Champion Daylilies
American Hemerocallis Society Awards
Stout Silver Medal
list of winners
The highest award a cultivar can receive is the Stout Silver Medal, given in memory 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.
Award of Merit
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 is made each year to the twelve cultivars receiving the most votes by the garden judges under the following formula: A cultivar must receive votes from at least half of the AHS regions, and not more than one-third of the total votes credited to a cultivar shall come from any one region. If this occurs, the vote tabulator is instructed to deduct an equal and sufficient number of votes from both the excess region total and from the national total until the remaining adjusted figures bear the allowable relationship to each other. To be eligible for the Award of Merit, a cultivar must have received the Honorable Mention Award a minimum of three years previously. It will remain eligible for three years. Two years after winning an Award of Merit, a cultivar automatically moves into competition for the Stout Silver Medal. In voting for this award, Garden Judges must cast their votes only for cultivars observed in their own region
Lenington All-American Award
The Lenington All-American Award is given annually since 1970 to the daylily voted the best performer over a wide geographic area.
Donn Fischer Memorial Cup
Annual award for the most outstanding miniature (under 3").
Annie T. Giles Award
Annual award for the most outstanding small flower whose greatest width is 3" or more, but less that 4.5".
Ida Munson Award
Annual award given for the most outstanding double flower.
Don C. Stevens Award
Annual award for the most outstanding eyed or banded daylily.
Eugene S. Foster Award
Annual award given for outstanding late-blooming cultivar.
Harris Olson Spider Award
Annual award voted for the most outstanding spider or spider-variant.
Lambert/Webster Award
Annual award for the most outstanding unusual form.
R. W. Munson, Jr. Award
Annual award for the most outstanding distinctly patterned daylily.
L. Ernest Plouf Award
Annual award decided by Garden Judges to recognize the most consistently fragrant dormant daylily. (Discontinued in 2004)
Robert P. Miller Memorial Award
Award given over a ten-year period for the best near-white daylily. (Discontinued in 1984)
Richard C. Peck Memorial Award
Award given over a ten-year period for the best tetraploid daylily. (Discontinued in 1984)
James E. Marsh Award
Award given over a ten-year period for the best purple or lavender daylily. (Discontinued in 1991)
Honorable Mention
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. Three years after winning the Honorable Mention Award, a cultivar automatically moves into competition for the Award of Merit.
Junior Citation Award
This award was established in 1950 to focus attention on new cultivars that appear to have outstanding qualities and distinction. It should be understood that this award does not necessarily imply good performance in various climates and soil types.
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