2024 Daylily Awards
American Hemerocallis Society
About this slideshow presentation
I created this presentation for my own use so that I could get a visual sense of which cultivars AHS garden judges are finding appealing in 2024. I decided to create it using Google Slides so that I could share it, and so that it can be universally viewed, even if you don’t have a Google profile. Then I decided to share it on the daylily Robin. Anyone with the link can view, so feel free to share it with non-Robiners if you want.
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I copied Award info directly from the AHS Awards webpage, and from the Spreadsheet of 2024 Winners. Please email me with corrections if you see an error or have a comment or question.
Geoff Turk, AHS Member
Established in 1950, this award is the first official “stamp of approval” by the AHS, where good performance goes beyond the regional level.
To win, a cultivar must receive a minimum of fifteen votes to achieve the HM. These votes must come from no fewer than four different AHS regions with no more than ⅓ of votes from a single region. In voting for this award, Garden Judges must cast their votes only for cultivars observed in their own region. Cultivars are nominated for the Honorable Mention by their hybridizers. To be eligible it must have been registered for at least three calendar years. The Awards & Honors Committee may also nominate a maximum of ten cultivars each year that have been previously overlooked. Hybridizers may nominate a cultivar a maximum of three times, though not necessarily in consecutive years. After its third nomination, a cultivar cannot be nominated by the hybridizer.
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
15 Votes, 4 Regions Minimum
Hansen D, 2014
89 Votes, 13 Regions
37 Votes, 10 Regions
57 Votes, 12 Regions
Elliott D, 2017
Herrington T, 2012
Honorable Mention
15 Votes, 4 Regions Minimum
34 Votes, 9 Regions
32 Votes, 11 Regions
Peroni, 2013
Douglas H, 2019
Douglas H, 2020
34 Votes, 10 Regions
Honorable Mention
15 Votes, 4 Regions Minimum
Reed, 2020
28 Votes, 10 Regions
24 Votes, 5 Regions
24 Votes, 7 Regions
Wolff D, 2011
Herrington K, 2009
Honorable Mention
15 Votes, 4 Regions Minimum
Reed, 2020
21 Votes, 7 Regions
18 Votes, 8 Regions
19 Votes, 7 Regions
Marchant, 2012
Wolff D, 2018
Honorable Mention
15 Votes, 4 Regions Minimum
18 Votes, 6 Regions
Joiner J, 2017
Herrington K, 2007
17 Votes, 4 Regions
17 Votes, 5 Regions
Reed, 2017
Honorable Mention
15 Votes, 4 Regions Minimum
17 Votes, 6 Regions
Simpson E, 2019
Douglas H, 2018
17 Votes, 7 Regions
17 Votes, 7 Regions
Douglas H, 2020
Honorable Mention
15 Votes, 4 Regions Minimum
16 Votes, 7 Regions
Murphy JP, 2019
Pierce G, 2017
16 Votes, 6 Regions
16 Votes, 6 Regions
Emmerich, 2021
Honorable Mention
15 Votes, 4 Regions Minimum
16 Votes, 6 Regions
Reed, 2019
Kovach, 2019
15 Votes, 6 Regions
16 Votes, 5 Regions
Manning, 2020
Honorable Mention
15 Votes, 4 Regions Minimum
15 Votes, 5 Regions
Selman, 2021
Joiner J, 2016
15 Votes, 4 Regions
15 Votes, 5 Regions
Herrington K, 2008
Established in 1950, this award is given to signify that a cultivar is not only distinctive and beautiful, but also performs well over a wide geographic area. The Award of Merit is the second step in the “Pyramid of Awards” and is on the path to competing for the Stout Silver Medal. The award is made each year to the twelve registered daylilies receiving the most votes (13 in cases of a tie) by the garden judges under the following formula: A cultivar must receive votes from at least half of the regions, and not more than one-third of the total votes credited to a cultivar shall come from any one region. Cultivars must have previously been recognized by Honorable Mention.
Award of Merit
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Award of Merit
(14 Winners)
Herrington T, 2011
Douglas H, 2018
76 Votes, 12 Regions
51 Votes, 9 Regions
Award of Merit
(14 Winners)
Douglas H, 2016
Elliott S, 2015
33 Votes 8 Regions
30 Votes, 10 Regions
Award of Merit
(14 Winners)
Gossard, 2016
Scott B, 2011
29 Votes, 8 Regions
27 Votes, 8 Regions
Award of Merit
(14 Winners)
Gossard, 2017
Herrington K, 2008
27 Votes, 11 Regions
27 Votes, 10 Regions
Award of Merit
(14 Winners)
Kinnebrew-Gossard, 2018
Huben 2013
27 Votes, 8 Regions
26 Votes, 8 Regions
Award of Merit
(14 Winners)
Selman, 2014
Doorakian, 2012
24 Votes, 8 Regions
23 Votes, 9 Regions
Award of Merit
(14 Winners)
Elliott S, 2013
Kirchhoff D, 2011
23 Votes, 9 Regions
23 Votes, 8 Regions
The highest award a cultivar can receive is the Stout Silver Medal, given in honor of Dr. Arlow Burdette Stout, who is considered to be the father of modern daylily breeding in North America. This annual award–as voted by AHS Garden judges–can be given only to a cultivar that has first received the Award of Merit not less than two years previously.
Stout Silver Medal
2024 Stout Silver Medal
Douglas H, 2016
Award of Merit: 2022
Honorable Mention: 2019
Lambert/Webster: 2023
President’s Cup: 2018
Ned Roberts Spider/UF: 2018
47 votes
2024 Stout Silver Medal -Runners Up
'Explosion in the Paint Factory'
Howard R, 2013
Holmes S, 2012
Herrington T, 2008
30 votes
18 votes
11 votes
2024 Lenington All-American
Best Performer over Large Geographic Area�Awarded at AHS Board Autumn meeting
Award of Merit: 2019
Honorable Mention: 2015
President’s Cup: 2023
Junior Citation
Awarded by vote of garden judges for cultivar seedlings of Outstanding Quality and Distinction personally observed in gardens. Must be registered prior to award.
Sdlg ID: BV2UT23
Reusser, Dean
Specialty Awards
Extra Large Diameter
Early Season Blooming
Donn Fischer Cup
Annie T Giles
Ida Munson
Don C Stevens
Eugene S Foster
Harris Olson Spider
Lambert/Webster
RW Munson Jr
Don Fischer Memorial, Mini
Williams S, 2019
‘Elfin Blues’
‘Grandma’s Little Sweetheart’
28 votes
23 votes
19 votes
Annie T Giles, Small
Nordstrom, 2018
‘Back to Black’’
‘Green Derby’
35 votes
30 votes
21 votes
Extra Large Diameter
Murphy JP, 2017
‘Kingdom Bound’
‘Linda Gluck’
20 votes
16 votes
15 votes
Harris Olson Spider Award
Elliott S, 2015
‘Little Ricky’
‘Incy Wincy Spider’
41 votes
36 votes
30 votes
Lambert/Webster UF
Elliott S, 2015
‘Illinois Majestic’
‘Lilian’s Vapor Trails’
30 votes
16 votes
16 votes
Joiner J, 2013
‘Boom Boom Kabloom’
‘Topguns Sharon Scott’
41 votes
22 votes
21 votes
Eugene S Foster Late Blooming
Herrington T, 2014
‘Clowns in Washington’
‘Lord of Autumn’
25 votes
22 votes
19 votes
Early Season Blooming
Herrington T, 2006
‘Simply Karen’
‘Bourbon on Ice’
49 votes
23 votes
18 votes
RW Munson, Jr - Patterned
Peroni, 2013
‘Ripples and Reflections’
‘Absolutely Stellar’
38 votes
25 votes
16 votes
Don C Stevens - Eyed or Banded
Elliott S, 2017
‘Yoga Man’
‘Wacky Dragon’
33 votes
30 votes
17 votes
Convention Awards
President’s Cup
Florida Sunshine Cup
Georgia Double Appreciation
Ned Roberts Spider/UF
Awarded at national conventions by popular vote of convention attendees.
President’s Cup
Considered the most outstanding of all clumps at convention tour gardens. Any size and form is eligible.�
Dekerlegand, 1991
Lopp, 2024
Runner-up
Florida Sunshine Cup�Best Small/Mini clump observed at national convention
Rold, 2014
Elliott D, 2016
Runner-up
Georgia Doubles Appreciation
Best double flowered clump observed at convention tour gardens.
Story, 2005
Scott B, 2020
Runner-up
Ned Roberts UF/Spider�Most outstanding spider or UF blooming clump at convention tour gardens.�
Reed, 2005
Lopp T, 2024
Runner-up
Photography Awards�
Laprise, 2009
Davisson J, 2008
Laprise, 2009
Davisson J, 2008
Mildred Schlumpf Photography�Given annually for the best color photograph in each of two categories: single bloom and landscape (below). Winners are chosen by committee.
Mildred Schlumpf Photography - Single Bloom
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Mildred Schlumpf Photography - Landscape
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Photographer: Greg Haggett, Region 4,
Subject: ‘Helene and Frank Ferrari Garden’
Location: Chester, CT
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T2i DSLR
Laprise, 2009
Davisson J, 2008
Multi-Bloom�Established in 2010 and first awarded in 2011, this award is for images of two blooms (minimum) up to an entire clump. Flower color and form must be true to cultivar.
Photographer: Charlie Harper, Region 2
Cultivar: �'Working Late'
(Williams 2020)
Laprise, 2009
Davisson J, 2008
Artistic Garden Image�Established in 2010 and first awarded in 2011, images in this category should include all or part of a daylily bloom. This category may include, but is not limited to: images of bloom segments or parts of a bloom, profile shots of a bloom or blooms, garden art, garden critters and images taken around the garden.�
Photography Award - Artistic Garden Image
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Photographer: Greg Haggett, Region 4
Cultivar: 'Roses in Snow'
(Hansen D, 1999)
Location: Haggett Garden, Suffield, CT
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T2i DSLR
Laprise, 2009
Davisson J, 2008
�Youth Photography�Established in 2010 and first awarded in 2011, this award is broken into two divisions by the age of the photographer. Youth members may submit entries in the appropriate age divisions.
- Beginner Division – open to AHS Youth members who are at least five years old and under thirteen years of age by the Nov. 1 contest deadline.�- Intermediate Division – open to AHS Youth members who are at least thirteen years old and under eighteen years of age by the Nov. 1 contest deadline.
Youth Photography - Beginner
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Photographer: Owen Heffernan, Region 2
Cultivar: 'Moses Fire'
(Joiner J, 1998)
Youth Photography - Intermediate
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Photographer: Hans Herrington, Region 5
Cultivar: 'Sundays with Vernon’'
(Herrington T, 2003)
Individual Awards
Helen Field Fischer Gold Medal - Betty Roberts
Bertrand Farr Silver Medal - Heidi Douglas
Electronic Media - TBA
Steve Moldovan Mentoring - Sandy Holmes
Newsletter - TBA
Mabel Matthews Scholarship - Andrew Veroeven
Bertie Ferris Youth Fund - Andrew Veroeven
Christine Erin Stamile Fund - TBA
Regional Servioce Awards
Region 1 - Jason Halonon
Region 2 - Jacob Braun, Jim Cruise
Region 3 - Jacob Schloeder
Region 4 - Unavailable
Region 5 - Joe and Janet Watson
Region 6 - Tim Closs
Region 7 - Unavailable
Region 8 - Marilyn Glenn
Region 9 - Unavailable
Region 10 - Unavailable
Region 11 - Brenda Jindra
Region 12 - Floyd Sewell
Region 13 - Unavailable
Region 14 - Unavailable
Region 15 - Eric Simpson
Stats for Nerds
Coming Soon
Additional Slide Show Notes
Flower images - Where available, I borrowed images directly from hybridizers’ websites. If unavailable, I borrowed the image from the ‘Buy Now’ target website. I tried to check for copyright statements. If you own the image and prefer to not to have it represented here, please let me know and I will remove it.
Buy Now targets - I first tried to link to the hybridizer’s website for plant purchase. If the plant is no longer listed on the hybridizer’s website, there is no website, or in some cases the plant is ‘display only’; I then linked to another grower where I’ve purchased before and I know provides excellent service. If that wasn’t available, I then linked to a grower with the most reasonable price. If you’re the hybridizer and have re-listed a plant for purchase, please let me know and I will update the ‘Buy Now’ link. If you prefer not to have traffic directed to your website, please let me know and I will remove the link.
Sources: AHS awards spreadsheet; The Daylily Journal, Summer and Fall 2024; The Georgia Daylily, Winter 2024; Facebook AHS forum.