Okay, so maybe the weather is the cause. Our winter was cold and Spring was cooler than normal but without any late frosts. I'd say we had the perfect amount of rainfall too.
I checked my records again and there is some variation from year to year for blooming times. But both typically bloom mid-July. Raspberry Bouquet will bloom tomorrow! I'm still waiting on some of my early bloomers to start. I've only had more than 1-2 daylilies in bloom this week & just started making crosses yesterday. So I consider this the early part of the Early season.
I guess it's good because now I can cross it with early bloomers which I never could do before!