new to the daylily party. When I received the plants from California, I potted them up for about six weeks and there was no signs of rust what so ever. They were big, healthy and growing well. I later planted them in a small bed in my back yard and within a couple of weeks the rust exploded...infected nearly every plant in that bed. I removed as much of the rusty foliage as possible, but I didn't spray with anything. It looks like the few below freezing days have gotten rid of it completely. December was extremely warm in my area, but the last week has given us some winter like weather. I will see what happens in the spring.
