Award Winning Daylilies
Stout Silver Medal
The Stout Silver Medal is the highest award a daylily can receive. It is given in the memory of Dr. Arlow Burdette Stout, a former curator at The New York Botanical Gardens and one of the fathers of modern daylily breeding in North America .
The Stout Silver Medal is awarded annually and is voted on by AHS Garden judges. Winners must have previously received Award of Merit and Honorable Mention honors to qualify.
The Stout Silver Medal is the highest award a daylily can receive. It is given in the memory of Dr. Arlow Burdette Stout, a former curator at The New York Botanical Gardens and one of the fathers of modern daylily breeding in North America .
The Stout Silver Medal is awarded annually and is voted on by AHS Garden judges. Winners must have previously received Award of Merit and Honorable Mention honors to qualify.
A list of all the AHS Stout Silver Medal winners since 1950 can be found on the AHS website: daylilies.org/awards/stout-silver-metal/
Award of Merit - Awarded to 12 daylilies each year that are distinctive, beautiful and perform
well. Must have previously received Honorable Mention Award. (Due to how voting is tabulated there may be more than 12 daylilies selected in any given year).
2024 Award of Merit Winners:
Halloween Green (Herrington-T., 2011)
Mr and Mrs Bubbs (Douglas-H., 2021)
Meme's Merlot (Douglas-H., 2016)
I B Little (Elliott-S., 2015)
Heavenly New Frontiers (Gossard, 2016)
Spacecoast Scarlet Desire (Kinnebrew-Gossard, 2018)
Topguns Sharon Scott (Scott-B., 2011)
Angel in Oz (Herrington-K. 2008)
Cliffjumper (Gossard, 2017)
Helicopter (Huben, 2013)
Mardi Gras Indian (Selman, 2014)
Green Icon (Doorakian, 2012)
Judi Romano (Kirchoff, 2011)
Gone with the Wine (Elliott-S., 2013)
Honorable Mention - "Stamp of approval" by AHS that the daylily variety performs well. Initial step towards becoming eligible for Stout Silver Medal Award.
A list of this year's Honorable Mention Award Winners can be found on the AHS Website: daylilies.org/awards/honorable-mentions/
Award of Merit - Awarded to 12 daylilies each year that are distinctive, beautiful and perform
well. Must have previously received Honorable Mention Award. (Due to how voting is tabulated there may be more than 12 daylilies selected in any given year).
2024 Award of Merit Winners:
Halloween Green (Herrington-T., 2011)
Mr and Mrs Bubbs (Douglas-H., 2021)
Meme's Merlot (Douglas-H., 2016)
I B Little (Elliott-S., 2015)
Heavenly New Frontiers (Gossard, 2016)
Spacecoast Scarlet Desire (Kinnebrew-Gossard, 2018)
Topguns Sharon Scott (Scott-B., 2011)
Angel in Oz (Herrington-K. 2008)
Cliffjumper (Gossard, 2017)
Helicopter (Huben, 2013)
Mardi Gras Indian (Selman, 2014)
Green Icon (Doorakian, 2012)
Judi Romano (Kirchoff, 2011)
Gone with the Wine (Elliott-S., 2013)
Honorable Mention - "Stamp of approval" by AHS that the daylily variety performs well. Initial step towards becoming eligible for Stout Silver Medal Award.
A list of this year's Honorable Mention Award Winners can be found on the AHS Website: daylilies.org/awards/honorable-mentions/
2024 AHS Specialty Award Winners
Lenington All American Award - Best daylily performer over a wide geographic area.
Mean Green (Davisson-J., 2008). Photo from ADS Database
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Donn Fischer Memorial Award Best Miniature Daylily. Bedbug (Williams-S., 2019). Photo from ADS Database
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Annie T. Giles Award - Best Small Flowered Daylily.
Quasar Cutie (Nordstrom, 2018). Photo from ADS Databse.
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Extra Large Diameter Award - Best Extra Large Diameter Daylily. Poly Nation (Murphy-J.P., 2017). Photo from ADS Database.
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Ida Munson Award - Best Double Daylily.
Big Fuss (Joiner-J., 2013). Photo from ADS Database
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Don C. Stevens Award - Best Eyed or Banded Daylily. Darth Ciduous (Elliott-S., 2017). Photo by S. Elliott.
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R.W. Munson, Jr. Award - Best Patterned Daylily. Deep Impact (Peroni, 2013). Photo from AHS Database
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Harris Olson SpiderAward - Best Spider Daylily. A Little Twisted (Elliott-S., 2015). Photo by S. Elliott.
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Lambert/Webster Award - Best Unusual Form Daylily.
Ghost Ranger (Elliott-S., 2015). Photo by S. Elliott.
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Early Season Bloom Award -Best Early Blooming Daylily. One Eye Willie (Herrington-T., 2006). Photo from ADS Website.
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Eugene S. Foster Award - Best Late-Blooming Daylily. A.W. Shucks (Herrington-T., 2014). Photo from ADS Database.
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