Award Winning Daylilies Start Here
The Always Green Nursery Guide to Deciphering Award Winning Daylilies:
Daylilies have often been known to start as single plants in a long-forgotten garden, but in the rights hands those lonesome plants can become collector’s items very quickly. While it’s hard to say what new varieties will be chosen to be propagated and sold on a mass-scale, it is easy to see how beautiful the results of breeders can be!
What awards can daylilies win?
The following awards are given by the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) annually:
- SSM–Silver Stout Medal. This is the highest honor a daylily can receive from the AHS. It is awarded to the most outstanding daylily.
- AM–Award of Merit. Awarded to daylilies for outstanding beauty and performance over a wide area of the country.
- HM–Honorable Mention. The AHS first official stamp of approval.
- JC–Junior Citation.
- DFM–Donn Fischer Memorial Cup. Awarded to the best miniature daylilies.
- AGA–Annie T. Giles Award. Awarded to the best small-flowered daylilies.
- RCP–Richard C. Peck Award. Awarded to the best tetraploids.
- EFA–Eugene S. Foster Award. Awarded to the best late-blooming cultivars.
- LPA–L. Ernest Plouf Award. Awarded to the best dormant and fragrant cultivar.
- DSA–Don C. Stevens Award. Awarded to the best eyed cultivar.
- LAA–Lenington All-American Award. Awarded to the best performers in all areas of the country.
- AHS Popularity Poll. Conducted annually to determine the favorite daylilies among AHS members from each region of the country.
- Always Green Nursery offers many different daylily varieties seasonallyas well as new and rare varieties that you won’t find in average nurseries or garden centers. If you need help or want plant recommendations please contact us and we’d be happy to help. Please view our other guides for more helpful advise on plants and gardening!