A Select List of the Finest Daylilies 
Awards and Honors 
Each year the Hemerocallis Society gives 
awards and Popularity ratings to the best day- 
lilies. Highest Honor is the ‘Stout Medal’ 
awarded to one daylily each year; next the 
‘Award of Merit?’ (AM), and then ‘Honorable 
Mention’ (HM). 
Abbreviations: E-Early. M-Midseason. La-Late. 
Fra-Fragrant. Re-Repeats. Ev-Evergreen. Dor- 
Dormant. S-Ev-Semi-Evergreen. Height of scape 
is given in inches, i.e., 36”. Originators are given 
in parenthesis after variety name: Culp.-Culpep- 
per, Les.-Lester, Whe.-Wheeler, Nes.-Nesmith, 
Rus.-Russell, Sax.-Saxton, St.-Stout, Tay.-Taylor. 
ACCEPTOR (Culp.). Our favorite late 
blooming red-purple. Large glossy stars in 
Aug. Should be better known. 40”. Dor. $4.00 
ADVENTURE (Culp.). A fine golden or- 
ange self. Late July-August. 44”. Dor. 2.00 
AFLUTTER (Sax.). See New Introductions. 
AMHERST (Whe.). Large violet-purple lilies 
with cream midribs. 38 buds. 30”. Ev. 
HM-1952. 4.50 
ALBION (Whe.). Broadly recurved very light 
lemon. Often repeats in fall. Fragrant. 
o04n Mopkiv: 4.00 
ALNILAM (Sax.). Very early blooming bi- 
color with wide garnet petals and orange 
sepals. Excellent branching; 30” stems. 
Ev. May-June. 2.50 
ALOHA (Sax. 1954). Ruffled and fluted wide 
petals of ivory, flushed pink. A large, cool 
and very graceful lily. 50”. M. Dor. 6.00 
AMRITA (Burtner). Large, light creamy 
flower overcast cinnamon-pink. “Desirable 
and a strong grower. 42”. EM. Dor. 1.25 
ANGELUS (Whe.). Ruffled cream lilies dust- 
ed light tan at throat. 36’. M. Ev. 125 
ANNIE OAKLEY (Whe.). A reverse bicolor; 
petals and sepals a soft buff-orange; sepals 
dusted red. A red halo just above the small 
throat gives a bulls-eye effect. 32”. EM. 10.00 
ARISTOCRAT (Whe.). Large spider-type 
orange with slight halo. Strong growing. 
oO Ma Eve 
ARLA (Whe.). Very large canary with broad 
creped segments. Scented, cool and lovely. 
45”. M. S-Ev. HM-1954. 4.00 
AURORA (Whe.). Stars of light satiny pink. 
Has always been rare since our introduc- 
tion in 1946. 36”. EM-Re. Ev. 6.00 
AUTUMN RED (Nes.). Reliable large late 
blooming currant red. 39”. Mla. Dor. 1.00 
BACCHUS (Whe.). Round full flower of 
Raspberry-violet. Reblooms in Sept. 32”. 
EM. Ev. $1.25 
BAGGETTE (Rus.). Very popular light bi- 
color with rounded salmon pink petals and 
light yellow sepals. Blooms profusely and 
lasts well. Lge. 30”. EM. Dor. AM-1953. 1.25 
BALLERINA (Sax.). Ruffled light salmon 
pink. Full form, charming color and fine 
grower. 38”. M. Dor. 2.00 
BALLET GIRL (Whe.). Beautifully branch- 
ed light red fading to pink at the edges of 
petals. 32”. EM. Ev. 125 
BARONET (Stout). Full formed - scarlet. 
Crepy texture. Bright! E. Re. 30”. Dor. 1.00 
BERCEUSE (Whe.). Smooth orchid pink bi- 
tone. A real wide petaled pink. Rare. 36”. 
Evergreen. 4.00 
BERTRAND FARR (St.). Gracefully re- 
curved deep salmon with rose veins. Early 
and popular. Re. 30”. Ev. 1.00 
BERWYN (Traub). Brilliant, fadeless, weath- 
er resistant red self. 32”. Mla. Ev. 1.00 
BETH MUNSON (Sax.). Medium pink, 
lighter than Rosalind with very little eye 
marking. Petals gracefully recurved. Mla. 
Dor. 5.00 
BIG TIME (Sax.). Very large orange-scarlet 
blend. Glows in the sun. 40’. Mla. Dor. 7.50 
BILLIE BURKE (Whe.). Lavender-rose pet- 
als, yellow sepals. Evening bloomer. 42”. 
Mla. Ev. 1.50 
BISHOP (Sax. 1953). Huge rich maroon- 
purple, sepals a little lighter. Tall, showy, 
brilliant. A man’s flower. 50”. July. Dor. 10.00 
BLACK CHERRY (Doug.). Velvety  red- 
black stars in July and August. 36”. Ev. 1.00 
BLACKHAWK (Whe.). Challice shaped 
blooms of black-maroon. Sunfast. Tops in 
warm sections. 36”. Ev. M. Nps: 
BLACK MAGIC (Doug.). Beautifully branch- 
ed deep velvety red with a black sheen. We 
like this very much. 36”. Mla. Dor. 6.00 
BLACK PRINCE (Rus.). Broad petaled ma- 
roon-red. Large and showy. 42”. Dor. 
M. Re. 125 
BOBOLINK (Whe.). Garnet-purple petals, 
sepals light yellow. Multiflora. 42”. Ev.M. 1.50 
BOUNTIFUL (Cook). Very attractive large 
lemon yellow. Fragrant. Sunfast. 30”. M. 
Dor. AM-1952. 1.00 
