Fall/Winter 2009 MOKANOK Daylily

Fall/Winter 2009
MOKANOK
Daylily
Region 11 American Hemerocallis Society
2009 AHS Stout Silver
Medal Winner
H. SKINWALKER
Ned Roberts 1997
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Region 11 Members in the Spotlight
Anyone who knows Andrea Weaver (Prairie Winds
Daylily Society) know her camera is permanently attached to her hand when she is around daylilies and
daylily gardens. It is no surprise to find her photos popping up in daylily journals around the country. This time
she has reached a pinnacle of having one of her images on the cover of the 2010 ‘Eureka Daylily’. In addition to the cover shot of ‘Webster’s Pink Wonder’ from
Amy’s garden, she has an image of ‘Mildred Mitchell’
on the inside cover, as well as 4 additional pages of
flowers inside the book. Check these out when you get
your copy of Eureka.
Dave Niswonger (Mineral Hills Hemerocallis Society) and Dr. Steve Thien (Flint Hills Hemerocallis Society) have both had articles published in the ‘The Daylily Journal’ this summer and fall. If
you missed them, we encourage you to dig out your copies and check them out.
Dave’s article in Vol. 64 No. 2 - Summer 2009. Pages 17-19. “The daylily
bug and Low-down friends” chronicles his journey into the daylily world
and the people he has met along the way.
He begins “ Elvan Roderick, an iris friend, tried for
several years to get me to grow daylilies. Being occupied
with a demanding job, raising a family and participating
in several plant societies, it didn’t seem possible. In 1984
he gave my wife, Marie, Hemerocallis ‘Fairy Tale
Pink’ (Pierce-C., 1980) What a sneaky thing to do.
Steve demonstrated his expertise of soil science in Vol. 64 No. 3 - Fall
2009. Pages 40 - 42 “Soil pH Matters”.
He concludes: Gardeners universally seek good plant performance. One
rather simple step can help reach that goal, proper soil pH management.
Very few soil or plant processes are insensitive to pH. This makes testing for
soil pH and follow-up correction if necessary, an essential management tool
for all gardeners. Soils maintained at the optimum pH reward gardeners
with an optimum growing environment.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Members in the Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover
Note From the Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Officers Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Treasurer’s Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
The Seedling Patch—Bob Tankesley-Clarke, Hybridizer Liaison. . . .8-9
Ask the Ombudsman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14
Region 10 Advertisement. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Club Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-19
Region 11 Officers & Committee Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Editorial Policy/Membership Info. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Region 11 Club Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Earlybird Daylilies Advertisement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover
2010 Popularity Poll Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover
Winter Gathering Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Front Wrapper
Winter Gathering Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Back Wrapper
A Note from the Editors
After a much warmer than normal November, winter has finally arrived! Hope everyone is staying warm and all daylilies are safely bedded down.
You may have been surprised to see the last MoKanOk issue all in color after we
had announced that cuts were to be made. To help cut down on costs our intention
was to limit the number of color pages. However due to an error at the Print Shop,
everything was inadvertently run with color. No additional charges were incurred so
hopefully you enjoyed the little extra bonus. We are continuing to work on ways to
help with costs but don’t want to sacrifice quality. Your input is always appreciated
so let us know your thoughts.
We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season and hope to see everyone in
February at the Winter Gathering…………...
Sharron & Harry Gregory
***Our special thanks to Kathy Krattli for her photo of ‘Skinwalker’ on the front cover.***
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Mary Lou Lundblade
Regional Director
Copies of the older smaller size Journal are being offered to clubs or anyone who wants them. They are
being sold in bulk, 25 for $25, 30 for $42.50, and 60 for $40, plus shipping. If you or your club would like to
order them, contact Jimmy Jordan at gjjordans@eplus.net or 731-422-2208.
New Judges Handbooks can be downloaded from the AHS site www.daylilies.org, click on either Exhibition or Garden Judges. Or if you would prefer, or do not have Internet, you may order from Jimmy Jordan, See
above. Price is $18 and includes shipping.
Region 11 will not have a AHS Service Award in 2010 as none of you felt anyone in Region 11 was worthy. There were no nominations. Come on, let’s do better next year. Send your letter of recommendation to
Cindy Lindquist, by September 1st. 5507 SE 96th St, Valley Center, KS 67147.
There have been 8 new terms added to the Daylily Dictionary. This is located on the AHS website. The
terms are explained along with photos to illustrate. Check it out. See above for address.
Don’t forget Daylily E-News, again at the AHS site. Sign up to receive the latest between Journal information.
At your service, if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.
Mary Lou Lundblade
AHS Region 11 Director
Steve Amy
Regional President
I will be very brief this issue for a couple of reasons. First I must apologize to the Members and especially
to our MoKanOk Editors. This issue has been delayed by me in getting to the printer in spite of the efforts of
Harry and Sharron. I had to get the information about the Winter Gathering 2010 to them and did not have it
all organized or even gathered to organize. Hope you can make it in February as we expect a good time again.
I have had so many things going on since the end of summer that I have been running in circles it seems.
My apologies to all of you.
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and hope the rest of the holidays this year will be good too.
Steve Amy
AHS Region 11 President
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Ann Large
Regional Publicity Director
Congratulations, Region 11! We increased our voting percentage in this year’s AHS Popularity Poll.
Thanks to everyone who voted this year and I look forward to many more voters for 2010. Be sure to check
out all the voting results on the AHS website.
I’m interested in your comments regarding the new pre-selected cultivars that complied the AHS Popularity Poll list. Did you like having a list of cultivars to choose from or did you prefer the write-in 10 cultivars
list? The comments I heard were, (1) I liked the list and it jogged my memory (2) I didn’t like being limited to
only 5 write-in votes (3) Who complied this list for our region? I believe the main reason for the new ballot
was to gather a consensus of cultivars from the region and make it easier to vote. In the past, over 600 cultivars
were voted for in the polls…that’s 600+ different cultivars all getting at least one vote. The logistics of counting and constructing a spreadsheet was becoming a real task. This year’s ballot was the top 50 (or so) vote getters from the previous years voting. So, you selected the cultivars to be on the ballot. Taking a look at this
year’s results, will give you an idea of the 2010 ballot. Strong write-in votes can make it to the ballot and an
outstanding cultivar at a regional meeting, seen by 150 people, would make it on next year’s ballot. But, you
must vote and participate in the process. As few as six votes could turn the tide for a new cultivar listing. Keep
those write-in votes coming and keep the Region 11 ballot fresh and evolving. Please send your comments and
questions because I represent you and Region 11!
As things wind down for the growing season, many Region 11 members are busy scheduling the Winter
Gathering events. If you’ve never been to a Winter Gathering, you don’t know what you’ve missed! There is
nothing like a daylily fix just before spring. Check out the news on the Winter Gathering in this very issue and
don’t forget to look at the AHS website for happenings in Region 11.
Ann Large
AHS Region 11 Publicity Director
ATTENTION HYBRIDIZERS……………..
The spring issue of the MoKanOk will feature seedlings or
new introductions of Region 11 hybridizers. We had a good
selection of contributors last spring, but we know there were
hybridizers who were not represented. Take this as a headsup and get us photos (before the deadline March 15, 2010)
of your new ‘babies’ and we will publish as many as possible.
mokanokeditors@cox.net
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Jim Mueller
Treasurer
Please take a look at the Treasurer’s Report for the first three quarters of 2009. You’ll note that after a few
years of significant overspending our loss as of September 30, 2009 is only about $300.
I would like to particularly thank the following for their efforts related to the 2009 Internet Auction.
First, Michael Bouman was kind enough to offer the proceeds from the sale of some of his plants to Region
11. Michael not only identified the plants but he took care of listing them on the auction site, shipping the
plants and donating the proceeds in honor of Dorothy Whatley.
Second, Andrea Weaver, Carol Mock, Cathy Minkler, Harry & Sharron Gregory, Helen Adams, David
Hoffman, Lois Hart, Loreta Knoche, Mary Lou Lundblade, Mary Woolsey, the Prairie Winds Daylily Society,
Alvin Roderick, Steve & Jane Amy, and the Wichita Daylily Club donated many plants to the auction and took
care of shipping them to the successful bidders. I received many positive comments regarding the quality and
condition of the plants.
Third, members of the Wichita Daylily Club donated the proceeds of some of their plants earmarked for
the club’s public sale to the Region. Members took the extra time to keep track of those plants.
Stepping back and taking a few minutes to look toward the end of the year, donations received from several clubs for the MOKANOK fund and the general operating fund provide a positive outlook. At this time, it
looks like we should finish the year at or near breaking even.
Jim Mueller
AHS Region 11 Treasurer
Order your personal copy of a Commemorative
DVD of the 2009 ‘Prairie Promenade’. Candid
shots of activities, gardens and members doing
what members do at these events.
Cost is $10 per copy. Let us know how many
copies you would like and then pick them up at
the winter gathering. Pay at pick up.
If you haven’t sent us your images, there is still
time to get yours included. Contact us about
how to get your images to us.
Editors
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Treasurer’s Report
CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE 01/01/09
$ 22,411.72
Financial Activity
Income
Expenses
Net
MOKANOK
Donations - MOKANOK
$ 1,050.00
Advertising
Postage Reimbursement (AHS)
Out of Region Subscriptions
-
140.00
-
-
-
17.00
-
-
(5,825.13)
$ 1,207.00
$ (5,825.13)
$ 2,665.00
$
Production & Distribution
Total/Net
$
$ (4,618.13)
Winter Gathering
Registration
(21.67)
Plant Auction
3,499.00
Silent Auction
-
Chinese Auction/Raffle
-
(25.55)
Speakers/Seminars Fees
-
(2,078.65)
Banquet
-
(2,100.35)
Operating Expenses
-
Total/Net
(241.45)
-
-
$ 6,164.00
$ (4,467.67)
$
$
$
1,696.33
$
2,656.81
Miscellaneous Operations
Director's Expenses
RVP Expenses
-
(776.60)
(651.56)
Annual Awards
-
Internet Auction
3,147.18
AHS Insurance
-
-
5.25
-
Donations - Operations
-
-
Donations - Memorials
1,392.62
-
50.00
-
Regional Meeting Activites
-
-
Judging Publications
-
-
Interest
Donations - Amy Challenge
(510.08)
AHS Training
-
-
Club Support
-
-
Other
-
-
Total/Net
$ 4,595.05
$ (1,938.24)
CHECKING ACCOUNT BALANCE 09/30/2009
TOTAL ACTIVITY
$ 22,146.73
$ 11,966.05
$ (12,231.04)
$
(264.99)
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THE SEEDLING PATCH
By Bob Tankesley-Clarke,
Hybridizer Liaison
G
etting a start on this ‘edition’, as I dig and replant this Fall I will mention my thoughts - and pass them
along. You might do the same and share them with your
fellow Region 11 hybridizers here on the Seedling Patch.
The Central MO club, of which I am a member, is
preparing for the Summer Regional in 2011. We are determined to do a credible job at hosting. The first decision
was to include new gardens and to keep them close to Colombia. More time in the gardens and less miles on busses. Both worthy objectives! There is so much potential in
our region and with new clubs forming, becoming established and involved in their communities spreading the
Daylily fever to more and more gardeners we have a ‘field
ripe for the harvest’ and more potential for future regional
meetings and tours.
I encouraged the planners as I retired from the presidency to include Region 11 hybridizers as much as possible. At our Fall sale at the picnic there were so many
plants from our region’s hybridizers they would barely all
fit on one large table. More than ever before and all together. (It’s scary when you see your own older intros
coming back for sale – the curse of too much plant
vigor?...or lack of garden punch and/or staying power)
The chair persons for our 2011 Summer Regional,
Patti Waterman and Hank Riggs, have lined up a fine
cross section of tour gardens, over half have never been
on tour. The Oscie Seedling Award bed needs more hybridizers to be represented! The club that endows the
award holds to the rule of only one seedling per hybridizer
(as you know I encourage this be increased to two or three
different seedlings per hybridizer to allow for different
growing conditions and seasonal variation). In my opinion
increasing the number of divisions a breeder might send
only partially increases the chance of a flower being on
bloom on the tour. Seven of the ten entries were in bloom
last year. It makes the effort (two years some entries were
growing there and not eligible for registration) a bit in
vain. Only the winner gets credit by name for his/her
seedling. The rest of the participants don’t even get a
thank you. Not much of an encouragement for new hybridizers. (I even considered not participating any more
with such restrictive rules.) In consideration of this the
powers that be have allowed hybridizers from our region
to “guest” seedlings in tour gardens (as room permits).
That way the work of our hybridizers may be seen and
appreciated by those attending the Regional Tours. Garden Judges may even vote a Junior Citation award for a
guest seedling as seen at the regional on the AHS Awards
and Honors Ballot. There is no requirement of vote distribution for the JC as for the HM award.
This above is for guests is for the 2011 Summer Regional in Colombia. The tour gardens will be Ken and
Jane Sadler, Julia Semon, Blaise Brazos, Karen Blackmore, Carolyn Kemper, Lemer Cernohlavek and Carol
Schultz with the ‘Oscie’ bed in the Steve Winters tour
garden. St. Louis is hosting the Oscie Seedling Award
Bed next summer. (I hope you sent an entry, only one allowed, to St Louis.) Steve Winters is now accepting seedlings for the ‘Oscie’ bed in Colombia. Bob McConnell is
guest plant chairperson which I believe means getting
plants to be bought by the club for tour gardens.
Opening up guesting to seedlings (it never was prohibited) raises questions about entering a seedling in the
Oscie competition and also guesting it in other tour gardens. (Not a good idea in my opinion) Guests are identified in gardens by seedling number and hybridizer which
flies in the face of the anonymity of the Oscie Bed. I have
been appointed liaison for ‘guest seedlings’. I see my job
as ‘contact person’ for those Region 11 hybridizers who
want to send guest seedlings to tour gardens (tour garden
hosts listed above). This does not preclude hybridizers
working directly with the gardens. These seedlings will be
labeled with breeder name and seedling number. If registered before January 2011 the tour booklet will be
amended to show the registered name and the plant will
not be eligible for a Junior Citation Award by AHS. If the
seedling is awarded a JC it must be named and registered
within a reasonable time (one or two years) to get the
award. What to do with the plant after the tours is up to
the breeder or person who submitted it, for instance
‘return all’, ‘keep a piece and return rest’, ‘destroy’, ‘don’t
care’ etc. The JC is the only award for the guest seedlings.
At our club meeting in October members brought
digital pictures taken of seedlings of recent crosses, introductions and possible future registrations (to register does
not require ‘introduction’ and distribution). Five of us
showed pictures, different styles of breeding, selection
and presentation. The overall quality was high as was the
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diversity of form. Something for everyone. Those showing their work were Nancy and Pete Warren, Nancy Rold,
Patti Waterman, Jerry Mix, and myself. Some of us did
mostly out-crossing (cultivar on cultivar) and I was showing a lot of line breeding (my seedling on my seedling).
This last method is inevitable when a person has been hybridizing for over 25 years. Other hybridizers in our club
who were trying to cut back on seedling production didn’t
show but one confided that after digging lots of clumps
for the club sale they used the space to line out hundreds
of his seedlings (his wife didn’t look too pleased at that).
We may need to start a chapter of S.A. (seedlings anonymous).
I have done some replanting and selection of intros for
2010. Now to get them registered with a name that is okay
with AHS – that can take a while. The registrar does a
great job and even has her committee review applications
for registration. We in AHS probably register too many
seedlings but it is amazing how many ‘improve’ when
given official status. A bit of ‘plant pride’ or the ‘spotlight
effect’ perhaps. Moving the clump to a new place probably helps the most. Again most plants need to settle in to
their new home no matter how wonderful they are. Remember, all cultivars have many good features, yet only a
few deserve special awards. (Now is when I make my
pitch for becoming a Garden Judge. Knowing what the
judges look for can make us better selectors of our seedlings if not better hybridizers.)
A review of pictures of our own seedlings in ‘the
patch’ on the computer monitor is essential. Yes, pictures
can lie and vary from day to day of taking. Eric, my partner, takes very good pictures: many shots of each flower
and clump. (he makes me remove my markers) Remember
back when film and processing was so expensive? Now
it’s the camera and hardware that is dear let alone knowing how to use it. Rely on records made during bloom season, other observations made during the year, as well as
photo records. If you have guested a seedling, observations where it grew are important too. Going through the
pictures is like going through the garden without the heat,
sweat and mud. Thank you Eric for the great pictures.
I learned this year that my days of daylilies involving
active work in the garden are slowing down (some days
almost to a crawl). I made a very few crosses this year.
The crosses I made early (June) I am less enthusiastic
about now in retrospect. The later crosses I had and have
great expectations and hopes for didn’t take as well –
probably the heat, plus we were all tired, plants and I.
Most of my effort now is reducing what I grow. Breeding
is primarily with my seedlings and potential introductions.
When I replant I don’t keep as much stock as before. Yet I
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(we) keep going and probably will for as long as possible.
In his retirement Eric is redoing some iris beds.
I want to encourage all hybridizers to keep up the
good work for the advancement of daylilies. Support our
Region 11 hybridizers. Become a Judge (requires voting
the AHS Awards Ballot). And remember - Diversity in
daylilies is to be championed particularly when coupled
with quality.
I started with a mention of selection of seedlings to
register this fall. I will be submitting my registration
sheets before this is printed. Watch for a few ‘new’ cultivars from us in the next issue (also at the Winter Gathering in Overland Park). Never too many, always diverse
and sometimes breaking tradition. It takes many years
from cross to registration/introduction. As I was researching some of my choices I saw crosses dating back to 2000
which involved our seedlings with earlier introductions
back to many years previous. There were many out
crosses in between but still this ‘soft’ or modified line
breeding program is what I advocate.
REGION 11 HYBRIDIZER ALERT: The cultivars
being purchased by our club for tour gardens and possibly
used for give away plants for attendees will LIKELY
NOT BE BY REGION 11 HYBRIDIZERS. Even our
guest speaker is from Out-of-Region. (this is a tradition)
Members PLEASE support your region’s hybridizers.
Hybridizers remember to donate to auctions regional and
local, and send recent introductions to Tour Gardens as
Guest Plants as well as guest seedlings. Send questions to
me.
Bob Tankesley-Clarke
Hybridizer Liaison, Region 11
Make plans now to attend the
2010 National Convention
Valdosta, GA. May 27-29
Registration forms were with
the fall ‘The Daylily Journal’
Early registration puts you in a
drawing for $500 in daylilies.
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Winter Gathering
February 12-14, 2010
Overland Park, Kansas
Paul Owen, Keynote Speaker
Topic …... “Slightly Different Nursery”
In 1990, I bought a home in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. The challenge of completely
renovating the landscape ignited my interest in perennials. Within a few months, I was working in a greenhouse with rare and unusual plants... and loved seeing
things that no one else had! A year later, and I was
growing wholesale perennials for the trade.
In the two years it took to change over from perennials to exclusively daylilies, I wasted no time in
getting started with hybridizing them. I appreciated
again, the diversity one could achieve by studying the
characteristics and making intelligent crosses. Sure, 3
years of applied college Microbiology and Genetics
came in handy, but this was living ART!
A propagator (and perfectionist) at heart, I took
pride in producing high quality and unusual plant material for people to experience. Even with hundreds of
before unseen cultivars to offer, I began hybridizing
several species of rare plants mainly for the "fun of
it". Within a short time, I found myself holding multiple patents on some very intriguing new things! The
problem was finding people within delivery range
that shared my enthusiasm.
In August, 2005, I managed to move 1100 named
cultivars (from other hybridizers) and 10,000 seedling
clumps (selected from nearly 40K) to Polkville, NC.
Assuredly the most monumental task I've ever pulled
off, I think I've certainly paid my dues when it comes
to "proving" that my dedication to daylilies is truly
unwavering. Having survived in zone 5 for long
enough, the allure of zone 7 was in itself too much to
resist! I never would have dreamed that I'd land in
"the ultimate spot", where both my beloved kids and I
could feel we've indeed found true nirvana.
One fall, after rearranging a display bed, I accidentally left a clump of a favorite perennial on top of
a rock wall. Seven months later, in spring, I saw a
clump of green atop the rocky perch... it was my favorite daylily, coming back for more! There it was a
tough little plant that might just be able to endure the
trauma of shipping... I could now think of "getting
outa Dodge" and into the world! I got online, and
went for broke.
Diversity, the spice of life. I can honestly say that
if I died today, I could feel pretty good about having
utilized my chance to experience so much beauty in
life... as well as all the fun I had playing with it.
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Nan Ripley….
....“Walkabout Gardens Iowa”
Nan Ripley has lived on 10 acres in rural Nevada,
Iowa with her husband Merwyn since 1965. She retired from Iowa State University in 2003, where she
was the Office Manager for the Athletic Compliance
Department, to spend more time with her passions;
gardening, watercolor painting, photography, and her
family.
Nan is an active member of the National Conifer
Society, Iowa Regional Lily Society, Ames Garden
Club, Co-hort Member at Iowa State University Reiman Gardens, Board Member of the Iowa Arboretum
and Plant Collection Management Committee, Master
Gardener since 1994, and Landscape Consultant with
the National Federated Garden Clubs, The American
Hemerocallis Society Garden Judge and instructor,
and Walkabout Gardens is an American Hemerocallis
Society National Display Garden.
Nan has written articles on gardening and perennials for several news papers, journals, and magazines. Nan was one of two of the Hybridizers featured
in the "The Daylily Journal" Winter 2009 issue. To
date Nan has 11 daylily introductions. Nan teaches a
class on hybridizing in her Walkabout Gardens every
year during the month of July.
A new garden is designed and planted each spring
for the seedlings along with many annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees. Walkabout Gardens will again
be a new variety display garden for Ball Seed for
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Lois Hart – Louisburg KS….
….“Plant Database & Benefits”
I started buying daylilies in 1992 with a dozen
yellow & peach. Next order was a dozen red & purple
to mix it up. In 1994 I met Bettye Coughenour at a
Wildflower Society outing and she told me about the
KC Daylily show. Enough said! I now have 850 varieties that I grow for my own pleasure.
I am a garden and exhibition judge. I hold an open
house every summer for local residents to tour my
gardens. I sell a few daylilies but not commercially.
I became interested in Region 11 hybridizer programs after attending the Winter Gatherings.
I realized that it was difficult to find information
on our local hybridizers. I developed the Region 11
Data Base that is now available on the AHS website
under "Region 11" All the daylilies registered by Region 11 hybridizers are listed (excluding Wild's) and
gardens in the region growing and/or selling these
introductions are listed.
“There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments.” --Janet Kilburn Phillips
“A garden is never so good as it will be
next year.” --Thomas Cooper
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ASK THE OMBUDSMAN
Donna Peck, the AHS Ombudsman, has been writing Ask The Ombudsman columns for the regional newsletters answering questions that AHS members have asked.
Last fall there were numerous questions about the registration process. She thought it might be
interesting for the members to understand the process the hybridizers need to go through.
We are publishing a backlog of the AHS Ombudsman columns from our files for this issue. We
apologize if you have already seem them from another source. ---Editors
QUESTION: I heard that one of the daylily
clubs included a photography exhibit at their
flower show. I am the chairman of our flower
show for next year and would like to include photography. I’ve looked in the judges’ manual under show rules and schedules and I don’t see
any information about including photography.
Do you know what the other club did that I can
also do?
RESPONSE: One of the clubs you are referring to might be my club, The Albuquerque Daylily Society. And I think other clubs are now including photography also. We have had numerous requests about this issue, so I’m glad to be
able to answer it. We started the photography
division about four years ago when our chairman, Connie Elmore, included this for our members who enjoyed taking photographs of daylilies. And she believed that the visitors who
came to the show also would be interested. It
has proven a great success. We started with
about six photographs the first year to twentynine last year. And for a small club like ours, we
were very pleased. We have a professional
photographer judge the photographs. After the
judging last year, the judge held a half hour
seminar evaluating the photographs and answering questions. Our members and visitors
learned a great deal which will help them with
their entries next year.
The photography awards are called “local
awards.” If you look in the rules about the Show
Schedule in the Judges Manual, there is a section called Local Awards and Rules. Even
though the club can give local awards for the
best photographs, they are not AHS awards.
In our show schedule, printed for our members, we titled it Daylily Photographs, Division V.
Under that Division V the rules are:
A Daylily or Daylily related photograph. Any
5”x7” or 8”x10” black and white or color print.
The print must be matted. The outside dimensions of the mat must be 11”x14.” Exhibitors are
limited to two photographs in each class. Photographs are to be displayed on easels. [Our club
supplies black plastic easels.]
Class A. Single Flower
Class B. Clump of Growing Daylilies
“The fair-weather gardener, who will
do nothing except when the wind and
weather and everything else is favorable, is never master of his craft.”
-- Henry Ellacombe
Next year we will include Class C, which will
be titled Landscape.
This information must be in the club’s show
schedule that you submit for approval to the Exhibition Judge Chairman, Gisela Meckstroth
flowershows@daylilies.org.
If you add this local award to your flower
show, I’m sure your members will enjoy it..
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This column was written by Rebecca Board
(Chairman of Registration and Technology),
along with suggestions from Gary Rieben (a
member of both the Ombudsman and Registration Committees) and Gretchen Johnson, (the
Daylily Registrar).
QUESTION: If I register my daylily online,
why can’t I find out immediately if it is accepted?
ANSWER: There are more steps to the registration process than most people realize.
When the Daylily Registrar, Gretchen
Johnson, receives a registration request she reviews the data provided to ensure that it is complete, then searches the database for name conflicts. Sometimes the requested name has already been registered, but other conflicts are
more subtle – such as a name that might sound
alike when spoken, even if the spelling is different. The AHS follows the guidelines of the
ICNCP (International Code of Nomenclature for
Cultivated Plants) when evaluating potential
names. The document is long, and provides several specific cases, but the rules can be reasonably summarized like this:
1) The name must not cause confusion by
echoing a name already in use.
2) The name must not exaggerate the merits
of the plant.
3) The name cannot exceed thirty characters
in length.
4) The name must not give the impression
that the plant is derived from or related to
another plant, if that is not the case.
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When names are sent to the committee,
Gretchen includes her own findings and comments, but does NOT include the hybridizer’s
name. If she rejects the name, the reason is provided. If she believes there is the potential for
confusion or other problems, these are noted for
closer examination by the group. Sometimes a
committee member will suggest an obscure conflict the rest of the committee must consider, and
sometimes the committee will find the chance of
misunderstanding slight enough that a name is
allowed. The committee has also been recently
asked to watch for spelling, punctuation, and
capitalization issues. While the code permits intentional errors, we hope to ensure that accidental ones are not accepted and published. If a
name is rejected, then the hybridizer may submit
an alternate and the review process repeats. If a
hybridizer believes the committee is in error, s/
he may appeal and the name can be reexamined in light of any new information provided.
Once the name is approved by the committee, Gretchen must ensure that an image and
payment have been received. Then the plant
information is entered into her database, and the
hybridizer is notified and given a chance to correct any errors before the official publication.
Previously the online database was updated annually, but we have recently included
names approved in the current year, just as we
also show pre-registered names and reserved
names. Since the information about the cultivar
may still be revised prior to publication, the name
may also be revised during this period. The
ICNCP does not acknowledge publication on a
website as establishing a name, so names and
descriptions are not official until they are printed
in the annual checklist. In spite of these necessary limitations to the display of the in-process
names, we believe that our members are finding
this feature helpful. At this time the online database is updated every couple of months, but we
plan to make this even more frequent.
(The full list of rules may be found on the AHS
website; under Registering a Daylily.)
Since many of these requirements seem
subjective, more than one person reviews the
names so there is a fair assessment of potential
confusion. For this reason, all names are reviewed by a nine-person committee, and a majority must approve the proposed name. As the
annual deadline approaches, groups of name
For your information, the online database
requests are sent to the committee daily. At the
beginning of the year this slows to once a week. shows 2527 registrations in 2008.
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QUESTION: Okay, that’s a lot of work, but
how long would it take?
ANSWER: Please allow thirty days for the
process to complete. During peak times, it could
take longer. Contact Gretchen if you have a
question about the status of your request, but
keep in mind that initial thirty day period and
then allow at least a week to process and research your question before asking for a follow
up.
QUESTION: Who should I contact if the Registrar doesn’t give me the answer I want?
ANSWER: Concerns and complaints should
be sent to the chair of the Registration Committee.
QUESTION: My daylily appears in the online
database, but the image I sent isn’t there. Why
not?
ANSWER: Under the current system, processing of images is time consuming. They must
be resized, watermarked, and the file names
stored in the database--not much work if you are
doing one image, but now consider having several hundred or a couple thousand to do. During
peak times, images are not processed to prevent
an even longer backlog for name approvals. During the quieter times of year, the images are
processed and uploaded in groups.
Current contact information:
Gretchen Johnson, Daylily Registrar - registrar@daylilies.org
P.O. Box 9887, Greensboro, NC 27429
Home (336) 285-8138 - Cell (336) 301-8610
To answer this question Donna has asked
Eloise Koonce, a member of the ombudsman
committee and, a lifetime member since 1982,
along with her daughter Ann, a new member, to
offer insight to this question.
QUESTION: Why join the American Hemerocallis Society?
“Half of my buds dry up before they bloom?
How can I stop this?”
Fall/Winter
“What fertilizer works best in this area, and
when and how do I apply it?”
“I moved from across the country. What day
lilies grow best here and where can I buy
them”?
“I have a gorgeous seedling. How can I regis
ter it?”
“How do I get my blooms ready for a daylily
show?”
You can find answers to these questions –
and thousands more - inside the friendly world of
the American Hemerocallis Society.
My local club members say they take advantage of different parts of AHS. One gardener
new to daylilies likes the quarterly Daylily Journal, with its photos of new cultivars and how-to
articles on daylily care. Others say they enjoy
selecting new daylilies from the catalogs sent to
members by hybridizers as well as taking advantage of the $25.00 plant voucher offered by
some hybridizers for first time membership. They
also love the low prices and high quality of the
plants offered at club sales and regional auctions.
One local hybridizer can’t do without the
daily posts of daylily-growing information on the
AHS e-mail robin. Another joined AHS to exchange information with other national and international hybridizers, and so he can place his
new “babies” in other regions to see how they
perform in different climates.
Then, of course, there is the fun of putting
on and entering daylily shows with other AHS
members. Everyone gets a chance to show off
the beauty and variety of daylilies to their
neighbors. (Winning a ribbon, they say, is not
their primary motive…but it helps!)
Most important, everyone says, are the
long-lasting friendships, sometimes with people
in other states and countries. AHS members are
the most interesting, friendliest people around…
willing to listen, to visit your garden to cheer you
on and to pitch in to get big jobs done.
Of course, you miss all this…if you’re not a
member.
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The Twentieth Presentation of the
AHS Region 10
Mid-Winter Symposium
January 22 - January 24, 2010
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
10:30am Registration
Richard & Helen Porter - Kentucky
12:00pm Garden Judges Workshop 1
12:00
Exhibition Judges Clinic 1
12:00
Exhibition Judges Refresher Clinic
2:00pm Wineception and Internet Robin Social
Chris Schardein - Kentucky
Scotty Innes - Tennessee
5:00
Build your Own Sandwich Buffet (included)
6:15
Welcome to Region 10 & the MWS
Jimmy Jordan - RP, Region 10
Bill Schardein - Chair MWS
6:30
Hybridizers On the Way Up:
Kim McCutcheon - Ohio
Bob Faulkner - Ohio
Ellen LaPrise - Massachusetts
8:00
Why Not Diploids?
Ken Begnaud - Louisiana
8:45
Panel Discussion
Moderated by David Kirchhoff - Kentucky
9:30 - ? The fun continues - Hotel Bar
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2010
8:30am Greeting from the American Hemerocallis Society
Mary Collier Fisher - President, AHS
8:45
Floyd Cove: A New Direction
Guy and Karen Pierce - Florida
9:30
Called to Create
Karl Emmerich - Minnesota
10:30
Stretch Break
10:45
Jewels in the Garden: Garden Art
Janice Wood - Tennessee
Drawing for a $250 Daylily Certificate from
A Hybridizer of Your Choice
Noon
Lunch on Your Own
1:30pm Flamingos, Marlene Dietrich, and the
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Brenda Macy - Kentucky
2:30
Sexual Encounters of the Daylily Kind
Dr. Janice Haldeman - South Carolina
3:15
Stretch Break
3:30
Better Than Fiction
David Kirchhoff - Kentucky
4:15
Water Features in the Garden
Jack and Cathy Green - Tennessee
5:00
Region 10 Business Meeting
6:15
Fellowship - Cash Bar
7:00
Dinner (Included)
8:00
Daylily Auction
Drawing for a $250 Daylily Certificate from
A Hybridizer of Your Choice
9:00 - ? The Fun continues - Hotel Bar
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2010
8:30am Invitation to attend the 2010 National
Convention (Valdosta, Georgia)
Invitation to attend the 2010 Region 10 Meeting
And Garden Tours (Jackson, Tennessee)
9:00
Blogging with Daylilies
Nikke Schmith - Michigan
9:45
Joiner Garden: The Basics
Jan Joiner - Georgia
10:30
10:45
11:30
12:00
Stretch Break
I Spy
Betty Fretz - Canada
2010 Introductions/Futures
Jay Turman - Tennessee
Drawing for a $250 Daylily Certificate From
A Hybridizer of Your Choice
Adjourn
-----Must be Present for all the Drawings -----
Meeting and Lodging
The Hotel Preston
733 Briley Parkway, Nashville, TN 37217
For Reservations: 615.361.5900 or 877.361.5500
(Call hotel direct, weekdays only) www.hotelpreston.com
(Guests can enter the group code American Daylily Society
when prompted)
$94.00 Single (plus tax) (includes 1 $10 breakfast voucher)
$104.00 double (plus tax) (includes 2 $10 breakfast vouchers)
before January 10, 2010
Be sure to mention American Daylily Society for hotel discount
Registration Form
Twentieth Annual Mid-Winter Symposium
January 22 - January 24, 2010
Name ______________________________________________________
Please list names as you would like them on your name tags.
Address ____________________________________________________
City _______________________________State _______ Zip _________
Telephone No. ______________________________________________
Email ____________________________
_____________________________________________________________
(Names of others included in fee.)
FEE - $115 per person - Youth Members $90
($125 after January 10th - Make check payable to AHS Region 10)
$ __________________Enclosed
RETURN TO: Richard Porter, Registrar, 333 Guthrie Green St, Suite
312, Louisville, KY 40202, Phone 502.584.7284 Email porterdalily@
yahoo.com
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION;
Bill Schardein, Chairman, 9701 Fern Creek Rd, Louisville, KY 40291
Phone 502.239.8963, Email bccreekside@insightbb.com
David Dirchhoff, Hohorary Chair, 1301 Gilberts Creek Rd.
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342, Email Hybridizer@aol.com
Auction Plants:
Doris Stanska, 8032 N Watterson Trail, Loiusville, KY 40291
Email dstonska@msn.com, Minimum Value $20.00
Digital Images Futures/2010 Introductions ONLY (7maximum)
Brenda Macy, 109 West Poplar St., Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Email daylily1@windstream.net, Deadline January 10, 2010
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Fall/Winter
CLUB HAPPENINGS
Bluestem Daylily Society
By Faye Yoder
WOW! It is hard to believe that a year has gone
by since our organizational meeting last November.
I really believe that old saying “time flies when
you’re having fun”!
Planting our display garden has been delayed till
spring although the five trees have been removed
and the two largest beds have been marked and
sprayed out. Bed prep will be finished in early
spring so we can plant in May.
If you are in Salina February 19 – 21 come see
us at our booth at the Home and Garden Show.
Other future event dates are our spring sale on Saturday, May 1st and a non-juried show on Saturday,
July 10th. For more information see our website.
Chris Parsons (August meeting) and Dr. Steve
Thien (October meeting) presented great programs.
Both are members of the Flint Hills Daylily Society
and we appreciate them (and all our speakers this
year) taking time out from their busy schedules to
come to Salina. Every speaker we had has been excellent. Thank you.
2010 Officers:
President,
Vice-President,
Secretary,
Treasurer,
Faye Yoder
Gayla Walker
Gayla Shaffstall
Bob Broughton
For more information about our club and future
meetings or activities visit our website at
www.hybridizer.net/bluestemdaylilysociety.html
Central Missouri
Hemerocallis Society
By Patti Waterman
Our October meeting was a time to reflect on a
very good daylily season and club year. The flower
show was a great success, drawing many entries and
visitors; and the open gardens the following day
were a hit. The picnic was fun (and filling) and well
attended; and our annual fundraiser sale, amply supplied with daylilies prepared and donated by our
members, was again successful, thanks to the hard
work of our members. We also were happy to greet
some new members who were drawn to our club by
these activities.
The good growing season was celebrated by a
digital slide show presented by several memberhybridizers, including Jerry Mix of Grain Valley;
Nancy Rold of Columbia; Bob Tankesley-Clarke of
California; Pete Warren of Sedalia; and Patti Waterman of Linn. Presenters shared highlights from their
gardens and seedling patches including peeks at
new and future introductions.
Intensive planning for the 2011 Regional continues. The tour gardens have been selected and preparations for visitors have begun. Guest plants from
all Region 11 hybridizers, both registered varieties
and selected seedlings, are being solicited, including
seedlings for the Oscie Whatley bed. Bob Tankesley-Clarke can be contacted for further information regarding guest display plants. All eligible Region 11 hybridizers are also urged to submit that
one special seedling as soon as possible to Steve
and Reng Winters, 2601 Bluffcreek Drive, Columbia MO 65201 for the Oscie Whatley bed. Notices
are running in the MoKanOk with further details.
Our final get-together of the year will be our annual Holiday Party on December 6th, always a fun
event.
2010 Officers:
President,
Vice President,
Secretary,
Treasurer,
Bob McConnell
Jesse Emmons
Nancy Rold
Carol Schultz.
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Central Oklahoma
Hemerocallis Society
By Ann Large
2009 is coming to a close and COHS has had its
last meeting of the year. At the October meeting, the
nominating committee announced a new slate of officers for the coming two years. The slate was accepted
by vote of the membership and will be sworn in after
the February meeting, 2010.
COHS has a number of new, active members and
if you don’t know the new members or the new officers…come get acquainted at our next meeting, February 20, 2010 at noon in the Will Rogers Garden
Center, potluck luncheon and program. See you there.
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tics pop up in his seedlings. Dave is a very interesting and knowledgeable person.
Nov. 15th will be our banquet and last event
for 2009. We are looking forward to good food, good
fellowship, and being entertained by Tommy
Maddox.
We are working feverishly on making this
summer’s Region 11 meeting the best yet! Mark your
calendars for the last week-end in June, here in St.
Louis.
2010 Officers:
President,
Vice-President,
Treasurer,
Secretary,
Larry Gooden
David Hoffman
Ron Azzani
Peggy Gustafson
2010 Officers:
President,
Brenda Jindra
1st Vice President,
Joan Wikoff
(Membership Chairman)
2nd Vice President,
Dean Reusser
(Program Chairman)
3rd Vice President,
Helen Jones
Recording Sec.,
Ann Large
The Greater St. Louis
Daylily Society
By Kathy Krattli
In August we had our yearly summer picnic at
beautiful Tower Grove Park. The weather was perfect and everyone had a great time.
The first week-end in September, we held our
very successful annual daylily sale at The Missouri
Botanical Gardens. Each year, we also look forward
to attracting a few new members at this event.
Our regular September meeting was held on the
18th. After a short business meeting, we auctioned
off returned attendance prize daylilies and then
played “Daylily Bingo”. Our refreshments were
build-your-own ice cream sundaes.
For our October meeting, we were happy to have
Dave Niswonger give a slide presentation and talk on
his hybridizing efforts. His focus has always been on
true red, round daylilies. He’s been delighted when
unexpected characteristics show up like the “glow” in
his H. Rocket Blast, And he pointed out how difficult
it is to stay focused when other unusual characteris-
Mo-Kan Daylily Society
By Judith Durham
A cool and rainy summer had me wishing for a
trip to the Gulf just to get warm, but the weather was
just what the garden wanted. I didn't water the entire
summer. Those daylilies thrived and, looking back on
the summer of '09, the flowers were just lovely.
The club held it's summer sale in August at Loose
park. It was a success with many members helping
out.
Dave Niswonger drove up from Cape Girardeau,
Mo. to speak to our group on Oct 4th.
Dave keeps very busy as he belongs to 15 plant
societies. He started hybridizing in 1985 and showed
slides of some of his newest introductions and seedlings.
Bob and Alice Lenington wanted everyone to
know that they are both doing well, even though Bob
has a bad back, and they are going strong at their
nursery, Lenington Gardens. They would love to hear
from their friends at 816-358-6666. Last year we lost
a long time member, Harold Phillips. The church he
and his wife, Betty, belong to is Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral in downtown Kansas City, near Bartle
Hall. A memorial garden has been made for Harold
where 25 of his daylilies have been planted. The garden is by the side door of the church. If you happen to
be in town, please stop and visit this lovely garden
and also view the Tiffany stain glass windows of the
church.
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Our next meeting will be a Christmas party in
December. We're looking forward to the holidays
and send everyone best wishes for the new year.
Fall/Winter
Membership Co-Chairs,
Marilyn Mason &
Linda Webster
2010 Officers:
President,
Vice-Presidents,
Secretary,
Treasurer,
Elroy Knoche
Jerry Mix
Connie Snow
Judith Durham
Jane Shepherd
Ozark Daylily Club
By Bev Long
Over the last few months, club members, led by
Cliff Garland our Garden Coordinator, have worked
to redesign and update the plantings in the Daylily
Garden at Nathanial Greene/Close Memorial Park.
All of the Gardens in the Park were very popular this
summer and fall as hundreds of visitors came to the
Butterfly Festival, Blossoms and Bluegrass Event,
and the Japanese Festival. Building has started on the
12,700 square foot Botanical Center which will provide a center piece for visitors to the Gardens when it
is completed.
Our club has welcomed four new members this
year, Sharon Foreman, Gary Jones, Katherina Kalman, and May Moore.
Our Holiday Celebration this year will be on December 12th. Club members will celebrate the holiday season with a turkey dinner and a sharing of
member’s favorite daylilies.
2010 Officers:
President,
Vice-President,
Secretary,
Treasurer,
Frieda Alexander
Dale Fletcher
Bev Long
Walt Long
Prairie Winds Daylily
Society
By Connie Larkin
By Caryn Sheets
The daylily bloom season was winding down but
our summer club activities continued as we prepared
for the daylily sale. We discovered that the mostly
pleasant summer did have a few extremely hot August days--the very days we chose to dig daylilies for
the sale! The cool shade of Rick Knight's back yard
was very welcome as members worked for two days
to clean and label the daylilies. We had an enjoyable
time visiting with old friends and making new ones. It
was also a great opportunity to learn more about daylilies. Thanks to those donating daylilies, and to our
hard workers, we had a successful sale at the Farmer's
Market on August 15.
On September 22 our club met at the Lake
Shawnee Garden House at 6:30 P.M. Our member
Carroll Morgenson led an interesting and informative
tour of the Ted Ensley Gardens. It was a perfect evening for strolling through this beautiful garden. We
then returned to the Garden House for our annual
pizza party and short business meeting. It was announced that Elaine Holmstrom was chosen to receive the Region 11 Service Award for 2009.
The club will return to the Preston Hale Room at
Old Prairie Town for the October 27 meeting. Chris
Parsons, Manhattan hybridizer will be our guest
speaker.
The year will draw to a close with our annual
Christmas party at McFarlands on Friday, December 4. The members will have the opportunity to enjoy an evening of good food, hear other member's stories of the past season and share ideas for our 2010
daylily gardens.
2010 Officers:
President,
Vice-Presidents,
2010 Officers:
President,
Vice-President,
Secretary,
Treasurer,
Topeka Daylily Club
Andrea Weaver
Linda Farris
Connie Larkin
Sharron Gregory
Secretary,
Treasurer,
Membership,
Historian,
Chris Tylor
Ralph Gale
Ann Redmond
Caryn Sheets
Judy Brigs
Mary Gale
Jess Danner
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Tulsa Area Daylily Society
by Randall Barron, Sr. D.Ph.
The Tulsa Area Daylily Society concluded a very
good year with a successful Fall Daylily Sale at the
Tulsa Garden Center in September. In conjunction
with the Fall Daylily Sale the Club sold raffle tickets
for a light folding cart, perfect for gardening. It was
something almost everyone wanted so ticket sales
were swift and the raffle was very successful.
TADS is making plans for a memorial daylily bed
on the grounds of the Tulsa Garden Center in memory of Cleo Cox, a founding member and local daylily hybridizer. We are working with the Tulsa Park
Department and the Tulsa Garden Center to make
the daylily beds a feature garden at the front entrance
of the Art Deco Mansion.
Plans are being made for a Holiday Party and Officer installation in December. We will have great
entertainment by Barbara and Bill Markwardt. A
funky gift exchange and great meat cooked by award
winning Lee Miller and family. Marilyn Clay is coordinating the event so you know it will be something
you don't want to miss..
2010 Officers:
President,
Vice-President,
Secretary,
Treasure,
Dennis Voss
Lee Miller
Jean Rodgers
Katy Brocksmith
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nomical climate in Wichita, membership was pleasantly surprised by another successful sale, with $700
proceeds from the sale dedicated to Region 11. There
were a few boxes of daylilies that did not sell and
these were donated to the Chapman, KS. community
who recently experienced a tornado.
At the September meeting, the Club decided to
reinstate the “Foster Plant” program. A drawing was
held of eligible members and 15 members are now
Foster Parents. We are excited to have new daylilies
in our member’s gardens and hope that they thrive
and may soon be ready to be divided to share with
others!
In October, the club voted to donate $1300 to Region 11, $1500 to Botanica, and $200 to AHS. Membership is pleased to be able to continue financial support of these organizations.
2010 Officers:
President,
Floanna Crowley
Vice President,
Cindi McMurray
Secretary,
Marilyn Browne
Treasurer,
Jan Eberle
Membership co-chairs,
Sandy Venskus
Sally McNees
Members thanked outgoing President, Cathy Minkler, for her leadership over the past two years.
In Memory
Wichita Daylily Club
David Francis Roby, age 90, died September 4,
2009. He was a nice, helpful person with a wry sense
of humor and was fun to talk to. Dave and his wife
As we continue to work feverishly hard to ready
JoAnne were active members of the Wichita Daylily
our flower beds for winter, members of the Wichita
Club from the early 1980’s to the mid 1990’s. They
Daylily Club reflect back on another wonderful and
enjoyed growing, showing, and sharing their daylilies
productive year and look forward to our club’s
and their daylily knowledge. They also grew peonies,
Christmas gathering in early December followed by a
roses and iris, and Dave was handy with garden decolong winter’s nap!
rations. Their garden was often on local club tours
The club celebrated its 39th birthday with the anand was one of the tour gardens at the 1992 Region
nual potluck dinner on August 10th, culminating the
11 meeting in Wichita. The Robys were always eager
evening with a Chinese auction of Jack Carpenter and
to help with the daylily shows and worked hard getJosie Bomar daylilies. Almost everyone went home
ting ready for and working at the sales. They enthusiwith a new plant.
astically promoted daylilies. Memorial established at
On August 29th, the Wichita Daylily Club’s anBotanica.
nual sale was held at Botanica. Considering the ecoBy Marilyn Browne
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Fall/Winter
American Hemerocallis Society Officers
President
Kevin Walek
9122 John Way
Fairfax Station, VA 22039-3042
703-643-1927
president@daylilies.org
Executive Secretary
Pat Mercer
P.O. Box 10
Dexter, GA 31019-0010
478-875-4110
patmercer@progressivetel.com
Editor - Daylily Journal
Meg McKenzie Ryan
1936 Wensley Ave
El Centro, CA 92243
760235-8243
journal@daylilies.org
2009 Region 11—Officers, Committee Chairs and Liaisons
Region 11 Director
Mary Lou Lundblade
511 W Ness
Valley Center, KS 67147
Tel: 316-755-1964; Winter 863-452-2612
Email: daylilyqueen@sbcglobal.net
RP - Steve Amy
611 Adam Dr
Wamego, KS 66547
Tel: 785-456-7053
Email: sjamy@wamego.net
RPD – Ann Large
2217 Silver Crest Dr
Edmond, OK 73003-1739
Tel: 405-348 4746
Email: ablarge@sbcglobal.net
Treasurer - Jim Mueller
36 Wagon Wheel Trail
Fenton, MO 63026-4552
Tel: 636-343-6271
Email: muellerj_44@yahoo.com
Secretary - Andrea Weaver
6935 E 35th St N
Wichita, KS 67226
Tel: 316-683-5877
Email: 66bug@cox.net
Newsletter Editors
Harry & Sharron Gregory
1138 Amidon Ave
Wichita, KS 67203
Tel: 316-263-7608
Email: mokanokeditors@cox.net
Auction Co-Chairs
Jim Mueller (see above)
Lisa Fitzsimmons
4820 N Glendale St
Bel Aire, KS 66220
Tel: 316-744-2789
Email: fitzsdoghouse@sbcglobal.net
Electronic Communications Chair - John
R. Eiseman
10133 Springwood Dr
St. Louis, MO 63124-1225
Tel: 314-991-2838
Email: jeiseman@mac.com
Exhibition Judges Liaison
Elaine Holmstrom
4042 SE 34th St
Topeka, KS 66605-3052
Tel: 785 267-6316
Email: holmstrom@networksplus.net
Garden Judges Liaison
Michael Bouman
7155 Cambridge Ave
St. Louis, MO 63130-2303
Tel: 314 725-1811
Email: mbouman@mohumanities.org
Historian - Brenda Jindra
RR 1 Box 198
Cashion, OK 73016-9748
Tel: 405 433-2217
Email: bajindra@aol.com
New Member Liaison
Linda Farris
15726 SW 143Rd St
Rose Hill, KS 67133
Tel: 316-733-4608
Email: lbluestem@aol.com
Science Liaison
Dr. Steve Thien, Professor of Soils Science KSU
3400 Windsor Court
Manhattan, KS 66503-0335
Email: sjthien@ksu.edu
Service Award Chair
Cindy Lindquist
5507 SE 96th St
Valley Center, KS 67147
Tel: 316 799-2374
Hybridizer Liaison
Bob Tankesley-Clarke
31642 Wieneke Branch Rd.
California, MO 65018-4044
Tel: 573-796-3829
Email: adamgrove@socket.net
Editorial Advisory Committee Chair Hank Riggs Jr.
904 Cowan Dr.
Columbia, MO 65203-2306
Tel: 573- 875-2464
Email: hamgrig@aol.com
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Rates and Editorial Policy
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Looking Ahead--Summer Regionals
2010 Greater St. Louis Daylily Society -- June 25-27
2011 Central Missouri Daylily Society -- June 24-26
$750.00
New members are eligible to participate in the AHS voucher program.
Send all dues, address changes,
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Pat Mercer
AHS Executive Secretary
P.O. Box 10
Dexter, GA 31019
478-875-4110
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Make all checks payable to the
American Hemerocallis
Society.
2012 MoKan Daylily Club -- Date TBA
AHS Website:
http://www.daylilies.org
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Region 11 Club Presidents 2010
Central Oklahoma
Hemerocallis Society
Brenda Jindra
RR1, Box 198
Cashion, OK 73016-9748
405.433.2217
Flint Hills Hemerocallis
Society
Ernie Minton
724 Gillespie Dr.
Manhattan, KS 66502
785.537.8981
je_minton@yahoo.com
Mineral Hills
Hemerocallis Society
Elvan Roderick
3862 Highway O
Farmington, MO 63640-7221
573.431.5711
MoKan Daylily Society
Elroy Knoche
26901 S Stockman rd
Harrisonville, MO 64701
816.380.4114
Ozark Daylily Club
Frieda Alexander
4211 S. Sulgrove Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804
417.877.9406
fmalex65805@yahoo.com
Topeka Daylily Club
Chris Tyler
5415 SW Lincolnshire Cir
Topeka, KS 66610
785.862.9882
sctyler@cox.net
Tulsa Area Daylily Club
Dennis Voss
PO Box 690865
Tulsa, OK 74169-0865
918.625.8159
dennsavoss@yahoo.com
West County Daylily Club
Bill Lenz
5260 Ozarkglen Drive
St. Louis, MO 63128
314.487.6588
bllenz@sbcglobal.net
Bluestem Daylily Society
Faye Yoder
111 N Connecticut
Salina, KS 67401
785.404.2456
fayesgardens@yahoo.com
Central Missouri
Hemerocallis Society
Greater St. Louis Daylily
Society
Larry Gooden
6459 Westway Rd
St. Louis, MO 63109-3366
W 314.351.5500
ptkiesel@aol.com
Prairie Winds Daylily
Society
Andrea Weaver
6935 E. 35th Street N
Wichita, KS 67226
316.683.5877
66bug@cox.net
Wichita Daylily Club
Floanna Crowley
1341 N Valleyview St
Wichita KS 67212
316.722.8868
floanna@cox.net
Bob McConnell
1601 Earthland Road
Columbia MO 65202-9919
573.445.4074
bobmc@socket.net
Note: Please notify the editors for any corrections.
Notice to Regional 11 Hybridizers:
All qualified Region 11 hybridizers are invited to send a select seedling for the 2010-11 Regional Oscie Whatley Seedling Award Bed. Entries should be submitted to:
2010
2011
Larry Gooden
Steve and Reng Winters
6459 Westway Rd.
2601 Bluffcreek Drive
St. Louis, MO 63109-3366
Columbia MO 65201.
Full information on the Oscie Whatley Award may be found at www.ahsregion11.org/
oscie.html.
Thank you very much.
Patti Waterman
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MoKanOk Daylily
Fall/Winter
Region 11 2010 Popularity Poll
“Top 25 Favorites”
A big thank you to everyone who voted in
this year’s Popularity Poll. Our Region 11
voting percentage was up! Be sure to see Ann
Large’s report on page 5. ‘Primal Scream’ was
once again #1 with 33 votes, followed by
‘Cherokee Pass’ with 31 votes. Since ‘Primal
Scream’ was featured for last year on the
Spring 09 MoKanOk cover, we chose to feature this year’s 2nd place choice. ‘Cherokee
Pass’ is also the top Region 11 hybridizer vote
getter.
Listed below are the top 25 (+) selections. You
can see the complete list on the AHS website.
Photo courtesy of Andrea Weaver.
CULTIVAR
# VOTES
1. Primal Scream
33
2. Cherokee Pass*
31
3. Ruby Spider
22
4. Bela Lugosi
20
4. Red Volunteer
20
6. Kansas Kitten
19
6. Zella Virginia*
19
8. Peggy Jeffcoat
18
9. Julia’s Double Dream* 17
10. Siloam Double Classic 15
11. Quest for Brillance*
14
11. Strawberry Candy
14
11. Trickster*
14
14. Beautiful Edgings
14
14. Mynelle’s Starfish
13
14. Rocket Blast*
14. Solar Music*
18. At Sunset*
18. Janice Brown
18. Outrageous
21. Kayla’s Song*
13
13
12
12
12
11
21. Shores of Time
11
23. Baby Blue Eyes
10
23. Julia’s Love*
10
25. Bali Watercolor
9
25. Bill Norris
9
25. How Beautiful Heaven
Must Be
25. Persian Ruby
9
9
25. Pure and Simple
9
25. Ram*
9
25. Sabine Baur
9
25. Sherry Lane Carr
9
25. Topguns Dripping Gold* 9
25. Trahlyta
9
For complete list see:
http://www.daylilies.org/
PopPoll/2010/region11.html
* Region 11 Hybridizer Cultivars