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Region 12 of the American Hemerocallis Society

Spring 2014 • Vol. 7, No. 1

“Spring Regional Registration” Page 11

“Hybridizer Corner” Pages 14-19

“Club Reports” Pages 20-23

“POP Poll” Page 9

In This Issue…

AHS PresidentJulie Covington 4909 Labradore Dr., Roanoke, VA 24012-8537540-977-1704

Vice PresidentBrenda Macy109 W Poplar St., Elizabethtown, KY [email protected] or [email protected]

Chief Financial OfficerJohn H. Martin (Bob)1636 Sunset Ave., Orange City, FL [email protected](386) 775-0726

Executive SecretaryPat MercerPO Box 10, Dexter, GA [email protected]

EditorMeg McKenzie1936 Wensley Ave., El Centro, CA [email protected]

Daylily Journal Advertising Rates:B&W Full Page: $100.00 Half Page: $50.00 Qtr. Page: $30.00

Color Front Page: $250.00 Full Page: $150.00 Half Page: $75.00

Note: We reserve the right to withhold acceptance of color photos.

Region 12Officers and Committee Chairs

American Hemerocallis Society Officers

OUT-OF-REGION SUBSCRIPTIONS$10.00 per year (two issues)

Make check payable to: AHS Region 12 and mail to: Opal Howell, Treasurer 926 Rosemary Terr., Tallahassee, FL 32303

Advertising Rates:Full Page $100.00 Quarter Page $25.00Half Page $50.00 Eighth Page $15.00

$15 one-time layout fee per ad$20 fee for scanning slides / photos to digital

Our advertising policy is the same as AHS guide-lines outlined in The Daylily Journal

Please send submissions for The Daylilian to:Greg Crane4251 14th Lane NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33703E-mail: [email protected]

Graphic Design: Sandy O’Connell

Deadlines: Spring – February 3 Fall – July 29

Region 12 PresidentRay Wensell1900 St. George Ct.Middleburg, Florida [email protected] Regional DirectorBob Martin1636 Sunset Ave.Orange City, Florida [email protected] TreasurerOpal Howell926 Rosemary Terr.Tallahassee, FL [email protected] SecretaryKay Smith232 Gulf Blvd.Indian Rocks Bch., FL 33785(727) [email protected] Exhibition Judge LiaisonFloyd Sewell1831 Ocean Dr. S.Jacksonville Beach, Florida(904) [email protected] Garden Judges LiaisonJoe Agosta7444 Creekridge Cr.Tallahassee, FL 32309(850) [email protected]

Science ChairFloyd Sewell1831 Ocean Dr. S.Jacksonville Beach, [email protected] New Members LiaisonGayle Nipper7502 Swindon Rd.Tampa, Florida [email protected]

HistorianSandy Soderburg903 Jungle Ave. NSt. Petersberg, FL 33710(727) [email protected] Newsletter EditorGreg Crane4251 14th Lane NESt. Petersburg, FL [email protected]

Regional Publicity DirectorMichelle Peterson 772 NW Avens St.Port St. Lucie, FL 34983-1106 [email protected]

W.E. Monroe Endowment Fund LiaisonOttis Houston2147 SW State Road 47Lake City, Florida 32025386-752-4654 Awards and HonorsGene Perry226 SW Whippoorwill WayLake City, Florida [email protected]

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Cover Photo - Dixie Highway - Stamile Triple bloom Photo by Greg Crane

RP’s Message…

Ray Wensell Region 12 President

3SPRING 2014

To Region 12 Regional President and Endowments Liaison

A contribution at the Other Donor level

has been made to the William E. Monroe Endowment Fund

byFern and Wayne Johnson, 1651 Palm Avenue

Winter Park, FL 32789

The contribution is in memory of:Ken Durio

The Pensacola Daylily Club would like to invite you all

to theRegion 12 Spring Meeting,

May 9-10, 2014hosted by

the Pensacola Daylily Club.

The BILL MUNSON HYBRIDIZER’S AWARD bed will be hosted by the James Hall Garden. We already have some entries, but if anyone else would like to send their seedlings to be part of the Munson seedling bed please send to:

Michele Taylorc/o James Hall360 Eden Ln

Cantonment, FL 32533

On the Agenda isFour tour gardens: The gardens of James Hall, Elizabeth Braxton, Pennie and Dennis Martin, and Jim Lee will be on tour.Ted Petit of Le Petit Jardin Gardens will be our guest speaker and will also bring plants to be auctioned off after his presentation.

We will have a sales table, silent auc-tion, and raffles along with door prizes to be given away before the business meeting. There will also be a live auc-tion during the business meeting that benefits Region 12.

For those not attending a clinic or workshop on Friday there is lots to do in the area. The NATIONAL NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM has free admis-sion, free parking, and free guided tours along with self-guided tours. PENSACOLA BEACH, which is world famous for its sugar-white sand beach-es and emerald-green waters, is about a 10-15 drive down the road. The T. T. WENTWORTH, JR. FLORIDA STATE MUSEUM is just a hop, skip, and jump down the way and also of-fers free admission. Information for all of these attractions, plus more, will be in your welcome bags.

I hope to see lots of you there!!!

Michele TaylorPensacola Daylily Club – PresidentRegional Meeting Chair

From the cold and frozen North Florida area I hope that everyone had a won-

derful 2013 and are ready for hopefully an exciting 2014. The Daylily plants here look as if they have frozen all the way to the ground, which is a good thing for growth. The plants are resting the way they should before they become the beautiful flowers we dearly love. The dormant plants are hid-ing beneath the ground and the evergreens look like the semi-evergreens however that is the life of the daylily.

Shortly it will be time to start your spring programs with sprays, fertilizer and weed control. I hope all have had a good winter with plenty of rain to nourish the plants through the cold season. Here in North-east Florida we have had more rain than we need, to the point most of us had to turn off the irrigation systems. I have heard that some of you in the southern part of the state may have a few scape’s up and ready to bloom but hopefully the plants will stay in dormancy until the warm weather is here to stay.

Club shows are not far off and I hope all have completed their planning to insure we have a great show this year. Also, lets not forget that our Pensacola Club is the host club for the Spring Regional this year and I would appreciate everyone showing their support for our panhandle club. Ev-ery club needs to show their support for all clubs within our region and although the

distance is greater our presence this Spring should be on everyone’s calendar.

Display Gardens – As a Region we should have more than the few Display Gardens currently registered. At this time we have only 5 Display Gardens as noted through AHS. Two in the Tampa area and 3 in North East Florida. With all the gorgeous yards/gardens in our region this number should be considerably higher. There were several in Central Florida however these gardens have not completed the required renewal paperwork to be listed by AHS. Hopefully this process will be rectified shortly and ad-ditional gardens will be added.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in the upcoming meetings and shows and wish for a wonderful and productive grow-ing season. We are heading into our most demanding part of the year that requires our dedication and love to produce out-standing daylilies. Best to each and every-one and hope to see all in Pensacola.

Ray Wensell

RPD Corner

Bob MartinRegional Director

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It is with a heavy heart that I sit to write for the Spring 2014 directors report, just

before Christmas we lost a great friend and for Florida a Daylily Pioneer. I of course am referring to Phil Reilly. I am sure I speak for all when I wish Pina and Marissa our heart-felt sympathies, a true gentleman will be greatly missed. This passing was followed in less than a week with the passing of my next door neighbor, another true gardener and friend.

I commented in the last news letter about my raccoon problem, well the count has now risen to 50 trapped. Then I found out that one of my neighbors is feeding all wild animals, I wonder if that includes bears, oh yes the bears are back in town, we had our trash cans overturned and vandalized again, now they have a permanent home in my garage.

Well it is now well into winter at Dun-roamin Garden, Daylily plants are fresh and green and appear to be surviving well, weeding and mulching is now complete and we look forward to the feeding and growing season which is lurking around the corner.

The AHS has reported that membership has fallen to below 7,000, so we all need to be on the look out for new members and keeping the members we already have. BADS and Central Florida Daylily society have shared speakers for several occasions in the past and continue to do so, this cuts down on cost and allows us to get speakers from further afield.

The AHS continues to trim budgets and lower the cost of doing business. The lat-est was a new insurance company to cover all AHS business. Heretofore they had used Chubb which specialized in major indus-trial companies and were not particularly suited to smaller parties, a move to another company who deal with the smaller issues has saved us several thousands of dollars a year.

There are also several other books and updates in the pipeline to generate some much needed income.

I need to impress on everyone the im-portance of our Region 12 meetings, this Spring it is to be in Pensacola, and I know Michelle and the folks from the Pensacola area are very busy making it a meeting to

be remembered. Ted Petit is the featured speaker, it is some time since I heard Ted speak so I am looking forward to it very much. I know that travel to Pensacola from some of the more remote regions like BADS and Central Florida, even Gainesville and Jacksonville is difficult for some, and the cost of a Hotel room can be daunting, how-ever I am prepared to offer two seats in my car to anyone from these parts who would like to go. Is there anyone out there who would like to match that? Also Hotel room sharing could help with lowering costs.

Let us then look forward to another exciting season!

Best wishes to all.Bob M.

In MeMory

Mr. Ed Brownand

Mr. Phil ReillyOur region lost these two fine men recently

and our prayers and thoughtsgo out to their families.

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Creating That Right Place

Michelle PetersonRegional Publicity Director

SPRING 2014

The master gardener’s number one phi-losophy is “right plant, right place”. So

if daylilies are your perfect idea of a right plant, you have to create the right place. And creating that right place begins with your soil.

If you’re planting in pots, containers, a raised bed, or if you’re totally replacing the soil in a section of your landscape, creating the right place is simple. Purchase a good potting soil and an over-the-counter soil testing kit to be certain your soil meets the basic criteria. If your soil tests between 6.5 to 7.0 pH, you have the perfect soil pH for daylilies.

Since we know that daylilies can be water hogs, a soil with moisture-retention elements is best, especially in raised beds and containers. If you want to include your own amendments to help retain water, here are some to consider:

Humus is made of decayed organic materials, and retains moisture, provides aeration, and adds fertility to soil. Humus provides some micronutrients, but does not contain nitrogen or phosphorus. Hu-mus should not be confused with compost, although compost may contain humus. An easy way to create your own humus is to pile together raked leaves and grass clip-pings and allow them to decompose natu-rally.

Sphagnum peat moss (which I just call peat) is natural and odorless. Peat can ab-sorb up to 20 times its dry weight in water,

and slowly releases it back to the plant’s roots. Peat adds mass and structure to my sandy south Florida soil, and helps it retain nutrients. It can also lighten and aerate clay soil. Peat adds acidity to soil and will lower the pH. Most of the peat available commer-cially is Canadian, which transmits very little disease.

Perlite (not the little Styrofoam balls) is a natural white volcanic glass that looks like tiny lightweight pebbles. Perlite is a gritty sterile mineral with a neutral pH. Perlite does an excellent job of holding moisture without becoming soggy like most soils and additives. The finer the perlite, the bet-ter, since larger pieces tend to rise to the surface of soil over time.

Non-Organic water retention crystals are ph neutral polymer granules. Some claim to reduce watering by 50%, others claim to retain up to 500 times their weight in water. Most claim to be effective in the soil for 3-5 years.

If you are planting daylilies directly into your own garden soil, consider sam-pling and testing your soil first. Then you can add the proper amendments to cre-ate a perfect daylily home. Each County Extension Office will accept soil samples for testing conducted by the University of Florida IFAS Analytical Services Laborato-ries. If you have a rather large garden, tak-ing samples from different sections is best. Each complete sample test, which I highly recommend, will cost $12. Considering the

cost of our daylilies, the investment is well worth it.

Test A ($3) is a very basic test, that will provide you with your Soil pH and Lime Requirement. Agricultural lime, or ground limestone, is used in acidic soils to raise the soil pH. Test B ($7) checks for Soil pH, Lime Requirement, P (phosphorus), K (potassium), Ca (calcium), and Mg (mag-nesium). The Micronutrients Test ($5) ex-amines the Cu (copper), Mn (manganese), and Zn (zinc).

Once the UF/IFAS lab receives your sam-ples from your County Extension Office, results will be mailed back within 10 days. You’ll receive your soil test report, plus notes to help you use these results to best advantage. With the information in hand, you’ll be able to speak with your local plant expert, master gardener or County Exten-sion Agent to determine what modifications you need to make so that you, too, can live by the credo, “right plant, right place”.

Michelle Peterson

In the Fall 2013 issue of The Daylilian, I threw down the gauntlet, and chal-

lenged all AHS Region 12 members, who are not currently registered as an AHS Display Garden, to consider apply-ing and opening up your garden to the public. Hat’s off to Ray and Terri Wensell who rose to the challenge, and now have a recently-approved AHS Display Garden. “We are grateful to receive the AHS ap-proval and will maintain the garden to their standards,” states Ray. Just looking at these pictures of their garden, I’m

certain they will!

If you wish to visit their garden this summer, here is their information:

Ray & Terri WensellLilies By The Pond1900 St George Ct

Middleburg, Fl. 32068904-215-9457

[email protected]

Congratulations to Ray and Terri! So, who’s next?!

A New Display Garden in Florida

The Advantages Of Being On The AHS Email Robin

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One advantage of being on the AHS email robin is being able to connect

with people who we all have something in common with. Recently I found out that how compassionate the robins can be when my son was so sick. In Sept., one day at work a child coughed in his face. With his immune system being compromised by having had a kidney transplant 13 years ago, he developed an upper repository infection that very quickly became very serious. He was put in the hospital, went into cardiac arrest the first night, was able to be brought back and he had a breathing tube placed in him and he was sedated so that he would not pull it out. As a result of the infection he went into rejection of the transplanted kidney. So now he is back on peritoneal dialysis and will be placing his name back on the organ transplant list. All of the prayers from robin members cer-tainly helped in his recovery. He is getting stronger each day.

Another advantage is knowing that if

you have a question about hybridizing, just send a post to the robin and you will re-ceive many answers and advice about how to accomplish it. Having noted hybridizers as robin members helps all of us to learn more about our favorite flower.

Having international members is also a valuable asset , in that we can gauge how well our flowers are received by the public overseas.

When I fell in love with daylilies I was just a child of 10 years old. Someone gave me a couple of fans of an unnamed yellow-orange colored one. I did not know then that there were diploids and tetraploids. All I knew was that I love the clean lines of the flower, the soft color it glowed with when the late afternoon sun lit it up from behind. Now we have the world at our fingertips, having the AHS website database .

Getting my first computer opened up a world of daylilies to me. Typing the word daylily in the search box took me to the Lily

Auction, where I saw so many beautiful plants and flowers for sale at very reason-able prices. Contacting the sellers asking questions about the flowers is so easy now. Just fill out a form online and hit send.

Being a member of the AHS email Robin is easy, just contact Tim Fehr and ask to be placed on the list.

Recently my web based email provider is not delivering the emails from the List server at ICORS.org. I had it in my allowed sites and it was white listed as a trusted site. So I was having withdrawal pains because I wasn’t getting any emails from the robin, but have solved it by going to using my Google Gmail address to have it sent.

Join the robin, you may find more friends like I did.

Submitted by,Julia Dawn Mason

B.A.D.S Sec.

Deadline is May 31 to turn in photos to Greg Crane Three categories: SINGLE FLOWER, MULTIPLE BLOOMS, WHIMSICAL (with pets, birds, butterflies, yard art, etc.) Entrants must be club members and in good standing of local Region 12 clubs Limit of 3 photos per category per entrant All photos must be sent by email and make sure they are HI-RES Winners will be published in the FALL edition of the Daylilian Prizes will be awarded at the FALL regional meeting Send entries to [email protected] Please make sure to follow up with a second email stated that photos had been sent. Last year some didn’t make it after they were sent. If you prefer to send your photos on a disk or a thumb drive, those will be returned in a timely fashion. They can be mailed to Greg at 4251 14th Lane, NE. St. Petersburg, Florida. A panel of outside judges will be used again for contest.

Greg CraneEditor

7SPRING 2014

Once thought Miracle Grow Garden Soil was the best thing for filling those

amended planting holes.

Did think there was such a thing as “too much water” for my daylilies.

Weeds wouldn’t grow through heavily applied mulch.

The first seedling you produce is almost never a beauty worthy of registering...but is always a winner because it was your first.

Horse manure is full of oxalis type weeds that are never totally eradicated.

A five dollar daylily lives a lot longer than many one-hundred dollar daylilies.

You must have a photo attached to the pot or sack of the daylily you are trying to sell. No matter how pretty you tell them it is, you gotta have a picture.

Always check the cards of the entries at the show if you are the placement chair.

Never, never, NEVER, step into a bed of daylilies to try to get a better photo even if you think you are not stepping on the plant.

Keep all comments to oneself at a daylily show...regardless of the topic.

Even though you might have been grow-ing lilies for 10 years, try to remain humble when speaking in daylily circles.

Volunteer often, sit back some and learn.

Encourage new hobbyists. You were new once.

Get involved in your Region. Everyone needs to chip in.

Some Things Learnedby Greg Crane

Don’t go overboard with companion plants. Especially Verbena. It’s pretty but it will surround a daylily and smother it.

Sand won’t grow anything...except some palms and sea grapes.

Take pictures of your garden from time to time. 1. See how it evolves over the years, 2. Some-one might pull up your daylily markers and you won’t remember what is planted where.

I love my dog, but she has to respect my daylilies.

Never utter the words…”Oh, I wouldn’t do that!”

Limit your time on the Lily Auction. Very habit forming. And the sellers do expect payment.

Always be willing to share fans with oth-ers...even if it is making a really nice clump and is you favorite one of all.

Never forget planting some of the older registrations in your display garden.

Don’t give up on a dormant just because you live in Florida. See if anyone else grows it and how it does and go for it.

Attend as many events, shows, meetings as you possibly can. There is a wealth of knowledge in hearing what others have to say.

Get your soil tested. Enough said.

National Conventions are fun. Attend when possible.

Talk about daylilies with neighbors and friends.

If you use the Robin, be careful what you say and how much you say.

Emails are great but they don’t express your body language or facial expressions. That’s as much of communicating as spoken words can be.

I still love daylilies. Even when my expensive purchases die. I still love ‘em. And will continue to love ‘em no matter what.

Listen to what others have to say about growing them. You can learn a lot by being quiet and keeping your eyes and ears open.

Treat others as you would want to be treated.

Come for the Daylilies, stay for the People.

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Our quality UV-resistant labels are long-lasting and easy to install. See-Fine and other stakes also available.

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www.sunshineengraving.com e-mail: [email protected]

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Continued on page 9

If you find yourself struggling with your soil, whether it’s too sandy, contains too

much clay, or has an extreme ph, why not consider lasagna gardening? This great catch-phrase is just another way of describ-ing layer or sheet gardening. It is simply a modified raised garden, and can be made with or without a bordered edge.

I used this technique to create much of my landscape out of desperation. Unfortu-nately for us, our house was built during the real estate boom in the early 2000’s. Houses were going up quicker than the suppliers could provide the materials. Fill soil, which is usually topsoil, was a scarce resource at the time. Our contractor must have trucked in the worst fill to build up the property before construction. I’m sure the fill probably came from some deep pit in the middle of nowhere. Much of the dirt is subsoil, the layer of soil directly under the topsoil. While the topsoil captures and processes the nutrients left by falling leaves, grass clippings, pine needles and other organic matter, the subsoil is virtually nutrient-free. So I had two choices: remove the soil and replace it, or build on top of it. Suffice it to say, I chose the latter.

Back to the recipe…

Basic Ingredients:

Nitrogen sources

•Cardboard

•Coffeegrounds,used

•Compostedmanures

•Grassclippings

•Leaves

•Newspapers

•Peatmoss

•Vegetablescraps

•Sawdust

Carbon Sources

•Bloodmeal

•Cornstalks

•Hair

•Petfur

•Pineneedles

•Straw

A Lasagna That’s Molto Beneby Michelle Peterson

•Weeds,minustheseeds

•WoodChips

If you’ve ever made lasagna from scratch, this method of layering your garden is very similar. You put in the noodles, you add some sauce (or “gravy” if you’re an Italian from the Northeast). You add your meat, you add some sauce. You add another layer of noodles, you add some sauce. You add your cheese, you add some sauce. With la-sagna gardening , the sauce is just plenty of water. So remember to water well between each layer.

My lasagna garden began with my ter-rible dirt, grass, weeds and all. I started by finding lots of cardboard boxes, flatten-ing them out, and laying them on top of the ground. Next, I used a thick layer of composted manure, topped with Canadian peat moss. Next came a covering of fine pine bark. I used the purple-bagged mulch from Wal-Mart. My next layer was multiple sheets of newspaper, overlapping. Then I added a another layer each of compost and fine pine bark , followed by a substantial coating of Canadian peat moss, about two to three inches deep. Finally, I added a layer of potting soil, pre-mixed with slow-release fertilizer, covered with a thin layer of peat moss. Although some would rec-

Michelle PetersonRegional Publicity Director

ommend that you cover the soil with black plastic for 4 to 6 weeks to “cook” your lay-ers, I planted directly into it, covered the dirt with mulch, and watered in some pre-emergent to prevent any weed seeds from germinating. Although lasagna gardens can be as high as 3 feet, mine was a little over 12 inches.

I like lasagna gardening for a number of reasons:

• There’s no need to hoe or till thesoil, which is hard work and just arouses dormant weed seeds;

•Youcoveruptheweedsandgrass,and you don’t have to pull them or worry about them;

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•Thecardboardandnewspapernat-urally attract earthworms, who will add their own great fertilizer to your soil;

•It’ssimpleandit’s fast,soyoucanspend more time doing other things;

• It’s very flexible – you can usemany different layers of organic ma-terials that you can get for free, like grass clippings, dried leaves or pine needles, home-made compost, even dryer lint.

A few cautions about lasagna gardening:

Manures – If you are going the free route, be careful about the manures you use. Most animal manures must be composted or they will “burn” your plants as they decompose and break down. The only animal feces that I am aware of that can be added directly to the soil is rabbit droppings. You also have to be especially careful about your lo-cal farmer’s horse and cow manure. If the animals were chomping on plants that

were sprayed with herbicides, those chemi-cals may remain in the feces, and will kill your plants. Plus farm animal manure can be full of hay seeds and other weed seeds, and you don’t want them sprouting in your garden. So be certain to use manure in the lower layers of your garden, not the top. And be sure to have an adequate covering of mulch as the final layer, and, unless you are committed to organic gardening, use a pre-emergent like Preen.

“Fresh” Ingredients – If you’re using fresh ingredients, such as kitchen scraps and fresh garden clippings as a layer, you must allow time for them to compost, and should definitely cover with black plastic for a minimum of 6 weeks. Although it may take longer to use your garden, this will add great nutrients to your soil.

Wood Ash – Many older garden books rec-ommend using wood ash in your garden. Although wood ash adds valuable nutrients to your soil such as potash and micronutri-

ent minerals, it is also very alkaline. So too much can raise your soil pH. Most plants, like daylilies, prefer a slightly acidic soil. If you use ash as a layer, use it sparingly.

Pernicious Problems – I have only ex-perienced issues with one problem weed – torpedo grass. I had some stubborn stolons in the ground that refused to die. I had one spot where the torpedo grass kept appearing, even after multiple appli-cations of Round Up. I finally had to dig down almost three feet to find and remove the entire root. So if you have torpedo grass or something just as persistent, you might want consider a using the black plastic op-tion to make certain all the weeds beneath the layers are definitely dead.

Despite the few challenges I experienced, I’m very happy I learned about lasagna gar-dening. It saved me a great deal of sweat and toil, and the end result is a happy gar-dener and lots of contented plants. Just like a real lasagna, it’s mmm mmm good.

A Lasagna That’s Molto BeneContinued from page 8

Mark’s Bouquet (Agosta, 2006) took top honors in the Region 12 Pop Poll. Congratulations to our Region 12 member Joe Agosta of Tallahassee, Florida!

Spacecoast Behavior Pattern (Kinnebrew-J, 2006) and Spacecoast Sea Shells (Kinnebrew-J, 2003) tied for second place.

Dorothy and Toto (Herrington-K., 2003) and Elva White Grow (Smith-F., 1986) tied for third.

Maryzell (Hansen-D., 2006) was voted into fourth place.

Thin Man (Trimmer, 2002) was selected for the fifth place spot.

All of these top daylilies picks were selected from the printed ballot. Region 12 increased our Pop Poll participation in 2013 – 59 ballots were cast, for a total of 529 votes. Thank you to all who participated!

Want to see all the results? Visit your AHS Member Portal, and view the Region 12 Group Pages.

2013 Popularity Poll Top Results

Thin Man Photo by Greg Crane

Maryzell Photo by Dan Hansen

Mark’s Bouguet Photo by Joe Agosta

Spacecoast Behavior Pattern Photo - unknown

Region 12 “Soon To Be World Famous” Recipes

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COLLARD GREEN PESTO(Melanie Crane)

Ingredients:• 5cupspackagedfreshcollardgreens, washed, trimmed and chopped

• 3tablespoonsofMincedGarlic

• 1/4cuppecans• 1/2cupoliveoil• 1/3cupgratedParmesanCheese• 1/2teaspoonsalt(optional)

Preparation:1. Cookgreensinboilingwatertocover3-1/2to4minutesoruntiltender;drain.Plungeintoicewatertostopthecookingprocess;drainwell.

2. Processgarlicandpecansinafoodprocessoruntilfinelyground.Addgreens,oil,cheese,andsalt.Process2to3secondsoruntilsmooth,stoppingtoscrapedownsides.(Mixturewillbethick)

NOTE: Collard greens can be cooked in advanced and frozen to be used in recipe at a later time.

KEy LiME POuND CAKE(Melanie Crane)

Ingredients:• 1cupbutter,softened• 1/2cupshortening• 3cupssugar• 6largeeggs• 3cupsall-purposeflour• 1/2teaspoonbakingpowder• 1/8teaspoonsalt• 1cupmilk• 1teaspoonvanillaextract(IuseMexicanVanilla

extract)• 1/4cupfreshKeyLimejuice• KeyLimeGlaze(seebelow)Preparation:1. Preheatovento325degrees.2. Beatbutterandshorteningatmediumspeedwith

aheavy-dutyelectricstandmixeruntilcreamy.Graduallyaddsug,beatingatmediumspeeduntillightandfluffy.Addeggs,1atatime,beatingjustuntilblendedaftereachaddition.

3. Stirtogetherflour,bakingpowder,andsalt.Addtobuttermixturealternatelywithmilk,beginningandendingwithflourmixture.Beatatlowspeedjustuntilblendedaf-tereachaddition.Stirinvanillaandlimejuice.Pourbatterintoagreasedandfloured10inch(12-cup)tubepan.

4. Bakeat325degreesfor1hourand15minutesto1hourand20minutesoruntilalongwoodenpickinsertedincentercomesoutclean.Coolinpanonawirerack10to15minutes;removefrompantowirerack,thentocakeplatewithelevatedsides.

5. PrepareKeyLimeGlazeandimmediatelybrushovertopandsidesofcake.Coolcom-pletely,about1hour.

KEy LiME GLAzEIngredients:• 2cupspowderedsugar• 4tablespoonsfreshKeyLimejuice• 1teaspoonvanillaextract(IuseMexicanVanilla

extract)Whisktogetherpowderedsugar,freshKeyLimejuice,andvanillauntilsmooth.Useimmediately

SAuSAGE AND CHEESE WONTONS(Melanie Crane)

Ingredients:• 1poundJimmyDeansSausage• 2cupsshreddedsharpcheddarcheese• 8ounceofCreamCheese• 1envelopeHiddenValleyRanchmix• 1packageofWontonWrappers

Preparation:1. Preheatovento350degrees.2. BrownSausage;drain,ifnecessary.3. Mixsausage,creamcheese,ranchdipmixandcheese.

4. Placeawontonwrapperineachmuffinslotofa miniaturemuffinpan.Pushdowntoformacup.

5. Fillwithsausage mixture.

6. Cookuntilcheesemeltsat350 degrees (10-15minutes)

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AHS Region 12 Spring Meeting • May 9-10, 2014PensacolaGardenCenter

1850N9thAve,Pensacola,Florida32503HostedbyPensacolaDaylilyClub

QUESTIONS?MicheleTaylor850-889-5195michele.taylor38@gmail.comMoreinfocanbefoundatwww.pensacoladaylilyclub.com

SChedule of eventSFRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014-LunchandDinneronyourown 8:00am-until RegistrationOpen–BusSignUp 8:00am-until SilentAuctionandSalesTablesOpen 9:00am–11:00am GardenJudgesworkshopI 9:00am-noon ExhibitionJudgesClinicI 2:00pm-5:00pm ExhibitionJudgesClinicII 2:00pm–3:00pm ExhibitionJudgesClinicIIIRefresher 7:00pm Region12BusinessMeeting-Region12PlantAuction

SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2014 7:00am-7:30am BusloadsforGardenTours 8:00am-noon GardenTours–GardenJudgesWorkshopIIwillbeheldinlastTourGarden 12:30pm-1:30pm LunchattheGardenCenter 1:30pm-5:30pm SilentAuctionandSalesTablesOpen 5:30pm DinnerandspeakerTedPetitofLePetitJardinGardenswithauction

All attendees will receive a James Hall 2014 introduction

ThefollowingarehotelsincloseproximitytotheGardenCenter-discountcutoffdateApr9,2014 • days Inn710NPalafoxSt,Pensacola,FL-RoomRate$78plustaxContinentalBreakfastincluded850-438-7999 • hampton Inn2187AirportBlvd,Pensacola,FL–RoomRate$124plustaxHotBreakfastBuffetandBreakfast“onthe

go”included850-478-1123GROUPCODE:DLC • hyatt Place Pensacola Airport161AirportLane,Pensacola,FL–RoomRate$149plustaxcomplimentarya.m.

KitchenSkillet,™featuringfreshlypreparedbreakfastsandwiches,steelcutoatmeal,freshfruitandmore,is availabledaily850-483-5599GROUPCODE:PDLC

RegistrationFee(includeslunchanddinneronSaturdayandbustour):$80peradultand$40forAHSYouthMembers. RegistrationformmustbepostmarkedbyApril25,2014.MakecheckspayabletoPensacolaDaylilyClubandmailalongwithregistrationformto:

BethHudson,Registrar 9795NLoopRd,Pensacola,FL32507 850-492-1156 E-mail:[email protected]

AhS Region 12 Spring Meeting Registration form

name(s) name(s)

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City,State,Zip City,State,Zip

Phone Phone

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GardenI GardenII ExhibitonI ExhibitonII ExhibitionIII(refresher)

Feesforclinics/workshopsare$5.00perperson/cliniccollectedatthedoorandpleasebringacopyofthe“Garden

Judges”or“Exhibition Judges”handbookwithyou.TheseareavailablefordownloadontheAHSmember’sportal.

LunchSelection(sandwich) BakedHoneyHam OR RoastedTurkey

DinnerSelection Beef OR Chicken

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Minutes from Region 12Fall Business MeetingOctober 4, 2013

Future Region 12 Meetings: Spring 2014 Pensacola

Fall 2014 Lake City

Spring 2015 Lake City

HS Region 12 Treasurer ReportTreaurer’s Report will be given at the

Region 12 Spring Meeting in Pensacola.

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President Ray Wensell called the meeting to order after lunch, provided by the Central Florida Daylily Society at the Orlando

Garden Club in Orlando, Florida.

Greg Crane made a motion to accept the minutes as published in the Fall 2013 issue of “The Daylilian”. Motion was seconded by Gene Perry and approved unanimously.

Gene Perry made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report as published in the Fall 2013 issue of “The Daylilian”. Motion was seconded by C.J. Gregory and approved unanimously.

Michelle Peterson announced the daylily winners of the Florida popularity poll. Mark’s Bouquet came in as number 1, and number 2 was Spacecoast Sea Shells. A total of 53 ballots were received.

Terry and Ray Wensell’s garden was welcomed as a new display garden.

New Business:

Question was asked if there was a packet or list of things to do for the host club of the Spring Regional. Greg said he would get a list from Elaine Alito, who was the chair for the 2013 Spring Regional, and pass it on to the next club.

Pensacola will host the 2014 Spring Regional on May 9-10. Members were asked to send seedlings to Michelle Taylor of Pensacola for the Munson Hybridizer Bed.

Question was asked where Munson Bed signs were kept, and how many did we have. Ray Wensell said he was storing 6 signs.

It was reported that Pensacola would have 4 gardens on tour.

Ray asked for updated information from clubs, and he will pass it on to Rita, for her to update the Region 12 web page.

Swannee Valley Daylilly Society will host the Fall 2014 and the Spring 2015 Business Meetings for Region 12. Ray is hoping a club will volunteer to host the Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 Business Meetings.

Greg Crane spoke about our newsletter, “The Daylilian”. He reminded us that the Region 12 Photography Contest Winners were published in the Fall issue of “The Daylilian”. The categories are “Flowers and Friends”, “Single Flower”. And “Multiple Blooms”. The winner in each category will be awarded $100, so send in your pictures!

Submitted by Kay Smith, Secretary

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Name(s):

Address:Phone #:

Email:

Number Attending: Adults @ $30 each Youth 5-18 yrs. @ $15 each

Total:

Make Check payable to Joiner Gardens and mail to: Joiner Gardens, 2269 Hwy. 119, Pembroke, GA 30321 (912)-433-1414

Total Enclosed:

A Celebration of Daylilies and HydrangeasSaturday, May 3, 2014

Sponsored by: Joiner Gardens & Maneki Neko Gardens (Scott Elliott Daylilies)

Registration Form

11:30-12:30 p.m. - Lunch is served. Catered by The Rusty Pig.

Schedule of Events9:00 a.m. - Check-in and garden sales begin at Joiner Daylily Gardens. Ra�e tickets available. 2269 Hwy. 119, Pembroke, Ga 30321

10:00 a.m. - Bargain tables open at Joiner Daylily Gardens.

12:30 p.m. - Auction. More ra�e prizes. Grand prize ra�e prize drawing at the end of the auction. Must be present to win.

RegistrationYou must pre-register for this event. The cost is $30 for adults, $15 for youth between 5-18 years old and free to children under the age of 5. Registration includes a 2013 or 2014 introduction gift plant . All registrationsmust be received no later than April 27, 2014.

Approximately two weeks before the event lists of the auction plants, available hydrangeas, and the bargain plants will be available on our websites.

For more information, and additional registration forms, visit our websites afterJanuary 1, 2014:

Activities include:

Gift plants to all participants

Bargain table daylilies

Numerous ra�e prizes throughout the day

Big daylily auction

Large ra�e prize at end of auction

Up to 80 di�erent hydrangeas for sale

Lunch catered by The Rusty Pig

Email: [email protected]: [email protected]

www.joinerdaylilygardens.comwww.scottelliottdaylilies.com

Or contact us directly anytime at:

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1. BLUE BALLOON (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (CERULEAN CIRCLE X SEEDLING} DIP 5” Early Season Evergreen Reblooms 40” BLUE BALLOON – wow! What a magnificent daylily!

BLUE BALLOON is a perfect circular light violet with a gorgeous blue, gray and purple eye. The outer eye and edge are amethyst. BLUE BALLOON has strong dark purple veining throughout the eye also with a very intense green throat. 32 budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

2. CIRCULAR CIRCLES (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (PEGGY IMRIE X FEATURED PRESENTATION) DIP 6.75” Early Season Evergreen Reblooms 28” CIRCULAR CIRCLES is one of the premier dips this

year with orange-cream petals and extra wide sepals. CIRCULAR CIRCLES has a great patterned eye of fuchsia, gray and purple on both petals and sepals with a very large green throat. 20 budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways. Spectacular kids!.

3. ELVEN ELEGANCE

(Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (MULTIPLE MULTIPLICATIONS X SEEDLING) DIP 5” Early-Mid Season Evergreen Reblooms 32” ELVEN ELEGANCE is a very cool amethyst-rose

patterned dip with a fascinating patterned eye of dark amethyst, gray-purple and gray on petals and sepals. There is a light cream edge on petals and sepals, a green throat. 25 budcount, 4-way branch-ing. Easily fertile both ways.

4. EMERALD TOUCANET (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) ([Texas Kaleidoscope x Vivid Veins] X

EMERALD STARBURST) DIP 5” Early-Mid Season Semi-evergreen Reblooms

42” EMERALD TOUCANET is a very distinct dip bloom

with medium purple petals, lighter sepalsand a dark purple chevron eye and a wow emerald throat. EMERALD TOUCANET also does a lot of polytepal-ing. 35 budcount, 4-way branching. Easily fertile both ways.

5. MALACHITE SUNBIRD (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (LEDGEWOOD CALICO BLUES X

EMERALD STARBURST) DIP 5” Early-Mid Season Semi-evergreen Reblooms

40” MALACHITE SUNBIRD was one of my favorite

sunbirds that I saw in Africa. MALACHITE SUNBIRD has smoky rose petals with lighter stippled sepals and a distinct purple chevron eye. MALACHITE SUNBIRD has a giant emerald throat. This bloom also polytepals a lot. 35 budcount, 3-4 way branching. Easily fertile both ways.

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6. MIDNIGHT MIRROR (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (TURQUOISE TREAT X TEXAS KALEIDOSCOPE) DIP 5.5” Early Season Evergreen

Reblooms 30” MIDNIGHT MIRROR is a fabulous dark purple dip

with a wild patterned eye of dark gray, light gray, purple and cream. The green throat extends right through the eye. Dan Trimmer has converted this plant for me and we should both see kids this com-ing spring. 25-plus budcount, 3-4 way branching. Easily fertile both ways. Super fab kids!

7. PATTERNED PEACOCK (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (PAINTED PATTERN X SEEDLING) DIP 6.75” Early-Mid Season Evergreen

Reblooms 32” PATTERNED PEACOCK is a large stunning flower

with cream petals and sepals and a complex pat-terned eye of dark fuchsia, purple, gray and cream. An intense green throat completes this beauty. 15 budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

8. SKIES AND SKYSCRAPERS (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (IMAGINARY NUMBERS X PAINTED PATTERN) DIP 7.25” Early-Mid Season Semi-Evergreen

Reblooms 34” SKIES AND SKYSCRAPERS is a very large and

tall light lilac dip with a very large patterned eye of fuchsia, gray and blue-purple. SKIES AND SKYSCRAPERS has an extra large green throat. 20 budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

Ludlow Lambertson Spring 2014 TOOTHY TET Introductions

9. CRIMSON STORIES (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (BEAKS AND BILLS X VERMILION FLYCATCHER) TET 6.5” Early Season Evergreen Reblooms 36” CRIMSON STORIES is one of the very early blooms

of the season and continues blooming into the fall here. CRIMSON STORIES has medium red petals and sepals with a startling dark crimson eye and edge. The outer edge is a crinkled and toothy yellow. CRIMSON STORIES has a green throat, 30 budcount, 3-4 way branching. Easily fertile both ways.

10. LAVENDER LAUGHTER (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (SEEDLING X SEEDLING) TET 6.25” Early Season Semi-evergreen Reblooms

36” LAVENDER LAUGHTER is a heavy substance bloom

with medium lavender petals, lighter sepals, a pale gray-blue eye and edge. The outer edge is cream crinkles and teeth. LAVENDER LAUGHTER has a strong green throat. 20 budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

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11. MASK AND MIRROR (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro)

(BIRD TALK X GET JIGGY) TET 6” Mid Season Semi-evergreen Reblooms 28” MASK AND MIRROR is a cream-lavender with a

blue-purple patterned eye and edge. The outer edge is a serrated and toothy cream. MASK AND MIRROR has a dark green throat. 20 budcount, 3-way branching. Easily fertile both ways.

12. MUNCHY CRUNCHY (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (BLUE-EYED DRAGON X SEEDLING) TET 5.75” Early Season Semi-Evergreen Reblooms

30” MUNCHY CRUNCHY has a really different color

scheme of medium coral petals and sepals with a medium blue-purple eye and edge. The outer edge has gold and cream teeth on petals and sepals . A strong green throat. 20 budcount, 3-4 way branch-ing. Fertile both ways.

13. QUITE THE BITE (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (TEETHING X DREAM WINDOW) TET 6.25” Mid-Late Season Semi-evergreen

Reblooms 27” QUITE THE BITE is a large medium purple with a

huge blue-purple eye and edge. The exciting outer edge is a combo of yellow-green crinkles and teeth. QUITE THE BITE has a glowing green throat. 20 budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

14. TOOTH TALK (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (PINCHED PERFECTION X BLUE-EYED DRAGON) TET 5.75” Mid Season Evergreen Reblooms 34” TOOTH TALK is a fantastic toothy with light cream

lilac petals and sepals. TOOTH TALK has a blue and purple eye & edge with an outer edge of cream and yellow teeth. A strong green throat. 20 budcount, 3-way branching. Easily fertile both ways.

15. WISE WHISKERS (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (FRINGY X GREEN GRINDER) TET 6” Mid Season Semi-Evergreen Reblooms 32” WISE WHISKERS is a large and tall bloom of pale

orchid with lighter sepals. WISE WHISKERS has a soft blue-rose eye and edge. The outer edge has wild cream and green crinkles and teeth. An intense green throat. 30 budcount, 3-4 way branching. Fertile both ways.

16. BELLS OF RHYMNEY (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (BEAKS AND BILLS X GOD SAVE THE QUEEN) TET 6” Early-Mid Season Semi-evergreen Reblooms

30” BELLS OF RHYMNEY is a beautiful new toothy with

medium purple petals and darker amethyst-purple sepals. BELLS OF RHYMNEY has a medium blue-purple eye and edge with the outer edge having bright white teeth. BELLS OF RHYMNEY has a green throat. 20-plus budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

2014 – Floyd Cove Nursery IntroductionsFull Forms:

17. WEDDING DANCER (Pierce G) 164-A (Emerald Lace x Fringy) SEV EM

35” 6.5” flower, 5 way branching, 35 buds

18. BITING PUMPKINS (Pierce G) BGxFringy (Bass Gibson x Fringy) SEV E

30” 6” flower, 6 way branching, 35 buds

19. RED BLOODED (Pierce G) 994 (Face The Fire x Open Season)

DORMANT E 30” 6.25” flower, 7 way branching, 45 buds

20. MARILYN MONROE (Pierce G) P841F ((Sdlg x Tet Peppermint Delight)

x Born To Be Wild) EV E 33” 6.25 flower, 6 way branching, 35 buds

21. MIDNIGHT AT TIFFANY’S (Pierce G) 842-B ((Blue Mountains x Space Warp)

x Born To Be Wild) EV EE 36” 6.25” flower, 6 way branching, 35 buds

22. MORNINGSIDE (Pierce G) 982-C ((Emerald Bay x Mulberry Freeze)

x Fringy) EV EM 30” 6” flower, 5 way branching, 30 buds

23. NEW DAY SUNSHINE (Pierce G) 220 (Ten Gallon Hat x Shamrock Dew) x

(Going Green x Fancy Lace) EV E 44” 7.5” flower, 6 way branching, 35 buds

24. PICASSO’S INTRIGUE (Pierce G) P849 (Midnight Amulet x Born To Be

Wild) EV E 34” 6.25” flower, 6 way branching, 40 buds

25. MIDNIGHT CASTLE (Pierce G) 281-F (Barefoot Bay x When Royals

Dream) EV EM 36” 7” flower, 5 way branching, 30 buds

26. SONYA STARCHAK (Pierce G) 8168 ((Shores of Time x Alexa Kathryn)

x Sdlg) x Barefoot Bay SEV E 30” 6” flower, 5 way branching, 35 buds

27. SWEET COTTON CANDY (Pierce G) 9157 (Emerald Bay x Tet Royal Pink

Twist) x (Priscilla’s Smile x Rose Sensation) SEV EE 32” 6.5 flower, 8 way branching 45 buds

28. BOLD RAVEN (Pierce G.) 288 (Romeo Prince x Buffalo Thunder)

EV EM 45” 7” flower, 7 way branching 55 buds

PRISM COLLECTION

29. PIRATE’S SMILE (Pierce G.) 276-F ((Sdlg x Tet Terry Lyninger) x Tet

Malachite Prism) x Tet Time Stopper SEV EE 42” 9” flower, 5 way branching 35-40 buds

30. AZURE PRISM (Pierce G.) 277-A ((Sdlg x Tet Terry Lyninger) x Tet

Malachite Prism) x Tet Time Stopper SEV EE 30” 9.5” flower, 5 way branching 30 buds

31. APPLIQUE PRISM (Pierce G.) 277-D ((Sdlg x Tet Terry Lyninger) x Tet

Malachite Prism) x Tet Time Stopper SEV EE 31” 9” flower, 8 way branching 45-50 buds

32. AMETHYST PRISM (Pierce G.) 277-E ((Sdlg x Tet Terry Lyninger) x Tet

Malachite Prism) x Tet Time Stopper SEV EE 37” 9.5” flower, 6 branching, 35-40 buds.

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PATTERN COLLECTION

33. BOWTIE AFFAIR (Pierce G.) 1200-C (Stenciled Di Fresco x Tet

Colorful Etchings) SEV EM 42” 7” flower 6 way branching, 35 buds

34. COSMIC AWAKENING (Pierce G.) 167-H (Sdlg x Tet Bold Awakening) SEV

EM 36” 6” flower, 5 way branching, 35 buds

35. BUTTERFLY SHORES (Pierce G.) 140-B (Tricolor x Tet Texas Kaleidoscope)

EV E 30” 6” flower, 6 way branching, 35 buds

36. COSMIC ADVENTURE (Pierce G.) 192-F (Sdlg x Tet Cosmic Kaleidoscope)

EV EM 35” 6” flower, 6 way branching, 40 buds

37. FACEMAKER (Pierce G) 169-F (Sdlg x Tet Kaleidoscope Intrigue)

EV EM 40” 6.25” flower, 5 way branching, 35 buds

38. STENCILED INFUSION (Pierce G.) 1325 (Sdlg x Tet Colorful Etchings) SEV

EM 30” 6.25” flower, 8 way branching, 40 buds

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39. LITTLE MISS INDEPENDENT (Stamile-Pierce) D930-F SEV EM 20” 2.5” flower,

4 way branching, 25 buds

40. LITTLE MUCHA MINTO (Stamile-Pierce) Unknown SEV EM 24” 2.5” flower,

5 way branching, 35 buds

41. LITTLE SWEET CHEEKS (Stamile-Pierce) D94-A SEV EM 17” 2.5” flower, 5

way branching, 30 buds

42. BLUE DARLING (Stamile-Pierce) D913-E SEV EM 17” 2.5” flower,

4 way branching , 25 buds

43. LITTLE SWIRLING SHADOWS (Stamile-Pierce) D952-A SEV EM 17” 2.5” flower, 4

way branching, 30 buds

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Ludlow LambertsonSPRING 2014 DAYLILY INTRODUCTIONS 44. ART GALLERY APPLIQUé™ (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (BLUE JEAN BABY X HILLSTREET BLUES) TET 5.5” Early-Mid Season Semi-evergreen Re-

blooms 30” ART GALLERY APPLIQUé™ is a light cream on pet-

als and sepals. This dramatic new appliqué™ has a medium purple eye and edge with an amethyst

outer eye. The sepals are the same but lighter. ART GALLERY APPLIQUé™ has a deep green throat coming out to yellow then a speckled yellow and white appliqué™. 25 budcount, 4-way branching. Fertile both ways.

45. AZURE ANGEL (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (SACRED IBIS X SEEDLING) TET 6” Early-Mid Sea-

son Semi-evergreen Reblooms 27” AZURE ANGEL is an exquisite new blue-eyed bloom

with Iight lavender petals and sepals, a light blue eye and edge. The ruffled outer edge is a creamy green. AZURE ANGEL has a nice green throat. 20-plus budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

46. BLUE-CROWNED MOTMOT (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (RADIO RIDER X BLUE HIPPO) TET 6.5” Early-Mid

Season Evergreen Reblooms 28” BLUE-CROWNED MOTMOT is fabulous! This flower

is the very best of my BLUE HIPPO kids. BLUE-CROWNED MOTMOT has yellow-cream petals and sepals with a gigantic medium blue-purple eye and edge. The outer edge is ruffled cream. BLUE-CROWNED MOTMOT has a green throat. 20 plus budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways. $225.SF

47. BLUE NOCTURNE (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (PURPLE PEACE X CERULEAN WARBLER) TET 6” Early-Mid Season Semi-evergreen Reblooms 30” BLUE NOCTURNE is one of my very favorites this

year with its dark purple petals and sepals. BLUE NOCTURNE boasts a wonderful chalky-blue eye and edge with the outer edge yellow-cream and a nice green throat. I”™m using BLUE NOCTURNE on all my red flowers to get a blue eye on reds. 25-30 budcount, 4-way branching. Fertile both ways.

48. DREAMY DRAWING (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (RIBBONS OF COLOR X FOUR EYES) TET 5” Extra-

Early Season Semi-evergreen Reblooms 36” DREAMY DRAWING is another favorite of this

season with extra early blooms of pink-coral. The extraordinary patterned eye is a wonderful combi-nation of fuchsia, gray and blue. DREAMY DRAWING has a nice green throat. 28 budcount, 3-4 way branching. Pod fertile only.

49. EASTERN BLUEBIRD (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (ART GALLERY BLUES X BODACIOUS BLUES) TET 6” Mid-Season Semi-evergreen Reblooms 30” EASTERN BLUEBIRD is an extra fine blue-eyed

bloom with light purple petals and sepals and a super gray-blue eye & edge with the outer edge a creamy green. EASTERN BLUEBIRD has a very interesting yellow-green throat with fingered veins going into the blue eye. 20-plus budcount, 3 way branching. Easily fertile both ways.

50. FEATHERED FINGERS (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (RAZOR EYES X SEEDLING) TET 7.5” Early Season

Semi-evergreen Reblooms 36” FEATHERED FINGERS is a unique pinched crispate

UF. FEATHERED FINGERS is a yellow-cream on petals and sepals with a purple fingered eye and purple picotee edge and green throat. 20 budcount, 3 way branching. Fertile both ways.

51. PENCIL PATTERN (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (GET JIGGY X SEEDLING) TET 6” Mid Season Semi-

evergreen Reblooms 27” PENCIL PATTERN is a cream-lavender on petals and

sepals. PENCIL PATTERN has a wonderful patterned eye and edge of blue, fuchsia, and gray. A nice green throat. 20-plus budcount, 3-way branching. Easily fertile both ways.

52. PICTORAL PICOTEE (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (SEEDLING X SEEDLING) TET 9” Early Season Semi-

evergreen Reblooms 34” PICTORAL PICOTEE is a large UF Cascade with

alabaster-cream petals and sepals, a strikingly beautiful velvety red-purple eye and picotee edge. A green throat. 20 budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

53. PURPLE POINTALISM (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (LEDGEWOOD PANSY EYE X STIPPLED STARDUST) TET 6” Early-Mid Season Semi-evergreen Reblooms

28” PURPLE POINTALISM has medium purple petals and

lighter sepals. PURPLE POINTALISM has a very large darker purple stippled eye and edge with a cream outer edge and a bright green throat. 20 budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

54. RACHEL’S RHAPSODY (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (SEEDLING X SEEDLING) TET 5.75” Mid Season

Semi-evergreen Reblooms 28” RACHEL’S RHAPSODY is one of my wife Rachel’s

all-time favorite flowers. RACHEL’S RHAPSODY is a light creamy orange with an ethereal pale orchid eye and edge. The outer edge is diamond dusted gold. RACHEL’S RHAPSODY has a unique yellow appliqué inner eye and olive-green throat. 20 budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

55. ROBOT CITY (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (OPEN MY EYES X RADIO RIDER) TET 5.75” Mid-

Late Season Semi-evergreen Reblooms 30” ROBOT CITY is named after a humorous song and

ROBOT CITY sings with a dramatic presence of creamy orange petals and sepals, a super black-purple eye & edge and a cream outer edge. ROBOT CITY has a luscious green throat that pushes out to a yellow starburst through the eye. 20-plus budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

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56. SCULPTING SCULPTURES Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (ROBOT CITY X [Tet Mystic Vision x Tet Purple-eyed

Fantasy]) TET 5.75” Early-Mid Season Evergreen Reblooms 28”

SCULPTING SCULPTURES is a great mixture of genetics with two conversions from Larry Grace. SCULPTING SCULPTURES is a medium yellow with a large purple, rose and gray patterned eye and pi-cotee edge. The ruffled petals tend to raise up away from the sepals, giving this flower a sculpted look. An intense green throat completes this composition. 20 budcount, 3-way branching. Pollen fertile only.

57. SOARING SILVER (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (DIZZY DAMSELFLY X SEEDLING) TET 8.5”-9” Early

Season Semi-Evergreen Reblooms 36” SOARING SILVER is a wow light lavender UF

cascade with a medium silvery lavender eye and picotee edge on petals and sepals. A large green throat. 18 budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

58. TATTOO TOWER (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (DIZZY DAMSELFLY X SPIRAL NEBULA) TET 8.5”

Early-Mid Season Evergreen Reblooms 34” TATTOO TOWER is a large UF cascade with pale

pink petals and sepals. TATTOO TOWER’s patterned eye is a striking dark gray, blue and fuchsia with a picotee edge and green throat. 20 budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

59. THAI TEMPLE (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (PARADISE PATTERN X GET JIGGY) TET 5.5” Early

Season Semi-Evergreen Reblooms 30” THAI TEMPLE is a medium orchid-mauve on petals

and sepals. THAI TEMPLE has a complex patterned eye and edge of fuchsia, gray and purple. A very green throat. 20 budcount, 3-way branching. Easily fertile both ways. Amazing patterned kids!

60. VELVET VISIONARY (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (DUKE OF GASCONE X SEEDLING) TET 6” Early-Mid

Season Semi-Evergreen Reblooms 27” VELVET VISIONARY has gorgeous velvet red-purple

petals with lighter stippled purple sepals. VELVET VISIONARY has a chalky white halo eye and a bright cream and white ruffled & serrated edge. A nice green throat. 25 budcount, 3-way branching. Fertile both ways.

61. WESTERN BLUEBIRD (Ludlow Lambertson 2014 Intro) (SEEDLING X SEEDLING) TET 5.5” Mid Season

Semi-Evergreen Reblooms 30” WESTERN BLUEBIRD is the zen blue-eyed bloom for

making blue-eyed flowers with its beautiful clear cream white petals & sepals and a perfect round blue-purple eye & edge. WESTERN BLUEBIRD has a green throat. 20-plus budcount, 3-way branching. Easily fertile both ways.

Reilly Daylily Gardens

62. Bountiful Blue Harvest Phil Reilly Tet (sdlg x Lavender Blue Baby) x (Code

Blue x sdlg) 30” M Re sev 4.5” 28 buds Pale blue magenta eye zone

on a clear ivory background

63. Borders on Bold Phil Reilly Tet (Exotic Treasure x Thomas Tew) 32” M

Sev 6” 18 buds Burnished bronze with a bold almost black eye zone

and border

64. Commonwealth Avenue Phil Reilly Tet (Kaleidoscopic Intrigue x Tet Blue

Persuasion) 30” EM Sev 6” 18 buds Lilac blue eye zone ringed in a band of

darker pink, pale lavender pink Background and very deep green throat

65. Jim Reilly Memorial Phil Reilly Tet (sdlg 9209 x Caesar Augustus) 28”

EM Sev 5.5” 17 buds Pale parchment with extensive pattern in eye zone

of a deeper red above a green throat

66. San Remo Phil Reilly Tet (Christopher’s Encore x Purple Um-

brella) 28” M Sev 6.5” 16 buds Lavender purple self with deep green throat and

white tipped sepals

67. Future sdlg 0250

68. Future sdlg D-9194

CALLiNG ALL HyBRiDizERS AND POLLEN DABBERS

Two separate hybridizer beds will be available at the 2015 Spring Regional. First will be the Munson

Seedling Bed with each hybridizer allowed to submit up to five seedlings. The second bed is for Florida hybrid-izers who have registered daylilies – they may submit up to three of their favorite introductions, old or new, their choice. A cash prize will be presented to the hybridizer whose entry receives the most votes. Both beds will be located in Wynn’s Daylily Garden in Jasper. The Wynn’s are accepting plants now. The earlier you get them in the better they will look in May 2015. Plants may be mailed to: Wynn’s Daylily Garden, 5604 State Road 6 West, Jasper, FL 32052.

19SPRING 2014

The obvious and key responsibility of judges is to enhance the image of the AHS in all possible ways. There are two vey important functions of Exhibition Judges. First there

are the basic requirements for their preparation and continuing education; secondly, there is the ethical demeanor with which they discharge their judging.

For the AHS Region 12 Meeting, we have a unique opportunity on Friday, May the 9th for you to become a Exhibition Judge all in one day. Learn what Judges are looking for and also how you to can go to the Head Table as an Award winner.

CLINIC 19:00 am - Noon In the Judges Exhibition Hand Book, which you can download from the AHS Portal Website, read Chapters 1,2,& 3 pages 10-32. You will cover the Responsibilities & Ethics, Standards, Rules and Accreditation. Plus the Characteristics of Daylilies and Scales of Judging a daylily. Quiz at the end of class on chapters 1 & 2.

CLINIC II2:00 pm -5:00 pm Now the fun begins when you can actually Judge Cultivars. We will cover Chapter 3 in depth. Class will briefly review Clinic 1, and AHS Awards. You will now learn AHS point Scoring and demonstrations on Registered Cultivars and Seedings, with practice sheets. Then you will do a written point-scoring examination on your own of 3 Cultivars and 3 Seedings. Instructors will remain in class to answer questions and it is open book.

CLINIC III2:00 pm - 3: 30 pm This is a Refresher course for Exhibition Judges to review Judges responsibilities, Point Scoring, Best in show ballot and Master Panel service. Then as open forum as to situations not covered by current rules, advancements in hybridizing and what is new at AHS.

Floyd Sewell Region 12 Exhibition Judges Liaison and Instructor

Region 12 Garden Judge Liaison report:

In January our garden experienced cold temperatures in the low 20

degree range for several hours. One day the high temperature was only 33 degrees! As expected all of our daylilies “slumped” down and stayed down even after the temperatures returned to normal. This gave us a rare opportunity to see how our favorites and seedlings responded as they grew out of the cold damage.

Observing cultivar performance under varying environmental conditions is but just one of the functions of a garden judge. Garden judges observe many factors of daylily performance all year long in the South. Although it might not be as enjoyable to stroll in the garden when there are no blooms there is still a lot to be learned about your daylilies. Garden judging gives you the tools to do a better job of evaluating named cultivars and seedlings you see at home and in your daylily travels. Becoming a garden judge allows you to share your observations with other daylily lovers through the annual Awards and Honors Ballot voted on every year. Consider participating in the garden judge workshops held at a regional meeting as the first step in becom-ing a better evaluator of daylilies and possibly an official garden judge. You will be glad you did.

BECOME AN EXHiBiTiON JuDGE iN ONE DAy

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Bay Area Daylily Society

CLuBREPORTS

Tallahassee Daylily Society

The Daylilian

Recent January BADS club meeting

The Bay Area Daylily Society has been able to have speakers at all of our public meetings this season. In October we were

honored to have Bob Faulkner from Natural Selection Daylilies in Ohio entertain us with his hybridizing program.

In November, we enjoyed presentation from Pete Harry of Pete Harry Daylilies. His program reviewed the move and setup of his garden from Apopka to Tavares Florida and his new introduc-tions.

In December, we held with tradition and Ellen and Dennis Hoffman hosted our annual holiday dinner. Members always bring great dishes to share and Ellen cooked up a tasty turkey for all to enjoy. Dinner was followed up with a Dirty Santa gift exchange. The gift exchange was fun as usual.

We were pleased to have Dan Hansen of Lady Bug Daylilies speak to us in January with his unique program. Dan uses three videos that show his gar-den off. His video’s shows his plants just as they are in the garden, in the wind and full sun.

We are looking forward to a visit from Jan Joiner of Joiner Daylily Gardens in Georgia. She will share her program at our

February 8th meeting.

March 8th, Michelle Peterson a Master Gardener and our Region 12 Publicity Director will be speaking on a wide range of subjects from bee keeping to composting.

Once again, BADS will have a booth at GreenFest. GreenFest will be held on Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30, 2014 from 9AM to 4PM in HB Plant Park, on the campus of the University of Tampa, at the corner of the Hillsborough River and Kennedy Boulevard. This is a great opportunity for our club to share our love for daylilies. We will be selling plants and promoting our May show at this event.

Our next show and plant sale is scheduled for May 3rd.

Dan speaking at our meeting

The Tallahassee Daylily club has had a busy and FUN filled fall. In September we were treated to the long awaited visit from

Heidi and Charles Douglas of Browns Ferry Gardens, Georgetown, South Carolina. October’s speakers were Jo and Wayne Tuanton of Country Lane Gardens, our good friends and neighbors from Sparks, Georgia. Besides excellent presentations our speakers brought plants for auction. Members went home with some great bargains and visions of new cultivars blooming next spring. No-vember’s gathering was the annual holiday party with its delicious covered dish specialties followed by the always hilarious “Dirty

Santa” gift exchange. More speakers and the May flower show/display at Dorothy Oven Park will complete our club year. Read about our annual flower show/display in the Winter 2013 Daylily Journal. Come to one of our meetings. You will see we truly love to have FUN. Full details at http://www.thsgardens.org .

1721SPRING 2014

Lake City will be the site for the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Region 12 Meetings. This coming September 26 and 27 are

the dates for the Fall Regional and will feature a Friday after-noon social gathering and silent auction at the home of SVDS President Gene Perry followed by dinner (Dutch Treat) at one of Lake City’s restaurants. Saturday’s events will include Exhibition Judges Clinic I and III as well as Garden Judges Clinic I, lunch followed by the business meeting and live auction. A silent auc-tion, live auction and bargain plant table will be held on Satur-day as well. Our presenter will be Randy Fleming, Dragon’s Mead Daylilies, Panama City Beach, Florida.

The Spring 2015 Meeting will take place on Friday and Saturday, May 22 – 23. This meeting will be a mini Con-

vention with many of the activities normally held in conjunc-tion with an AHS National Convention squeezed into a two day regional as well as some new events. On Friday, we will have the normal judges clinics, boutique and plant sales plus on Friday afternoon, we are going to have speaker presentations on all aspects of gardening. Saturday includes garden tours, lunch in a garden, speaker presentations, auctions, boutique, bargain plant sales dinner and a guest speaker. This is a regional gathering you don’t want to miss.

2014/2015 Club Officers:

President: Gene Perry 226 SW Whippoorwill Way, Lake City, FL 32024 Tel: (407) 310-5881 email: [email protected]

Suwannee Valley Daylily Society

Vice President: Wayne Taunton PO Box 444, Sparks, GA 31647 Tel: (229) 549-8889 email: s12tamailto:[email protected]

Secretary: Pam Anderson PO Box 6, Lake City, FL 32056-0006 Tel: (850) 933-4928 email: [email protected]

Treasurer: Ottis Houston 2147 SW State Road 47, Lake City, FL 32024 Tel: (386) 752-4654 email: [email protected]

2014 Meeting Dates

February 16 – Exhibition Clinic I – Fern Johnson & Jennifer Juarez

March 16 – Jane and Dan Trimmer

April 12 – Dennis Hoffman

May 24 – Annual Show and Plant Sale, Lake City Mall

June – Annual Picnic

July 20 – Cindy and Randy Fleming

August 17 – Tim Herrington

September 21 – Annual Points Auction

September 26 – 27, Region 12 Fall Meeting

October 19 – Virginia and C. J. Gregory

November 16 – Pete Harry

December – Christmas Party

In May of 2013, thirteen of our members toured Ballards Daylily Gardens in Hartford, AL and Amanda’s Gardens in Ashford,

AL. In June we elected new officers at a dinner meeting. July’s event was a tour of Randy Fleming’s Dragon’s Mead. We held a fall social at members Don and Lesa Harrison’s home. Don had planted around 200 daylilies from his own hybridizing experiments. So far, none had bloomed. We are looking forward to seeing his results this year!

The ice storm in the PanHandle delayed our usual January meeting until February 4th. Plans to maintain the Margaret Wooten Memorial Daylily Garden were set up for 2014. Member Gena Henderson gave a PowerPoint presentation entitled “In Defense of Daylilies” by H. All About Eve, one of her daylilies who had become upset upon hearing someone question whether daylilies should remain in an existing garden nearby: “Afterall, daylilies only bloom for a day! It might be better if the wild pigs dug them up!” February’s meeting will feature Opal Howell from Tallahassee, who we hope will help us prepare for a non-judged

exhibit in May. April’s meeting will be held at a member’s home instead of our usual location and will feature a daylily swap.

Gena Henderson

Hemerocallis Society of DeFuniak Springs

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Central Florida Daylily Society

The Daylilian

The Central Florida Daylily Society’s 2013-2014 daylily year has been full of interesting speakers from both near and far.

In September, we welcomed guest speaker, Pete Harry of Pete Harry Daylilies in Tavares, Florida. Pete shared his experiences of building a nursery from scratch for the daylily collection he pur-chased from Frank Smith. He also presented photos of some of his favorite new daylilies and talked about his hybridizing program. There was also a discussion with members about the challenges of bugs, especially the two spotted mites and about fertilization and rust prevention.

The CFDS hosted the Region 12 Fall Regional Meeting on Oc-tober 4 and 5 at the Orlando Garden Club. The meeting included a Friday evening Meet & Greet, silent auctions both days, a sales table, Exhibition and Garden Judges Clinics and Workshops, guest speaker Scott Elliott of Maneki Neko Gardens in Savannah, Georgia, and a live auction. Thanks to all the club members who made this a most successful event!

Just a week later, the CFDS enjoyed guest speaker, Bob Faulkner of Natural Selection Daylilies in Dayton, Ohio. Bob discussed how his inspiration for working with daylilies came from Florida hybridizers. He presented a “Hybridizing 101” program based on his techniques for growing and hybridizing and he showed some of his newest creations. His goals: flat daylilies with beauti-ful patterns and green throats. He also hopes to develop daylilies with brown coloration. In addition to daylilies, Bob works with zinnias, loves a variety of other landscape plants and raises and shows pigeons.

November saw the return of long-time gardening friend and former extension agent, Tom MacCubbin and his wife, Joani. Tom reviewed insects and other pests that cause the most problems for Central Florida homeowners. He talked about the insecticidal products that worked best and discussed which were the most natural and safe. He also brought prizes for club members who correctly answered quiz questions. After the presentation, Tom was presented with a “Lifetime CFDS Membership Award” for his years of horticultural advice and education to gardeners, growers and hybridizers throughout Central Florida.

In December the CFDS had its annual holiday party and gift exchange. This was a nice opportunity to relax and visit with one another as well as enjoy some great food!

Our January guest speaker was Dan Bachman and his wife, Jackie, of Valley of the Daylilies in Lebanon, Ohio. Dan talked about his start in daylilies in the 1980s and his years of hybrid-izing efforts since. He shared photos of seedlings he is evaluating

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Pensacola Daylily Club

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We started our meeting year off in September with our “get everything in order” meeting which includes everyone tab-

ulating their “club dollars” they have earned the previous meeting year to use in our annual club auction. We purchased 2 collec-tions, Trimmer’s 2013 and Petit’s 2013 butterfly collection. We had so many plants to auction off we had to divide it into 2 differ-ent meetings, one in Oct. and the other will be in January.

We are hosting the REGION 12 SPRING MEETING 2014 to be held May 9-10, 2014 so part of our September meeting went into voting on hosting the meet-ing as well as starting to plan and organize this.

In November we were graced by Bill Waldrop as our guest speaker. He brought most of his new 2014 intro-ductions to be auctioned off and showed off his seedlings and conversion work in his presentation.

December was our annual Christmas dinner which was at McGuire’s Irish Pub. It was a great time with good

food and everyone enjoying each other’s company.

January will be the second part of our club auction.

February we have scheduled a speaker, Beth Bolles, from the Escambia County Extension office. She will be talking about soil sampling, fertilizing in our area, and soil problems.

March we will have Dan Trimmer of Watermill Gardens from Enterprise, FL as our speaker

April will most likely be a working meeting trying to get any loose ends tied up for the Regional meeting

Also in April and the first part of May we will have our annual daylily sales at the various Garden Festivals we take part in.

May 9-10, 2014 we will be hosting the REGION 12 SPRING MEETING 2014 more info is avail-able on our website www.pensacoladaylilyclub.com

If anyone is in the area during one of our meet-ings we would be more than happy to have you join us. We hold our meetings the 2nd Monday each month at 6:30 pm at the Pensacola Garden Center café, 1850 N 9th Ave, Pensacola, Florida 32503

North Florida Daylily Society

Jan 12, 2014 Sunday – we had our first meeting this year and were treated to a great program, for which we thank Nicole

and Dave DeVito who shared pictures of Nicole’s Daylilies nursery, their gardening hobbies and daylily hybridizing program, followed by an auction of the awesome plants they brought.

Feb 9, 2014 Sunday – our guest speaker will be C.J. Gregory and we are looking forward to visiting with him and hearing about all that he and Virginia are doing with their hybridizing.

Mar 9, 2014 Sunday – a Garden Workshop is planned.

Apr 13, 2014 Sunday – a panel of our experienced club exhibitors will review Show Preparation & Presentation techniques.

May 17, 2014 Saturday - will be our Annual Show & Sale at the Marriott 610 Wells Rd Orange Park, FL. We are mulling over ways to advertise, hoping to increase attendance.

Jun 8, 2014 Sunday – will be our Annual Awards Luncheon – details will be forthcoming.

We meet at the Orange Park Library at 2054 Plainfield Ave. Orange Park, FL on the 2nd Sunday Jan-April at 2:15PM.

The May Show & June Luncheon dates & locations vary.

and discussed what he looks for in new daylilies. His #1 priority is the daylily’s “garden value” – how it looks out in the garden. Dan also presented his 2014 Introductions.

We are looking forward to guest speakers Jan and Royce Joiner of Joiner Daylilies in Pembroke, Georgia for our February 9th meeting and Jeff and Liz Salter of Rollingwood Daylilies in Gaines-ville, Florida for our March 9th meeting. At our April 13th meet-ing we will finalize plans for our annual daylily show and discuss tips and tricks for grooming and entering daylilies in a show. Our annual Daylily Show will take place on May 3rd with a potluck

and show setup on May 2nd. Our last event of the daylily year will be an Ice Cream Social starting at 6:00 p.m. on May 16th at the Deltona Community Center, 980 Lakeshore Drive, Deltona, FL.

If you are in the area we would love for you to join us at a meeting, the show, and/or the Ice Cream Social! Please see our website at http://www.centralfloridadaylilies.org/index.html for event times and locations. We’d love to see you! If you are not on our roster, but would like further information, contact Trish Titer at [email protected]

Central Florida Daylily Society Continued

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Region 12 Daylily ClubsBay Area Daylily SocietyDennis Hoffman, PresidentGreg Crane, Vice PresidentKay Smith, TreasurerSandy Soderburg, SecretaryMeets September – Mayfor more information go to our website at bads.us

Central Florida Daylily SocietyVirginia Gregory, President3801 Pelican Lane, Orlando, FL 32803407-896-9232Meets 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. on the 2nd Sunday of each month at the Orlando Garden Club 710 E. Rollins St. Orlando

North Florida Daylily SocietyRay Wensell, President1900 St. George Ct., Middleburg, FL 32068904-215-9457 [email protected] September – JuneCall for location and time

Pensacola Daylily ClubMichele Taylor, [email protected] Meets October – JuneCall for location and time

Hemerocallis Society of DeFuniak SpringsShirley Carroll, PresidentRoyce Montgomery, Vice PresidentLesa Harrison, TreasurerGena Henderson, SecretaryDavid Myers, ChaplainMeets January – April on the 4th Tuesday at 2:00 p.m at the Walton County Extension Office732 N. 9th Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL Info - 850-892-5452

Suwannee Valley Hemerocallis SocietyGene Perry, President 226 SW Whippoorwill Way, Lake City, Florida 32024 Tel: 407-310-5881 [email protected] Taunton, Vice PresidentPO Box 444, Sparks, Ga. 31647 Tel: 229-549-8889 [email protected] Anderson, SecretaryPO Box 6, Lake City, Florida 32056-0006Tel: 850-933-4928 [email protected] Houston, Treasurer2147 SW State Road 47, Lake City, Florida 32024Tel: 386-752-4654 [email protected] September – June on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 2:00 PM at the Columbia County Public Library, 490 N Columbia St, Lake City

Tallahassee Daylily SocietyRandy Fleming, President9341 N. Holland Rd., Panama City, FL 32409850-271-9431Meets September – April (except December)Call for location and time

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