My best performer in 2000 was probably SOMETHING WONDERFUL (Salter 91). The
scapes were awsome with great branching and a high bud count. While it did
sometimes open multiple blooms on a scape, there were so many buds that the
first scapes were in bloom for a very long time. The rebloom scapes started
just as the first scapes were nearing the end so the overall effect was
practically continuous bloom for 7-8 weeks (which is a long time here in
this hot climate).
A close runner up was LEONARD BERNSTEIN.

I have to say that the best performer in my garden in 2000 and almost every year
would have to be RHINE MAIDEN ( Morss 93).
RM will have scapes drying up and some blooming and aonther set just coming up.
It is awsome in a clump and does not seem to mind this hot South Louisiana weather.
I divided it to fill trade orders and kept 2 fans and it is already sending more
fans up.
Coming in at # 2 would have to be WINEBERRY CANDY !!!! Again
awsome in a clump and seems to never stop blooming here.

SPLENDID TOUCH.
Here in zone 9 it blooms and reblooms, the color holds in our strong sun,
and it makes a strong healthy clump. It truly is a splendid flower, each one
and every one is beautiful!

My vote for best performer for 2000 is JOE BUMGARDNER (Houston 1995) 35"
EM 3.5" gold with pink polychrome. JB was a continuous bloomer with
multi-branching which was spaced to allow proper display of the
multiflora blooms. And like the Energizer Bunny it just keeps going on
and on and on......

The single Best Performer in 2000 was a tie (sorry Mark) - two relatively
small flowers with profusions of blooms over a very long period.
SILVER RUN Lee 1989 - a smaller near white diploid with incredible bud
count and branching. A profusion of small, round, creamy white flowers.
Very fertile. Registered as dormant - behaves like an evergreen here.
Reblooms strongly. Won the 2000 Tallahassee flower show for best polypetal
flower.
See it at:
MOON WITCH Salter, EH 1989 - another cultivar with a profusion of perfectly
formed, smaller creamy flowers with fantastic branching and rebloom. Tet.
It was totally covered for weeks at a time. A subtle, classy garden
performer. EXTREMELY fertile. See it at:

Poll -- as many have reported, bloom here was not great due to the extended late
winter-through-spring drought. However, three did well despite that, and of
those three, I must give the nod to BLACK PLUSH. I was impressed at the depth of
its color, and at how long it was in bloom in such harsh conditions. Runner-up
is a tie between CHEVRON SPIDER and *COYOTE MOON, both exceptional bloomers as
well. There would have been more contenders for this poll, had I not dug up the
majority of my collection, divided, potted, and placed them in shade to await
new or replenished homes.

CONDILLA bloomed constantly with beautiful yellow blooms (even won a blue
ribbon at the local show - off scape!). TINY PUMPKIN was the master of
rebloom. Every time we thought this must be the last scape another popped
up. It is by the front walk to its cheerful orange blooms were a welcome
sight each day.

My best performer this past season was BELA LUGOSI. It is one of the
prettiest purples I grow, it reblooms often, it produces huge fans, and
multiplies fast.
I would like to say that my daylily that bloomed almost continually for
four months was CORRYTON PINK. It is a KIRBY '81
pink blend dormant.