Try El Desperado. If you look at pictures, it's not all that exciting, but in person, it's amazing. Pictures don't do it justice. Buds, buds, buds, lots of branching, increases quickly and makes a super show in the garden. It's available all over the place.

Try a 14-16 inch pot or larger. If you don't have a green thumb, a large pot is better than a small one. A small one means for frequent watering and fertilizing.

I think it's great that you want to honor your mother that way. I don't have a green thumb either... I think that's why daylilies appeal to me so much.

Try the link below to contact them and see if there is anything close to you.

Since I don't use pots for daylilies, I'll leave that question alone.

Hope you find some real beauties. There are a ton of good cheap ones for $10 and less.

Vickie

Here is a link that might be useful: Gulf Coast Daylily Society

Daylilies are not that much trouble. Use a 14" or larger pot.

I agree with blue23rose. Contact the Gulf Coast Daylily Society. You can get information particular to your area. One of my favorite daylilies is 'Little Orange Tex', great in pots and hybridized by a member of the Gulf Coast Daylily Society.
Ed

thank you all for the advice, the site yall suggested was very helpful. hopefully it will pay off and i'll have a garden full of daylilies to remind me of mama soon.

I'm from New England, but I have some suggestions for you. If you search around you might find a source of 2 1/2 to 3 gallon plastic "buckets"--same as the 5 gallon size but smaller. These might be cheaper than clay pots, and less liable to break. Just drill 4 or more 1" holes in the sides of the pots about 1" up from the bottom--this will allow you to leave a small amount of water in the pots so you will not have to water them as often. I mix Epsom Salts, (1 tablespoonfull to the gallon of liquid fertilizer) every time you fertilize your plants. Also, inquire around as to the best potting soil to use where you live, and explain the location where you will have the plants. Soil, fertilizing, and location will have a lot to do with your results. I suggest that you inquire about the best fertilizer to use--remember, you are going to be "washing out" or "flushing out" the pots every time you water your plants. This does not happen when you water plants in a garden. Somebody suggested you visit a show, and I completely agree. Ask questions, lots and lots of questions. Don't be afaid to ask questions! It is an excellent way to learn. I wish you the very best, and I sincerely hope you enjoy your plants--it is an excellent way to honor your Mother.
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I probably live fairly close to you in East Texas, as the crow flies. I use 5-gallon pots, but I have learned something very interesting - plants thrive much better in white pots! Check your "dollar" stores - I found some big ones for the price but they really do look nice. It was amazing to watch my seedlings in the white pots far outdistance those in the burnt orange or black pots. It gets pretty hot here, so maybe the white pots kept the roots cooler. Others here will concur. I planted some in big blue tubs from Lowe's - and they didn't do well at all. Most of them died. Maybe daylilies just don't like blue!

Nancy