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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.
The AHS is excited to announce the publication of a new book, Double Daylilies: Twice the Fun, by Scott Elliott, Ph.D. In addition to a sneak preview of the book, you will notice this issue is devoted to dozens of photos of beautiful double daylilies for you to enjoy.
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AHS Photo Contest
It's time to send in all those great daylily and garden photos you took this summer. The deadline is November 1. For more information, visit AHS Photography & Video Awards |
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PHOTO CONTEST
Shoot daylily and garden photos this summer and submit them by November 1. Details at Youth Photo Contest
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by Scott Elliott, Ph.D.
The wait is almost over! The new AHS book on doubles, Double Daylilies: Twice the Fun, by Scott Elliott, will be here in a few more weeks. This 110-page, full-color book contains the history of double daylilies, the latest information on the status of doubles today, and the future direction of doubles in the American Hemerocallis Society. Brilliantly illustrated with more than 250 full-color photographs, it is a must for any lover of double daylilies.
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The book begins with "The History of Doubles in AHS," written by David Kirchhoff. In it, he details the development of the double form, beginning with Hemerocallis fulva 'Kwanso' and ending around the year 2000, highlighting the important events and the hybridizers involved. Pictures of the early cultivars document the evolution of the form as he brings us up to the modern era of double daylilies.
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Following is a chapter on the "The Double Daylily Form." In this chapter, pictures and discussions of labeled, cross-sectioned daylilies illustrate the characteristics a daylily flower must possess to be considered a double, as opposed to a single, polymerous, or cristate flower.
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The third chapter, "Why Double Daylilies Don't Double All the Time," is a scientific discussion on some of the proposed mechanisms affecting the ability of daylilies to fully double. While most of the exact processes are still unclear, it is evident that a number of factors appear to be involved.
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Chapters four and five showcase the hybridizers. "Hybridizers: Part 1" presents in-depth portraits of the hybridizers who have registered at least 10 doubles since 2008 and have won at least one AHS individual cultivar award, as listed in the Cumulative AHS Award Winners List, or have earned an Achievement Medal for a double during that period of time. "Hybridizers: Part 2" presents those hybridizers not meeting all of the requirements listed above, but who have registered double daylily cultivars since 2009, and whose work is considered to be of significant value in the development of the double daylily form as it exists today. The "Awards and Honors" chapter, with 69 photographs, contains a complete listing of the doubles that have won individual cultivar awards since the inception of AHS, including the Stout Silver Medal, the Ida Munson award, the Georgia Doubles Appreciation award, etc. Also found in this chapter is a list of every double that has earned an Achievement Medal, and a list of the doubles earning a Junior Citation since 2008. Pictures of all the recent winners are included.
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The final chapter, "The Future: Seedlings and Future Introductions," is perhaps the most exciting. The 63 most "cutting-edge" double seedlings were identified in a lengthy process. Hybridizers across the country were invited to submit photographs of their best cutting-edge doubles. Out of the many hundreds submitted, a panel of 15 hybridizers of doubles chose the seedlings they felt best represented the cutting edge and future of doubles for the next few years. None of the hybridizers was allowed to vote for his or her own seedlings. The identities of the hybridizers submitting pictures were not revealed to any members of the panel. The top 20 vote-getters are featured on the cover of the book. The rest can be found in your personal copy of Double Daylilies: Twice the Fun, by Scott Elliott, Ph.D. Look for it coming soon!
All photos courtesy of the hybridizers unless otherwise noted.
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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 Nikki Schmith H. 'Seneca Tea Time' (Rood-K., 2011) |
 photo by Kathy Lamb H. 'Peach Flurry' (Lamb-K., 2013) |
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Hemerocallis 'Thanks for Last Night' (Kovach, 2010). Click photo for larger image.
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Hemerocallis 'Baby's Got Blue Eyes'(Gossard-D., 2013). 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 'Shadows Will Fall'
(Petit, 2009). 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 'Date with Destiny' (Stadler, 2007). 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 'Trickster' (Tankesley-Clarke, 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 'Viva Glam Girl' (Marchant, 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 'Topguns Lobster Claws' (Scott-B., 2007). 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 'Double Daffy' (Kropf, 1976). Click photo for larger image.
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