I bought Jamaican Me Crazy and Jamaican Music because of a trip to Jamaica. I have a few names of family members, so yes. And been fortunate that most have been good plants. Nice to have a plant for a memory. Some are just nice because I am reminded who gave them to me when I see them.

No I haven't though I am more likely to give one a second look if I like the name. But I can say I've not traded for or bought one or even said I liked it here on the forum because I disliked the name or thought it was kind of a nasty or rude name or represented an individual or group that is not nice.

I haven't bought any just because of the name, but I think a good name is invaluable for sales. We once heard someone say that Primal Scream was a mediocre plant with a fantastic name that really sold it.

I’ve thought about it, haven’t done it yet. Heather, you may be the only one of us with an X daylily, lol!

sherry

I wanted Confessions of a Hemaholic because of the name. It was like buying a daylily named after myself. LOL

I have Xylophone Jazz too. It bloomed sparsely three years ago when I added it, but hasn't bloomed the last two seasons. I'm getting rid of it.

Debra

I've wanted to buy a few because of the name, but space precludes me from doing it very often. On the obverse side though, there are daylilies I won't buy because of the name.
I'd say hybridizers need to stay away from politics and rude/crude wording.....Maryl

I agree Maryl.

I agree also Maryl. I am sure there are a few people out there it appeals to, but I think the majority would not.

I am always surprised to see that the AHS allows crude/rude names . I like names that are puns, or funny spellings or play on words. Music themes , movie references etc . I am not wild about daylililes that are named for unknown ( to most) individuals although I do have some because of the blooms . I can understand people registering them under names of family/friends/loved ones but cannot understand why people would put them out into commercial market

I bought Xylophone Jazz because I thought it was hilarlous To my mind a xylophone is a child's toy and I have this image of some 3 year old playing jazz on their little toy .Debra , I am sorry to hear that XJ doesn't perform well for you . I have not seen it bloom ( hopefully this year ) but it only went in in 2017 as a single fan . I have it planted in a shady spot so planning on moving it this spring and fingers crossed I get to see some blooms. It has increased nicely though.

I often plant a new single fan in shadier spots so the plant can concentrate on increase without have to expend energy pumping out blooms until the plant has increased.

Signet - I think the grubs devoured the roots on my Xylophone Jazz the previous two years.. I noticed its fans starting to grow the other day. Maybe it will bloom this year. I'm moving it to a pot with plans to sell it after it blooms.

Debra

I too love the name of Xylophone Jazz, but it didn't like our growing conditions. It either died or we sent what remained of it to a friend in the south. It blooms just the first year we got it. I actually was a mistake (should have been Get Jiggy) and it took us a while to identify it. I hope you are successful with it.

Nancy