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Hello!
WELCOME TO DAYLILY E-NEWS, a free electronic newsletter brought to you by the American Hemerocallis Society, also known as AHS. 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 anyone who loves to garden.
In this issue, see some of the most beautiful and creative daylily photography you'll find anywhere, plus a fun video about exhibiting daylilies, with the winners of the 2015 AHS Photography and Video Awards.
The featured photographer for this issue is Lynn Prefontaine Hopkins. Look for her photos on the masthead and on the sidebar. Lynn lives and gardens in Annandale, New Jersey and is a member of the Garden State Daylily Growers. In her own words: "How my love affair with daylilies began ... In 2006, a good friend had daylilies that needed dividing and, knowing that I had a perennial garden, she left some funny-looking bare roots on my doorstep. I was hooked!
Now with almost 300 daylilies, I have a nice, varied collection that blooms from June to early September. I'm also at the beginning stages of hybridizing, which is another crazy fun endeavor!
My next goal is to become an AHS Display Garden. I would love nothing more than to join the ranks of AHS members who are committed to encouraging, educating, and sharing our passion for the beloved daylily!"
Lynn's garden helper, Tilly
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Elizabeth Trotter
E-News Editor
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Attention AHS Display Garden Owners
Display Garden renewal forms will be mailed by September 1, and must be returned by October 1. If your garden was just approved this year, you will not be required to renew. For your convenience, you may also renew online at AHS Display Gardens. For more information, contact Mary Lou Lundblade, Display Garden Chair, at displaygardens@daylilies.org. |
Garden Judges, it's time to CHOOSE your favorite daylilies on the AHS Awards & Honors Ballot! You may submit your ballot online at Garden Judges Ballot or mail it by September 1, 2015. For information on how to become a Garden Judge, visit AHS Garden Judges |
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AHS Youth News
Fun at National
PHOTO CONTEST
Shoot daylily and garden photos this summer and submit them by November 1. Details at Youth Photo Contest
BINGO
Perform required tasks in the Youth Group to get the letters
B I N G O and win daylilies donated by Mike & Sandy Holmes of Riverbend Daylily Garden! March 1 - September 1
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AHS Photography & Video Awards
The AHS Photography & Video Awards were announced at the 2015 National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. The deadline for this year's contest will be November 1, 2015. For the rules for this contest, please see the AHS website: AHS Photography & Video Awards.
AHS Artistic Garden Image Award
Debra Scott, Region 9
"Daylily Flower Heart"
AHS Multi-Bloom Image Award
Claude Carpenter, Region 5
'Hat's Off to Sue' (Herrington-T., 2008)
Mildred Schlumpf Award - Single Bloom
Louise Taylor, Region 2
'Velvet Throne' (Petit, 2009)
Mildred Schlumpf Award - Landscape
Claude Carpenter, Region 5
Carpenter Garden
AHS Youth Award - Intermediate Division
Jon Whitinger, Region 6
'Nacogdoches Dreamer' (Barnhart, 1992)
Lazarus Memorial Award - Best Video
Nikki Schmith, Region 2
"Exhibitions for the Enthusiast"
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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. |
| AHS Daylily E-News Committee: Elizabeth Trotter (KY), Editor, E-News; Sue Bergeron (ON, Canada); Ken Cobb (NC); Julie Covington (VA); Nikki Schmith (IL); John Ware (VA). |
| Daylily E-News © 2015 by the American Hemerocallis Society, Inc. |
 photo by Lynn P. Hopkins Hemerocallis 'Joan Senior' |
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Hemerocallis 'Lilting Belle' (Wilson, 1983). Click photo for larger image.
| | Locate an AHS group near you! |
The American Hemerocallis Society is all about daylilies and people.
AHS is organized into 15 Regions including USA, Canada, and International designations. Each offers a variety of regional and local club daylily activities.
When people join AHS, they also become a member of the AHS Region in which they live. AHS Regions do not charge additional dues. Most AHS regions publish their own newsletter and mail it to all regional members at no extra charge. Members often participate in events outside their own region.
To learn about daylily activities and events near you, visit:
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Hemerocallis 'Brown Witch'
(Reed, 1999). Click photo for larger image.
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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.
Enjoy a members-only social networking site with forums, blogs, calendars, and more.
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 online and email 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:
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Hemerocallis 'Aztec Priestess' (Carr, 1997). Click photo for larger image.
The AHS Media Library
Easy programs for your club -
OR ...
Download for your own enjoyment!
A special benefit of your American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) membership is FREE access to downloadable programs from the AHS Media Library for club presentations, public education events, and personal use.
There are currently 31 programs available for your viewing pleasure!
To see what presentations are available, go to:
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Hemerocallis 'Bridgeton Iciing' (Apps, 2004). Click photo for larger image.
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What is the AHS Membership Portal?
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The AHS Membership Portal is a feature-rich website operated by AHS for the benefit of its members.
In 2013, the Portal was completely redesigned for easier navigation and user convenience. A new tour of the Portal's features and benefits has been created by Portal Help Desk member Michael Bouman, with recorded narration for every slide. A video of the tour is available for people who don't have PowerPoint on their computer. Both the PowerPoint download and the streaming video are posted on the Portal's Help Page. (The "Help" button is located on the right side of the listing of drop-down buttons near the top of the page.) The Portal home page is located at www.daylilynetwork.org.
We hope members will take a look around the site to see the changes that have been made. If you are having a problem accessing any of the features, hit the "Contact Us" button at the very top row of buttons on the right of the page or click on the "Contact" button just to the left of "Help" in the row of buttons near the top.
If you are not a member of the AHS and are interested in joining, you can do it right from the home page noted above.
Want to learn more about the benefits of joining the AHS? Click on the "Membership" button near the top, pick "Join/Renew" from the drop-down menu, and then pick "Membership Benefits."
We hope you enjoy the new look of the site!
Mary Collier Fisher,
There is something for everyone on the AHS Membership Portal.
Discover it today!
Visit:
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Hemerocallis 'Baby Dragon' (Gossard, 2011). Click photo for larger image.
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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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Hemerocallis 'Red Ribbons' (Lenington-G., 1964). Click photo for larger image.
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What is a Daylily?
| A daylily is an herbaceous perennial that will return year after year in a suitable climate. Some are evergreen and will retain their green foliage throughout the year in a mild climate.
Daylilies may be hardy or tender, depending on genetics, so gardeners should choose cultivars based on their local 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
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Hemerocallis 'Bright Sunset' (Rudolph, 1978). Click photo for larger image.
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