I agree with many already listed, but here's 10 more of my cheap favorites:

Mountain Almond
Shady Lady
Gordon Biggs
Lullaby Baby
Dallas Star
Bama Music
Double Cutie
Gentle Shepherd
Chorus Line
Olive Bailey Langdon

So many in my garden that were cheapos that I certainly can not list them all but each brings just what I wanted in just the place I wanted it that cheapos are considered a very worthy plant around my garden.

Elizabeth Salter
Barbara Mitchell
Tall Angel
Ben Adams
Peach Jubilee
George Caleb Bingham
Jim's Pick
Peach Cobbler
Country Melody
Frances Joiner
Ruby Throat
Ed Murray
Sir Modred
Black Cat
Lavender Blush (beautiful this morning)
Alabama Jubilee
Ruffled Apricot
Starling
Boagie

and on and on it goes. True favorites this year which were new to the garden last season are a couple of Fred Smith's from Hornbakers. I got a large clump of Coal Town Ohio and Off The Ritcher Scale of his and am totally delighted with the addition.

In fact several of my favorites are not registered daylilies. A little workhorse I like as a border front in my of my section is bitty little 'Razzmatazz' which is about 20 inches high and 2 and 1/2 blooms--it just goes and goes--and extra cheapo. I think I picked them up on clearance one year at Lowes for like $2.50 a gallon pot. Same with Siloam Baby Talk and both yes are wonderful this year with all the rain.

I think just about every daylily in the garden this season has outdone itself. Alot taller than usual and buds galore. Overall the cheapos have cost me quit a bit over the last four/five years as a whole, but worth very cent and given me the ability to bring bunches and bunches of them in instead of a handfull of pricey ones. Okay, so I have a few of those around too, but I figure I can't be cheap all the time, sometimes one just has to 'reward' herself for saving on everything else.

Love all the photos the gardeners put up here on GW, both newer and older selections and both cheap and expensive, ya all are total enablers!

Got most of them last year, between $5 and $7...

These are wonderful performers here, and some of them are as pretty as recent intros (the eye of the beholder).

Moonlit Masquerade
Beautiful Edgings
Laura Harwood
Elegant Candy
Mystical Rainbow
Joan Senior
Buttered Popcorn
Bela Lugosi

and

Denali,
big 8" double/single, (relatively, a splurge at $8)
late afternoon photo

Denali, single (morning photo)

Bj

I'm glad to see Persian Market, Moon Witch and Shady Lady on other people's lists, since I forgot to put them on my own. Another great one I left off was Cherry Cheeks. The color on that one is just superb, and I would never be without it.

Here are some small and miniatures that are top performers:
Witch's Thimble (6 weeks of bloom this time.)

Colorado Moon Fire (good rebloomer for me)

Dixie Boy (great bud count and nice rebloomer)

Pardon Me, another good rebloomer

Siloam Double Classic

Also:

Siloam June Bug (great rebloomer!)
Siloam Merle Kent
Siloam Fairy Tale
Pastilline

Debra

BILL NORRIS
RED VOLUNTEER
STRAWBERRY CANDY
EL DESPERADO
LITTLE GRAPETTE

Oh, dear, I have to add another one. I was just in the yard and found a rebloom scape on MISS OZIE (W.H. Smith, 1961). She's a lovely little pastel that started with the Stellas, bloomed for a month, and now she's doing it again. I spent $2 on her a couple of years ago at a Gilbert Wild sale.

MISS OZIE

I forgot a couple myself, and seeing OLIVE BAILY LANGDON listed reminded me that I should have included that and

WAYSIDE KING ROYAL

Julie

Also,
ARCADIA PLANTATION
PRARIE BLUE EYES
ALABAMA JUBILEE
ELEGANT CANDY
OUTRAGEOUS
LADY LIZ
AGAMEMNON
AUTUMN WOOD
PERSIAN MARKET
ROCKET CITY
PANDORA'S BOX
MAGIC CARPET RIDE
JEN MELON
BLUE HAPPINESS
SPLENDID TOUCH

I would say-

ANTIQUE ROSE
CHINA BRIDE
SUSAN WEBER

I love these three and would not consider giving them up. Some of the other choices people listed for $10.00 cost me more than that so I didn't list them. An example would be BEAUTIFUL EDGINGS but I would never get rid of it either as I love it!

Mildred Mitchell
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Jambalaya

Wild Horses

Ruby Spider
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Henna Copper

Bad but Beautiful

Forsyth Flaming Snow
These are just a few - I am a cheapo and only have a few that are over $10.00. This year my favorite daylily farm is having a 30% off sale, so the $5.00 are only $3.50!!!

What a great thread. I'm glad to read that many of my new acquisitions are mentioned.

Ahhh, Daylily Dreamer, are you really a cheapo!!?? You are just spoiled by that daylily farm out there. You forgot to mention that they often give way more than 2 fans for that price too. !!!! Especially if you are there a day that Martha, or Dorothy are digging. :o)
Alas, I am a cheapo too, but have gone searching for "deals" on specific ones I want.
My fav cheapos are
Always Afternoon
Dragons Eye
Emperors Dragon
Grand Palais
Joan Senior
Mokan Butterfly
Outrageous
Priscillas Rainbow
Pumpkin Kid, love Pumpkin Kid
Raining Violets
Respighi
Strutters Ball
Spiritual Corridor

So here's a pic of that great daylily farm from last year, had to 'sneak' this pic. No one was gonna 'pose for a pic'

Gee most of my favotites are the cheapies!!

CRIMSON PIRATE
BARBARA MTCHELL
BEAUTIFUL EDGINGS
CHICAGO APACHE
JAMES MARSH
SIR MODRED...it was cheap when I bought it!
MIRACLE MAID
EL DESPERADO
SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN
LIGHTHOUSE PEACH JEWEL

Techny Peach Lace
Parian China
Ben Aruthur Davis
Bertie Ferris
Best Of Friends
Tahitian Dancer
Hush Little Baby
Fairy Tale Pink
American Revolution
Prairie Moonlight
Country Lace
Chicago Blackout (several Chicago series looking great now)
Catherine Woodbury
Shepherd's Light
Lullaby Baby
Mary Todd
Omomuki
Tetrina's Daughter (so simple, and a true favorite)
Northbrook Star
Best Kept Secret
Broadway Smile
Evening Gown
Darked Eyed Magic
Miss Quinns World

More just keep becoming favorite each time I step out the doors. Everything is mixed into my very mixed borders and beds and cottage style gardening , I'm so enjoying each mornings new surprise as I turn each and every corner/bend and section. I take a large bucket around with me each morning to pinch off yesterday's blooms early each morning and it's my absolute favorite time of day--just me and my garden.

Here's 10 that have almost always looked good, every single bloom. I doubt I paid more than $10 for each, I think I've only paid more than $10 for a daylily once or twice.

All Fired Up
Collier
Forsyth Hot Lips
Hot Town
Jason Salter
Mask of Time
One Last Kiss
Red Volunteer
Siloam Joan Senior
Tom Wise

This is a great thread. Here is my list. Some may be slightly over $10.00 ?? but all are very inexpensive.

Caledonia
Coburg Fright Wig
Corinthian Pink
Diamond Shadows
Druid's Chant
Elizabeth Elaine
Femme de Joie
Finger Lakes
Indian Giver
Kimmswick
Matt
One Last Dance
Pug Yarborough
Prairie Moonlight

Thing is that at one time each of these WERE high dollar daylilies. Those that are $100 to 200 this year could be very well $5 to $10 in just 3-5 years.

My favorite cheapies are Magic Carpet Ride, Louisiana Belle, Doug Lycett, Prague Spring, Aquamarine, Medieval Spirit, Ferengi Gold, Nile Crane, Tooth, Chancellor's Gold and Time Lord.

My best cheapo's this year are in no particular order:
(I'll leave out any previously mentioned, but I have a bunch of those too.)
Evening Enchantment
Frans Hals
Lake Norman Spider
Siloam Toy Time
Siloam Tee Tiny
Little Wart
Jedi's Return
Vacation Cruise
Fooled Me
Dark Star
Black Ruffles an oldie but a goody if you can find it
Ruby Stella
Siloam Red Ruby
Knick Knack
Black Eyed Stella
Daring dilemma

I just got White Tuxedo and it just blooms it's head off.

I almost never pay more than $15.00 for a daylily. Most of the time I'm super cheap and I get really great deals on the LA.
Last fall I got French Twist for only $3.00!!!! I made up for that deal though by buying a 4 fan blooming clump of Sergeant Major for $60.00(the most I ever spent on 1 daylily).That was my last big indulgence.

This was a blast reading everybody's lists. I even added a few to my "wishlist".

Kim

El Desperado
Custard Candy
Daring Deception
Always Afternoon
Blueberry Candy
Bonanza
Buttered Popcorn
Firestorm
Longstocking
Catalina
Crimson Pirate
Tuscawilla Blackout
Bela Lugosi
Little Audrey
Evening Enchantment
Franz Hals
Gentle Shepherd
Savannah Debutante
Inwood
King Lamoni
My Melinda
I don't think I've spent more than $10 on a daylily. These are the ones I bought, I probably have lots more than could be added to the list, but I trade a lot & don't really know the value.

Ooh- don't leave one out if it has already been mentioned.
This is a priceless list for those of us just getting into daylilies. The ones that are mentioned most are most likely great "starter" daylilies.
Renee

Carry on please!

Bella Lugosi is the daylily that started my madness. It was $150 at the time which I thought was horrible. But that picture was all I could think of!! I finally leaped when I got it for $50. It is a glorious purple that if you search on Tinkers you will find it a parent to alot of other daylilies. http://db.tinkersgardens.com/

Tom Wise and Killer are also daylilies that are strong and provide a great garden presence. Those 2 are in my front yard and is the first ones you see upon arrival.

I've been thinking seriously about El Desparado but need a couple of questions answered if someone could. Is its base color a bright yellow or is it a light yellow or cream. If bright yellow does it fade to cream by late PM? As to my top performers, well I can't imagine being without:

*Pandora's Box
*Joan Senior
*Smoky Mountain Autumn
*Eenie Weenie (great little pot plant)
*Yesterday Memories (a prolific older pink bloomer)
And one I've not heard mentioned which was recommended to me by a daylily enthusiast years ago and which I love:
**Coral Corduroy
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EL DESPERADO isn't blooming here yet so I am going by memory but I am sure it does not fade. No way is it cream, its yellow. Just trying to remember exactly what shade of yellow. Its not a neon zap it in your face yellow though.

Come See
Cranberry Baby
Gillian
Mildred Mitchell
Palladian Pink - my best value for $5 of all time
Pink Rocks - my best value for $6
Soft Summer Night
West Coast Blues - unbelievable to me @ $12, should be $112
Surf
Missouri Memories
Very Berry Ice
Sea Siren
Create Your Dream - another screamin' deal for a WONDERFUL daylily ($15)
Chinese Watercolor

El Desperado is used to be refeered to as a yellow mustard color...not light or cream at all. Does not fade. Mine is in the strong afternno sun and looks good all day! It is a permanet resident here!

Can't believe I forgot Peach Magnolia at $6. It is my favorite of all my cheapos! Don't have a pic, but here's a link to a good pic:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/99477/

Great topic!!
My top ten in south Alabama are:

Becky Lynn
Crimson Pirate
Dublin Elaine
Golden Scroll
My Belle
Rainbow Candy
Riseman's Flame
Robin Elmore
Savannah Debutante
Tuscawilla Tigress

They must like my dirt because they have not failed to bloom in 10 years.

Arlene

CHEAP YELLOW FAVOURITES
1. Panther eyes
2. First Knight
3. Eighteen Karat
CHEAP PURPLE FAVOURITES
1. Spacecoast Suprise Purple
2. Mort's Magic
3. Mort Morss
CHEAP WHITE/CREAM
1. Mal
2. Jack May
3. Joan Senior
CHEAP REDS
1. Maria Callas
2. Crimson Icon
3. Drowning in Desire
CHEAP PINKS
1. Bangkok Belle
2. Elizabeth Salter
3. Jamaican Music
Overall Cheapest Bargain and best Performing daylily in my garden would be Spacecoast Starburst

El Desperado is sometimes a light yellow in my garden, but never cream. Sometimes when you photograph it in the sun, the light blows it out and makes the yellow look lighter than it is in person. It holds up very well in the heat and fades very little.

Debra

Thanks Nanny, Rita and Debra for the info on El Desperado. I'm not much for eyed daylilies but most of the pictures I've seen of it were so nice (and I'm a big yellows fan anyway), that it goes on my list since it's does not fade and is not a pale yellow........I meant to say too that someone last year posted a pic of Carribean Double Lemon and it made me drool. Don't know if that was you Suel or not. I never could find one to buy but it sure is a beauty.

Maryl - it probably was me. I got mine at Critter Creek Farm -web site is www.GardenEureka.com/CRITT
Here's all the info on their CDL:
Caribbean Double Lemon Talbott 1994 28 MRe 6 Lemon Yellow Self Evr Dip Dbl Fra Ext DL $5.00

re above post info - I thought "DL" meant double but it means double fan, limited stock.

I love this thread. MARYL, To answer your question, my EL DESPERADO is what I would call a Lemon yellow,and it does not fade,Mine is out in the hot sun all day,and lloks the same in the evening as it does early in the morning.If I remember right,the eye is dark purple..
My cheapo daylilies was way under $ 10. Most of t he ones I got a few years ago was not over 3.50 each on a sale.
1 Little Wart
2 Pardon Me
3Barbary Corsair
4 Bunny Puff
5 Black Eyed Susan
6 Brave Heart
7 Frankly Scarlet
8 Chorus Line
9 Paper Butterfly
10 Custard Candy
11 Strawberry Candy
12 Strutter's Ball

Most all of them was 3.50 to $ 5.00

Jean

Thanks Jean about El Desperado. We know about the heat don't we. 104 before the rain came yesterday and if yours can take it so could mine. I see you have Strutters Ball on your list. I've always wondered what the difference was between it and Bela Lugosi (since both have about the same color in photos)....Thanks for the info Suel on Caribbean Double Lemon. I would have had it this year if I'd been able to locate it last winter when ordering fever was upon me. That was a great photo you posted.

Suel41452, I have a picture of Peach Magnolia to share. And like you, it is one of my favorites.

PEACH MAGNOLIA
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Other favorites of mine:

WHOOPEREE

APPLE TART-just got it last year and it's quickly a favorite of mine. Nice branching and increasing.

BUTTERED POPCORN-the name says it all.

Really got a mix of picture sizes there, didn't I?

Vickie

I think just about every daylily I own is a cheapo. I spent $10 each on Party Pinafore and Shores of Time, but I think I got lucky with those. :-) I also like:

Absolute Treasure
Chance Encounter
China Lake
Classic Delight
Coming Up Roses
Court Magician
Jolyene Nichole
Rosy Rhinestone
Sue Rothbauer

Mildred Mitchell
Dallas Star

I think I have just about every daylily listed; and if I didn't love them they would be gone. In that event I will just list five that i consider must have
El Desperado
Siloam Double Classic
Strawberry Candy
Paper Butterfly
South Seas

I bought this one about 7 years ago for $5. It always does a great job of flowering and the color seems to change a bit each year.

Persian Shrine

This is one I bought about the same time for the same price. They have an open house each year and offer one of their varieties for $5 each time. They couldn't tell me anything about it but I figured for that price I'd buy it-glad I did! Here it is.

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Marg

Here's a link that someone posted here for older cultivars. I was surprised that some of mine are from the 1940's.

Here is a link that might be useful: Valley of the Daylilies

Wispy Rays would be my #1 cheapo - HUGE red blooms that are very showy
Optical Art
Brooklyn Twist
Autumn Wood
Dragon's Eye
Emperor's Dragon
Moonlit Masquerade
Halloween Trick can sometimes be bought on the Auction for less than $10

Thanks everyone, this is a great thread. I've been stunned by some of the daylily prices I've seen and inexpensive recommendations are just what I needed - esp. now that I've taken up with the Daylily Auction. Still, when I copied these names into an Excel sheet to save for future shopping, I found there are well over 200 daylilies I might want to choose. Yikes!!
I'd better narrow my list down just a bit, don't you think? ;-) Sounds like a great winter project...

Pure and Simple, always perfect, Bordello Queen, Hermitage Newton, Elegant Candy, King George, El Desparado, Salieri, Flowershop , Dominic, Right of Passage[just finished blooming], Ming Porcelain, Advance Party, Russian Easter, Adjure, Mount Fuji and Smuggler's Gold. There are others but these jump to mind. cheers, and a great thread, lloyd

I love cheap! My favorites:

Autumn Wood
Wispy Rays
Rainbow Radiance
Betty Warren Woods
Condilla
Elegant Candy
Elegance Supreme
Super Purple
Razmatazz
Priscilla's Rainbow
Baby Blue Eyes
Persian Pixie

I'm sure I have more, but can't recall if I paid more than $10 for them.

LOVE/HATE relationship w: Stella d'oro. Hey--it blooms, right?

Cheapo huh! I had several DLs that I had bought and I loved them. My daughter had gotten into DLs and wanted to
be very generous with me---and she wouldn't let me pay for
them. Most of these I will list came from her. Hope you
can sort out the right names, I'm tired and it's getting
late.

Emperor's Choice Tetrina's Daughter
Bittersweet Holiday Stoplight
Grand Opera August Orange
Velvet Shadows Moonlight Orchid
Firestorm Lake Norman Spider
Asiatic Pheasant Mephestophiles
Starman's Quest Dark Star
Yellow Mammoth Avant Garde
Cedar Waxwing Dreamy Cream
Zip Boom Bah Seminole Wind

These are just a sample, a few listed are ones I did buy
myself. I LIKE this thread.

Kay/phal
Marked by Lydia
Duke of Durham

I have seen it listed several times in this thread, but I thought I would re-emphasize. CRIMSON PIRATE. I have five clumps of this oldie and it bloomed for 4 straight months, no lie. Its usually one of the bagged runts you can get at home depot for 5 bucks with 5 fans in it. Get one and in one season you will have clumps and an unforgettable show.

I am so enjoying this post! My favorite cheapos are:

Strutter's Ball [always get comments on this one]
Custard Candy
Cherry Cheeks [my daughter's favorite]
Frans Hals
South Seas
Big Smile
Chicago Arnie's Choice
Hyperion
Indian Sky
Tuscawilla Tigress [outstanding orange!]
Mary's Gold [outstanding and looks great near T. Tigress!]
Moonlight Masquerade
Final Touch

and a dark red spider with deep gold throat and stripe in center of petal that was left behind by the previous owners that we all love. It may be Crimson Pirate or one called Aabachee? Gorgeous!

I have elegant candy that just won't stop blooming

I think these are some great ones.

Bump!

I just placed an order! I thought this would be a good thread to keep running.

Coming my way are:
Apple Crisp
Cameo Painting
Canadian Border Patrol
Curly Twirly Shirley
Egyptian Ibis
New Perspective
Nile Plum
Pandora's Box
Picasso
Pick of the Litter ($8)
Radiation Biohazard
Russian Rhapsody
Splendor
Sky Kissed ($8)
Trahlyta
Wild Wookie (this was $15)

All except the marked ones were $6.00! Now I need to prepare the space! I ordered these from Valley of the Daylilies. I read some good comments about them, especially for Northern growers.

Along with listing your favorite cheapo daylilies, could you also say where you ordered them?