I've had and loved Mary Todd for more than twenty years. Yes the form is a "plain" daylily, but it's an excellent foil for the fancy forms and patterns of its neighbors.
I moved a few fans to its current sunny location three years ago, and it has since multiplied into a large clump. I would call the color a yellow gold, and the scapes are always above the foliage (but not "leggy"). It starts in EM, but really gets into its own M and has many rebloom scapes. I haven't done a bud and branching count, but it seems like the Energizer Bunny, with lots of well-spaced blooms per scape.
Mary Todd holds its own in rain and wind. If I had any criticism it would be that the yellow fades a bit by late afternoon on a hot sunny day.
