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Greetings!
WELCOME TO OUR NEW SUBSCRIBERS! Daylily E-News is for all who share an interest in daylilies, including members of the American Hemerocallis Society and other horticultural organizations, educators, garden writers, news media, and others who love to garden.
In this issue, we bring you news and announcements from the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) along with other articles about daylilies. If you are not yet a subscriber, you may sign up via a link at the AHS website, or you may send an email to daylilyenews@daylilies.org and ask to be added to the Daylily E-News email list.
If you have never attended a AHS National Convention, you are missing a great experience. Daylily gardeners go all out to prepare their gardens for a convention, and you will see fabulous daylily collections in gorgeous garden settings. The 2008 convention in Houston still have room for more registrations, so sign up today! Convention activities begin May 15, with garden tours by air-conditioned bus May 16-17. See below for more details.
For much more about daylilies and daylily events, visit the AHS website (see QUICK LINKS). A comprehensive Site Map is available for the site.
Another QUICK LINK will take you to Charlotte's Daylily Diary, where you will find access to daylily images, hybridizer websites, and a slide show of the Garden of the Week. You are sure to enjoy a visit to her information-packed site.
You may unsubscribe from Daylily E-News at any time by clicking on SafeUnsubscribe, which you will find in each issue.
We hope you enjoy Daylily E-News!
Kathleen Lamb
AHS Publicity Chair
Banner photo: 'Broadway Attraction' by Steve Horan.
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You still have a few days to register for the 2008 AHS National Convention in Houston!
Deadline and early registration fee have been extended
You can still "boot scoot" to Texas and attend the 2008 AHS National Convention -- BUT REGISTER QUICKLY!
The convention has plenty of seats and the registration fee is still $239. We need to have attendees register no later than May 8, 2008.
The convention will have an auction to be held on May 15 at 7:00 pm. The registration fee includes a current registration plant for each attendee plus other goodies. We have nine wonderful gardens for touring, and we will be serving a plated breakfast at the hotel both Friday and Saturday mornings to get everyone off to a good start.
There will be refreshments at all the gardens with plenty of cookies, great Texas style lunches, and banquet dinners at the hotel on both Friday and Saturday. Attendees can relax and enjoy the tours on air conditioned buses and meet new friends and chat with all friends.
We look forward to seeing everyone and hope we have great weather!
Maureen L. Valenza
For details, visit:
2008 AHS National Convention
May 14-17, 2008
Houston, Texas
More on the convention:
The topic for the Scientific Forum will be daylily rust, headed by Pat Henley. Pat recently announced that Matthew Kaskel will also be participating in the Scientific Forum regarding rust. Matthew has been working on breeding for rust resistant daylilies and will share his progress.
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Meet Meg McKenzie, new Executive Editor
of The Daylily Journal
Meg McKenzie, the new Executive Editor for The Daylily Journal, has extensive experience in all aspects of magazine production, including writing, editing, photography, layout, and advertising. She is the editor-in-chief, founder, and publisher of Valley Women Magazine as well as the Men's Edition of Valley Women Magazine.
Meg holds a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, Photography, from California State University at Northridge.
The Summer 2008 issue of The Daylily Journal will be the first under Meg's tenure.
To submit articles, advertising, and photographs for upcoming issues of The Daylily Journal, please contact:
Meg McKenzie
1936 Wensley Ave
El Centro, CA 92243
760-235-8243 (voice); 760-337-2139 (fax)
MegMcKenzieDaylilies@yahoo.com.
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Join AHS in 2008 and receive a voucher
for FREE daylilies
If you join AHS as a new member before September 2008, you will receive a voucher worth $25 or more to use with a participating daylily vendor.
This popular program debuted in 2007, and vendors have agreed to continue for 2008. Current AHS members who upgrade their membership to a higher level will also qualify for a voucher.
Vendors may require a minimum purchase,
and some vendors may offer a voucher of higher value than others. Members must pay shipping (and phyto certificates where applicable). A minimum purchase may apply.
A member may receive a voucher one time only. Upon receipt of your membership application, the AHS Executive Secretary will send you a voucher along with a list of participating vendors.
See details at AHS Voucher Program or use the Quick Link.
Join AHS today-by mail or through the Internet-and discover the exciting world of daylilies!
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Need help with a Salter Order from
Rollingwood Garden?
Due
to personal circumstances, Jeff and Elizabeth Salter of Rollingwood
Garden have had a number of issues arise regarding order fulfillment.
Margaret Tucker and Steve Martin have stepped in to help resolve
problems with the Salter daylily orders. If you have an unresolved
issue, please e-mail the details to Margaret for assistance:
Margaret Tucker.
Steve Martin is again helping at Rollingwood Garden. Some of you may have dealt with Steve in the past at the Salter garden. You may
call him at 352.536.3974. Steve will not be at the garden full time, so
if he is unavailable, please leave a message or contact Margaret for further
assistance.
Margaret has also been helping to see that
unregistered Salter cultivars are properly registered with AHS. The
Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 Salter collection information is now in the
hands of AHS Registrar Gretchen Baxter. Margaret will work on other
registration issues as time permits.
There have been a number of
people who have reported their order problems have been satisfactorily
resolved due to help from Margaret and Steve, so be sure to get in
touch if you need assistance.
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Visit an AHS Daylily Display Garden
Plan to visit an AHS Daylily Display Garden this summer! There are more than 325 Display Gardens throughout the United States and parts of Canada where you can view a variety of modern daylilies in a garden setting. Most of them are private gardens, and owners request that you contact them ahead of time to set up a convenient time for you to visit. Others are public gardens with regularly scheduled visiting hours.
An AHS Daylily Display Garden will feature a representative collection of daylilies, have daylilies clearly labeled, and be well-maintained.
To locate an AHS Daylily Display Garden near you, or to visit during your travels, use the map at AHS Daylily Display Gardens.
Visit the International Daylily Display Garden in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany
Hemerocallis Europa and Fachgruppe Hemerocallis of the German Perennial Society worked jointly to establish the Daylily Display Garden at the Park der Gärten in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany, and they encourage you to visit.
The garden was laid out specifically as a daylily display garden with perhaps the largest public collection of Hemerocallis species and registered cultivars in Europe. It features a benchmark overview of the work of several European breeders, including King, Tamberg, Reinermann, and a few U.S. breeders as well, all donated and brought together by members of HE and GdS plus a few donors States-side. Maintenance is made possible through countless hours dedicated by regional member volunteers and money generated by plant sales at the site.
The Park der Gärten Daylily Display Garden was inadvertently omitted from the list that appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of The Daylily Journal.
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Upcoming Daylily Events
2008 AHS National Convention
The big annual daylily event is the 2008 AHS National Convention in Houston, May 14-17. See details above.
AHS Summer Regional Meetings
AHS
is comprised of 15 regions. Peak bloom begins in the southern regions
during the month of May and progresses north through the month of July.
Local clubs host each region's annual Summer Regional during peak bloom. These events typically include garden tours of fabulous daylily gardens, exciting daylily auctions, banquets, and guest speakers. They may also include Garden Judges Workshops, Exhibition Judges Clinics, daylily shows, and other activities. Please note that all require advance registration.
Find a Summer Regional near you and give it a try!
Regional Meetings in May
AHS Region 5 Meeting, May 23-34, Albany, GA
AHS Region 12 Meeting, May 23-24, 2008, Molino, FL
AHS Region 13 Meeting, May 23-24, 2008, Baton Rouge, LA
AHS Region 14 Spring Meeting, May 30-31, 2008, Dothan, AL
Regional Meetings in June
AHS Region 10 Summer Meeting, June 13-14, 2008, Memphis, TN
AHS Region 7 Meeting, June 13-15, Rocklin, CA
AHS Region 3 Meeting, June 20-21, 2008, Richmond, VA
AHS Region 15 Meeting, June 20-21, 2008, Charlotte, NC
Regional Meetings in July
AHS Region 11 Meeting, July 4-6, 2008, Wichita, KS
AHS Region 8 Meeting, July 11-13, 2008, Salem, OR
AHS Region 1 Meeting, July 18-19, 2008, Huron, SD
AHS Region 2 Meeting, July 18-20, 2008, Madison, WI
AHS Region 4 Meeting, July 18-20, 2008, Nashua, NH
AHS Region 9 Meeting, July 18-20, 2008, Colorado Springs, CO
For details: AHS Regional Meetings
Winter Daylily Symposium Report
The February AHS Region 10 Mid-Winter Symposium in Nashville, TN, and the AHS Region 2 Winter Symposium were well-attended, with glowing reports about the speakers and the many opportunities for renewing friendships.
The most recent meeting was the 12th Annual Can-Am Daylily Classic, April 18-20, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Lisa Bourret reports : "The
speakers rocked. The food was absolutely delicious. BUT the best part
was finally meeting people I only knew through the different robins."
See Lisa's photos from the 2008 Can-Am Daylily Classic at Lisa's Can-Am Photos.
WATCH FOR SYMPOSIUM DATES NEXT WINTER! They offer unbeatable opportunities to hear from top daylily experts first hand!
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DID YOU KNOW?
Daylilies and Lilies do NOT belong in the same Family
Hemerocallis is the Latin name for the daylily genus. They do NOT belong to the same Family as Lilium, i.e., "true" or bulb-forming lilies. Hemerocallis belong in their own Family, Hemerocallidaceae.
Hemrocallis fulva -- sometimes called the "Ditch Lily" -- is often confused with "Tiger Lily", Lilium lancifolium. H. fulva is distinguished by its fountain-shaped foliage and by its leafless flowering scape. While H. fulva and L. lancifolium both have orange flowers, the flower of H. fulva does not have dark spots as does the flower of Lilium.
 
Above left: Hemerocallis fulva has an upfacing orange flower with a dark orange eyezone, a large yellow throat, and a prominent midrib. Above right: Note the leafless scapes of H. fulva. Photos by Kathy Lamb.
The common name "Tiger Lily" most often refers to the orange Lilium lancifolium found in the wild. A distinguising characteristic of L. lancifolium is the whorled foliage all along the flowering stem. In addition, the orange flower of L. lancifolium has dark spots and hangs downward.
Above left: Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium) has whorls of foliage up the stem. Photo by Chris Petersen. Above right: Downward facing spotted orange flowers are a hallmark of Lilium lancifolium. Photo by Jacki Kropf.
Above: At left, Hemerocallis, i.e., daylily, has arching foliage above a root mass with a crown in between roots and foliage; at right, Lilium has whorls of foliage along the stem and forms a bulb with roots beneath. Photo by Jacki Kropf. |
New IRS Rules for Clubs and
Regions
A message from
Bob Brooks, AHS Treasurer
All small non-profit organizations--clubs AND regions--with average gross receipts of less than $25,000 annually for the last three years must file the new IRS Form 990-N also known as e-postcard.
Please access the website below for full information and filing:
http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=169250,00.html
The form can only be filed electronically. If the treasurer of the club or region does not have Internet service, it will be necessary to have another officer file the form.
All AHS regions are 501(c)(3) organizations under the AHS GEN (group exemption number) 4120. Each year the IRS sends the treasurer a listing of the group affiliates with EIN numbers and name and address of contact, which he updates as needed. It is the responsibility of each region to file the e-postcard with the IRS.
Individual clubs are not under the jurisdiction of AHS and have no non-profit status through the AHS. Individual daylily clubs need to seek their own EIN number.
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Garden Judges Workshops
May-July 2008
Garden
Judges evaluate daylilies as they grow in the garden and vote a ballot
to determine major AHS daylily awards. Garden Judges training is a
great way to learn what to look for in a good daylily.
Garden
Judge training may begin after a one-year (12 months) membership in
AHS. To qualify for initial appointment as a Garden Judge, an applicant
must have held membership in AHS for at least 2 consecutive years (24
months) immediately prior to applying. For details, see AHS Garden Judges Training.
Garden Judges Workshops 1 and 2 will be held according to the following schedule:
05/14/08: Workshop 2; Region 5; Albany, GA. Sponsor: Region 5;
Chair: Marion Tyus; Instructors: Earnest Yearwood, Rose Mary Dixon, Joe Watson
05/14/08: Workshop 1; Region 6; Houston, TX. Sponsor: AHS;
Chair: Mary Gage
05/15/08: Workshop 2; Region 6; Houston, TX. Sponsor: AHS;
Chair: Mary Gage; Instructor: Eddie Ray Andrews
05/23/08: Workshop 1; Region 5; Albany, GA. Sponsor: Region 5;
Chair: Marion Tyus; Instructors: Jack Joiner, Earnest Yearwood, Rose Mary Dixon, Joe Watson
05/23/08:
Workshop 1; Region 13; Baton Rouge, LA. Sponsor: Baton Rouge Daylily
Society; Chair: Muriel Walker; Instructors: Muriel Walker, Tom Walker
05/23/08:
Workshop 2; Region 13; Baton Rouge, LA. Sponsor: Baton Rouge Daylily
Society; Chair: Muriel Walker; Instructors: Muriel Walker, Tom Walker
06/06/08: Workshop 2; Dallas, TX Date uncertain until 5/17;
Chair: Binion Amerson
6/13/08:
Workshop 1; Region 10; Memphis, TN. Sponsor: Memphis Area Daylily
Society; Chair: Janice Wood; Instructor: LaVonne Jolley
06/13/08: Workshop 2; Region 10; Memphis, TN. Sponsor: Memphis Area Daylily Society; Chair: Janice Wood; Instructor: Brenda Macy
06/20/08: Workshop 2; Region 15; Ft. Mill, SC. Sponsor: Region 15;
Chair: Dale Hensley; Instructors: John Dittmer, Pat Bennett
06/21/08: Workshop 1; Region 3; Richmond, VA. Sponsor: Region 3
Chair: Julie Covington; Instructors: Julie Covington, Kevin Walek
06/22/08: Workshop 2; Region 3; Richmond, VA. Sponsor: Region 3;
Chair: Julie Covington; Instructors: Julie Covington, Kevin Walek
07/05/08: Workshop 2; Region 11; Wichita, KS. Sponsor: Region 11;
Chair: Dennis White; Instructor: Michael Bouman
07/20/08:
Workshop 2; Region 15; King's Mountain, NC. Sponsor: Western NC Daylily
Club; Chair: Dale Hensley; Instructors: Van Sellers, Vic Santa Lucia
07/20/08:
Workshop 2; Region 1; Iroquois, SD. Sponsor: Dakota Prairie Daylily
Society; Chair: Mary Baker; Instructors: Mary Baker, Don Lovell, Kathy
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Exhibition Judges Clinics
May-June
Accreditation as an Exhibition Judge begins with the Student-in-Training level. For forms and details, see AHS Judges Training.
May 23-Clinics I, II, and III : Albany, GA; Region 5;
Sponsored by the Albany Hemerocallis Society
J. Joiner
May 23-Clinics I, II and III: Baton Rouge, LA; Region 13
Sponsored by the Baton Rouge Daylily Society
Contact: Ken Begnaud
May 30-Clinic I, II and III: Dothan, AL; Region 14
Sponsored by the Wiregrass Daylily Society
Contact: Henry LIttle
No clinics are schedule for June.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Rebecca Board, Popularity Poll Chairperson
10 Winslow Place, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
919-968-4297; email: poppoll@daylilies.org
The Most Popular Daylilies for
Your Growing Area!
Chapel Hill, NC - February 22, 2008. The American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) has announced the most popular daylilies for 2008 as voted on by the members. The annual Popularity Poll presents a true picture of which daylilies perform well in a given area and are favorites of the membership. The Popularity Poll is important to all daylily growers (both AHS members and nonmembers alike) in their selection of daylilies for purchase.
The following eleven varieties represent the cumulative winners from the nearly 2,000 votes cast in all the geographic regions of the US and Canada. Details of the winners by geographic region are available on the AHS website at 2008 AHS Pop Poll.
1. Hemerocallis 'Primal Scream' as a clump. Photo by Lisa Rodway.
'Primal Scream' as a single. Photo by Pat Cochenour.
2. 'Ruby Spider'. Photo by Andrea Weaver
3. 'Red Volunteer'. Photo by Chris Petersen.
4. 'Orange Velvet'. Photo by Tom Dickson.
5. 'Strawberry Candy'. Photo by Molly Denz.
6. 'Moonlit Masquerade'. Photo by Chuck Hubbell.
7. 'Sabine Baur'. Photo by Julie Covington.
8. 'Bela Lugosi'. Photo by Donna Brooks.
9. H. 'Shores of Time'. Photo by Julie Covington.
10. 'Peggy Jeffcoat'. Photo by Cheryl Harris.
11. 'Victorian Lace'. Photo by Julie Covington.
You can find more information about the most popular daylilies by geographic region, other award-winning daylilies, local clubs and daylily events, and much more on the AHS website at AHS Homepage.
The American Hemerocallis Society, Inc., is organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes, and especially to promote, encourage, and foster the development and improvement of the genus Hemerocallis and public interest therein. The AHS is a non-profit organization. There are over 180 local daylily clubs located throughout the U.S. and Canada.
CONTACT:
Rebecca Board, Popularity Poll Chairperson
10 Winslow Place, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
919.968.4297; email: poppoll@daylilies.org
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The American Hemerocallis Society, Inc., is a non-profit corporation organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes, and especially to promote, encourage, and foster the development and improvement of the genus Hemerocallis and public interest therein.
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The Old AHS Daylily Database Experienced a Server Crash April 1, 2008
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The AHS Technology Committee, Registrar, and others are working as quickly as they can to replace the on-line database with a new version. Basic functions are available at this time.
Please be patient. AHS will restore additional functions as soon as possible. We regret this inconvenience.
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SPELLING LESSON
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How to Spell
Daylily
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The
word "daylily" is properly spelled as one word. Many of today's
spellcheckers and media style books incorrectly use the old-fashioned
spelling "day lily" instead. The single word has been the preferred
spelling for decades.
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Why join AHS?
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Learn about daylilies.
Receive the quarterly publication, The Daylily Journal.
Receive a regional newsletter 2-3 times per year.
Meet daylily growers and hybridizers.
Vote for favorite daylilies in the Popularity Poll.
Participate in daylily exhibitions.
Become an AHS Exhibition Judge.
Become an AHS Garden Judge.
Have an AHS Daylily Display Garden and/or AHS Historic Daylily Display Garden.
Attend daylily symposiums, garden tours, meetings, conventions, and more.
Participate in on-line discussion groups.
Join special interest snail-mail groups.
Become a better gardener.
Form friendships for life!
AHS members belong to one of 15 U.S./Canadian regions. Those outside the U.S. and Canada may join as International members. Over 180 local clubs form the backbone of every region, and you may find that one of them is near you. If not, meet with local gardeners and form a daylily club of your own!
It's easy to become a member. Just use this link: Join AHS
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What is a daylily?
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A daylily is an herbaceous perennial that will return year after year in a suitable climate. Some are evergreen
and will remain above ground throughout the year in a mild climate.
Daylilies may be hardy or tender, depending on genetics, so gardeners should choose cultivars based on their growing conditions.
Daylilies belong to the genus Hemerocallis, from the Greek meaning
"beauty for a day." A typical daylily bloom lasts for one day, but an
established clump will produce many flowering scapes with plentiful
buds that will produce a fresh flush of blooms over many days.
Daylilies do not form bulbs (as do members of the genus Lilium,
otherwise known as "true" lilies).
Due to the distinctive characteristics of Hemerocallis, taxonomists have removed daylilies from the family Liliaceae and placed them in their own family Hemerocallidaceae.
Daylilies form a crown, with fibrous
roots below and foliage and flowering scapes above. The daylily crown
is the essential growth center of the plant. Neither true daylily root structures nor daylily foliage will grow
without a piece of the crown.
Some daylilies form rhizomes -- special underground structures with scales and internodes -- that can produce new plants. The species or "wild" types often have this trait. Many modern hybrids do not form rhizomes, although there are some that do.
For more daylily terms, see the AHS Daylily Dictionary.
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Daylily Registrations
Grethen Baxter is the AHS Registrar. She handles all registrations of new daylily cultivars for AHS, which is the registering body for all Hemerocallis worldwide under rules for the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP).
Registrations may be made on line or by mail. For more information, see:
Daylily Cultivar Registration
Gretchen's current mailing address is:
Gretchen Baxter
AHS Registrar
P.O. Box 9887
Greensboro NC 27429
Questions?
Send email to:
registrar@daylilies.org.
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Order AHS daylily books, CDs, and more
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As an educational service, AHS publishes The Daylily Journal and a number of other items, available at or near cost. To order on line, go to:
AHS Publications
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Daylily Clubs--
Order your
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Daylily clubs may order up to 200 copies of the full-color AHS membership free of charge. Contact AHS Publication Sales:
Jimmy Jordan
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