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THE DAYLILY
PIONEER
Vol. 1 0 , No. 2 Fall/Winter 2009
THE BOSS
Tales from the nursery business
Hybridizer’s
Corner
TEXTURE
in the daylily garden
REgional REVIEW
Splendor in Marshalltown
2009 Pop Poll favorite and Iowa-bred beauty
H. ’Scarlet Pimpernel’ (Ripley–N., 2006)
A H S R E G I O N O N E | I o w a | M ani t o b a | M inneso t a | N e b ras k a | N or t h D a k o t a | S o u t h D a k o t a
Simply The Best
Region One Hybridizers Gary Schaben and
Karol Emmerich are 2009 AHS award winners
Schaben’s popular cultivar is
Region’s first Stout Medal finalist.
Among fierce competition
from 35 very popular daylily
cultivars, H. ‘North Wind Dancer’
leapfrogged into the top five
in its first appearance on the
2009 Stout ballot. Our heartiest
congratulations to gary Schaben
for joining an elite circle of
hybridizers as a Stout Silver
Medal candidate – a first for a
hybridizer from Region One!
H. ‘North Wind Dancer’ (Schaben,
2001): 2009 Stout Silver Medal 3rd
Runner-up
(photos: Kyle Billadeau, above and
Karen Schock, left)
(Full story on page 8)
Emmerich recieves four 2009
Honorable Mention awards.
Karol Emmerich also made our Region proud
with four Honorable Mentions for (shown
left to right) H. ‘Born to Reign’, H. ‘Fear Not’,
H. ‘Forty Days and Forty Nights’ and H. ‘Soul
on Fire’. All were registered in 2005.
(Full story on page 8)
(photos left to right: Kyle Billadeau, Steve
Horan, Karen Schock, Steve Horan)
www.northerndaylily.com
table of contents
see this entire issue in color
in this issue
AHS REGION ONE
...WHERE IT
ALL BEGAN...
I nside Front Cover & pg. 8:
AHS AWARDS
An exciting year for Region One
A non-profit organization, the AHS exists
to promote, encourage and foster the
development and improvement of the
genus Hemerocallis – the daylily. The AHS
was formed in 1946 by Helen Field Fischer
in Shenandoah, Iowa – right here in AHS
Region One.
1 0 DAYLILY BUDS
Companion plants with texture
14 2009 SUMMER REGIONAL REVIEW
The view in Marshalltown was splendid
2 2 THE BOSS
Gail Korn ruminates on the search for the perfect nursery worker
28 KIRCHHOFF COMES TO NEBRASKA
King David holds court for the Nebraska Daylily Society
up front
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new feature
32 HYBRIDIZER'S CORNER
Highlighting amazing cultivars and seedlings from Region One
departments
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AHS Officers and Liaisons
President’s Report
RPD Report
From the Editor
Director’s Report
Non-Region One members may subscribe to The Daylily Pioneer for $18.
To subscribe, send a check payable to
AHS Region One to:
Summer Meeting Minutes
Region One Bylaws
2009 Interim Financial Report
List of Daylily Clubs
2009 Garden Judges
Region One Club News
Region One and AHS Events Calendar
Barb Dietz, Region One Treasurer
37820-205th St.
Wolsey, SD 57384
e-mail: [email protected]
THE DAYLILY
PIONEER
Volume 10, No. 2
Fall & Winter 2009
EDITOR
DESIGN
COLUMNISTS
CONTRIBUTING
WRITERS
Kyle Billadeau
Gene Billadeau
Kyle Billadeau
Mary Baker
David Hansen
Gail Korn
Donna Schouweiler
Le Walls
Lloyd & Patti Weber
The PIONEER is the newsletter
of American Hemerocallis Society
Region 1 Inc. The AHS is a non-profit
educational and scientific organization
dedicated to promote, encourage, and
foster the development of the genus
Hemerocallis, commonly known as the
daylily. Region One is comprised of
Iowa, Manitoba, Minnesota, Nebraska,
North Dakota and South Dakota.
Information is presented herein
as a service to members and is not
necessarily endorsed by the AHS
or by the editor. Rights to material
published in this newsletter remain
with the author; to reprint or otherwise
reproduce material please obtain
permission from the author.
Submission Guidelines
The PIONEER is published for the
benefit of AHS Region One members. As
such, the PIONEER focuses on regional
members, hybridizers and events.
Submissions are encouraged! All contributions are edited for length, grammer,
and clarity, in order to ensure the highest
possible quality publication.
Send articles and photographs by email
to [email protected]. Digital images
should be high quality and resolution;
contact the Editor, Kyle Billadeau, for
specifications.
HURRY - the deadline for the
Spring & Summer 2010 issue of the
PIONEER is March 15th, 2010
COVER: H. ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’
(Ripley–N., 2006); photo by Kyle Billadeau
H. ‘Dangling Participle’ (Mason-M., 2007)
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The American Hemerocallis Society
www.daylilies.org
AHS Region One Officers
Region One Director
Kathy Lamb
10910-109th Ave N
Champlin, MN 55316-3027
(763) 422-0015
[email protected]
Region One President
Vicky Aughenbaugh
41873-211th St.
Iroquois, SD 57353
(605) 546-2241
[email protected]
Region One Publicity Director
Donna Steele
20127-379th Ave.
Wolsey, SD 57384
(605) 458-2275
[email protected]
Region One Newsletter Editor
Kyle Billadeau
3190 Autumn Woods Dr
Chaska, MN 55318-1137
(612) 298-5607
[email protected]
Secretary
Le Walls
8940 Westview Rd.
Brookings, SD 57006
(605) 693-4300
[email protected]
AHS National Officers
Historian
Bryce Farnsworth
1334 14 1/2 St South
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 237-3597
[email protected]
Awards/Honors Liaison
Historic Daylily Garden Liaison
Mary Baker
7114 South 49th St.
Omaha, NE 68157-2273
(402) 933-1496
[email protected]
Exhibition Judge Liaison
Tim Stanek
23229 Ellington Avenue
Glenwood, IA 51534
(712) 527-5338
[email protected]
Garden Judge Liaison
Karol Emmerich
7302 Claredon Drive
Edina, MN 55439-1722
(952) 492-2685
[email protected]
Endowment Liaison
Sue Henze
1852 Q Avenue
Madrid, IA 50156
(515) 290-5012
[email protected]
Executive Secretary
Pat Mercer
PO Box 10
Dexter, GA 31019
(478) 875-4110
[email protected] or
[email protected]
Webmaster
Michael Grossmann
61889 252nd Ave
Mantorville, MN 55955
(507) 635-5623
[email protected]
Editor-The Daylily Journal
Meg McKenzie
1936 Wensley Ave
El Centro, CA 92243
(760) 235-8243
[email protected]
Science Liaison
Terrie Mann
768 Ashley Lane NE
Thompson, ND 58278
(701) 746-5915
[email protected]
Display Garden Committee
Jim Bernt
828 Comanche St
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 910-2638
[email protected]
President
Kevin Walek
9122 John Way
Fairfax Station, VA 22039-3042
(703) 798-5501
Nancy Carlisle
1208 Seventh St
Durant, IA 52747
(563) 357-0526
[email protected]
AHS MEMBERSHIP
Dues are payable by January 1st. Checks
are payable to AHS. Mail dues and address
changes to the AHS Executive Secretary.
Individual
1 year $25, 3 years $70
Dual (2 persons, 1 set of publications)
1 year $30, 3 years $83
Life $500, Dual Life $750
Youth 1 year $10
Treasurer
Barbara Dietz
37820-205th St.
Wolsey, SD 57384
(605) 883-4411
[email protected]
Audit Committee Chairperson
Rita Schaben
8951 Hamilton Ave NE
Monticello, MN 55362
[email protected]
Internet Auction Liaison
Steve Horan
3674 Commonwealth Dr
Woodbury, MN 55125
(651) 739-7506
[email protected]
H. ‘Love and Dazzle’ (Lamb–K., 2006)
Photo by Steve Horan
T H E DAY L I LY PION E E R
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from the president
Warm remembrances from a cool summer
After a very strange summer, winter is
here. We had a very cool and wet summer
in South Dakota, and it really affected the
daylilies like I haven’t seen before. The
foliage was so lush and dark green and the
colors of the flowers were as vibrant as you
could want. I have had more rebloom this
summer than I have ever had. It was a very
good daylily summer.
Well, if you missed this summer’s tour in
Marshalltown - you missed a great time.
As always the gardens down there were
beautiful, the hospitality was so warm and
genuine, the auction was huge, the food
great and the keynote speaker Melanie
Mason was outstanding. She truly is an
inspiration with her dynamic personally
and endless energy. I want to thank the
members of Region One for the support
shown to the host clubs by their attendance and generous offering of plants for
the auction and barging tables. Thanks to
you all!! During the tour we gained one
new garden judge, Selwyn Rash. Congratulations, Sel! On Sunday, Garden Judges
Workshop 2 was held at Phil Fass’ lovely
country garden. Out of that workshop we
also gained a new garden judge instructor,
Nan Ripley. Congratulations also to Nan!
is to get to Garden Judges Workshop 1,
so by having both workshops that weekend we hope to encourage a lot of people
to become garden judges. Please consider
taking both workshops and becoming a
garden judge. The times are tentatively
set for GJW1 to be held Friday afternoon
and GJW2 to be held during the garden
tour on Saturday, so there will not be anything on Sunday for those who travel.
Check the website www.northerndaylily.
com as information will be posted soon.
If you haven’t checked out the website,
you should do so as Mike Grossmann has
done an awesome job getting it up and
running; all the information concerning
Region One is on there. The new pop poll
winners will be posted soon, as well as information concerning the March Pollen
Dabbers and the 2010 Summer Regional
Meeting.
During this year’s Summer Regional
Meeting, Kathy Lamb was re-elected
Director of Region One for her 2nd
3-year term. Kathy is a very dedicated and
conscientious director and Region One is
very lucky to have her.
I’m pleased to announce we have two
more gardens that have been approved
as an AHS Display Gardens - Bobbi
Ulhmann’s garden in Columbus, NE, and
Zora Ronan’s garden in Central City, IA.
Congratulations to you both. Region One
always has room for more display gardens,
so if you want to apply for display garden
status please do. You can find the information about becoming a display garden
at www.daylilies.org. There are so many
beautiful gardens in our region, and we
appreciate those that are willing to open
their gardens to share with others.
Next year the Summer Regional will be
held in Bismarck/Mandan, North Dakota.
The Central North Dakota Daylily Society
is working very hard to have a new and
different regional for us. One change will
be to host both Garden Judges Workshops 1 and 2. This will be an excellent
opportunity to become a garden judge in
one weekend. We know how difficult it
Be sure to mark your calendars for Pollen
Dabbers March 26-27. CIDS has invited
two really interesting speakers for this
event – Richard Norris and Paul Owen.
And of course, who doesn’t love the
slide shows of our very own Region One
hybridizers! I know I’m going to be there,
hope you will too! Details and registration
form are inside the front cover wrap.
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Region 1 President Vicky Aughenbaugh
Enjoy the winter, get rested up, for a new
season will be upon us before we know it!
If anyone has question or concerns about
Region One, please contact me and I
will find an answer for you. My email is
[email protected] or phone
605-546-2241. Thanks to all of you
for the support you have shown, I truly
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appreciate all of you!
from the regional
publicity director
Popularity Poll Pops!
Participation nearly doubles; largest increase among all AHS Regions
gardens and provided an abundance of
daylily plants for us to take home as part
of their auction. I hope you all had a
chance to bid on one or two and they are
now getting established in your garden.
I am so proud of all of you that voted in
the Popularity Poll this year. You more
than doubled the number of votes from
last year with 69 polls sent to me either
by snail mail or email.
Region 1 Publicity Director Donna Steele
Greetings Region One:
As fall shows its windy and cooler face,
I hope you all took advantage of the
daylily activities in Region One. Our
spring and summer produced cooler
temps and lots of moisture, which
certainly helped the daylilies in our part
of the country.
CIDS once again had a great convention with lots of beautiful daylily
Lots of the participants in the summer
tour also turned in their sheets (with a little incentive of being in the running for a
Karol Emmerich introduction, H. ‘Spirit
Of Truth’). The AHS members name
drawn that night was Virginia Delvaux
from Vermillion, South Dakota, and a
member of our Dakota Prairie Daylily
Society.
Once again, I want to thank Karol
for helping promote Region One and
donating her talent and plants. The
Popularity Poll results at right show we
are paying attention to our northern
growers and helping them promote their
product.
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2009 REGION ONE
TOP 20
POPULARITY POLL
H. ‘Primal Scream’......................38
H. ‘Bela Lugosi’..........................33
H. ‘North Wind Dancer’............33
H. ‘Timbercreek Ace’..................21
H. ‘Ruby Spider’.........................20
H. ‘Siloam Double Classic’.........20
H. ‘Fear Not’..............................18
H. ‘Mabel Winegar’....................15
H. ‘Chance Encounter’...............14
H. ‘Darla Anita’..........................14
H. ‘Lavender Blue Baby’.............14
H. ‘Light Of The World’.............14
H. ‘Forestlake Ragamuffin’..........13
H. ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’.................13
H. ‘Bill Norris’............................12
H. ‘King Of The Ages’................12
H. ‘Persian Ruby’........................12
H. ‘Chorus Line’.........................11
H. ‘Remembering Joan’...............11
H. ‘Painted Floozy’.....................10
For complete Popularity Poll results,
see: www.daylilies.org/PopPoll/2010/
Register for Pollen Dabbers!
Be sure to register for CIDS 2010 Pollen Dabbers, to be held in Marshalltown,
Iowa, March 26-27, 2010. Speakers are Richard Norris and Paul Owen. Both
Richard and Paul produce northern hardy hems, and after visiting their websites
you'll want to hear what they have to say. In addition, our Iowa friends are trying
something new. CIDS hybridizers will present on Friday evening, whetting our
appetites for the main program on Saturday. Hybridizers from other clubs will
have a full two hours to present their work on Saturday morning, so get there early!
www.ashwooddaylilies.com
the daylily program of Richard Norris
www.slightlydifferentnursery.com
the daylily program of Paul Owen
Registration form on the cover wrap of this issue of the PIONEER
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H. ‘Painted Floozy’ (Hobbs–G., 2005)
from the editor
History in the making
Hybridizing in Region One hits a tipping point
If you are a member of the AHS email
Robin, then you’ve been hearing a lot
lately about historic daylilies. Oliver
Billingslea, a long-time AHS member and
newsletter editor for Region 14, is compiling data for a new AHS publication on
landscaping with daylilies. Currently he’s
researching a chapter on historic daylilies, and has been soliciting favorites from
members of the email Robin. Since the
email Robin is more than 1,300 members
strong, it’s an amazing source of information when polled. (and if you’re reading
this, you too can join – the only requirement is that you be a member of AHS!)
Of course I love new and cutting-edge
daylilies, but the current Robin discussion
about daylilies from historic hybridizers
such as Wild, Nesmith, Marsh, Brother
Charles Reckamp, Spalding, Lambert and
several others has been both enlightening
and delightful. Many people have posted
about classic daylilies that are still grown
A historic daylily that is a favorite in my garden each
summer for its long bloom season and stellar plant habit.
H. Jean (McDade, 1943)
and enjoyed in their gardens today. I’ve
caught myself wondering what it would
have been like to be a daylily fancier
during the years when so many breakthroughs were made.
But then I reflect on the short ten years or
so that I’ve been a member of this daylily
community, and I realize that I have lived
through history in the making right here
in Region One. How excited and proud I
was to see gary Schaben’s own H. ‘North
Wind Dancer’ (Schaben-g., 2001) take
3rd runner-up to the Stout Silver Medal
its first time on the ballot this year! If you
don’t realize what an amazing achievement
that is, let the math geek in me put it into
perspective with some numbers.
Out of approximately 900 total AHS
garden judges, 707 voted for a Stout
medal candidate. They had 36 very popular choices to choose from, and they can
only vote for one. The winner, H. ‘Skinwalker’ (Roberts-N., 1997) won with just
54 votes. The next two daylilies received
exactly 40 votes each, then along came H.
‘North Wind Dancer’ with 38 votes, and
the 4th runner-up had 37 votes.
Now the AHS doesn’t release the voting
any further down than that, but you can
see from the clustering of votes for the top
five that there was some hefty competition
splitting the vote this year. And H. ‘North
Wind Dancer’ was one of the youngsters in
the lineup as well, edging out several popular cultivars introduced years before it.
Of course we can’t discuss milestones for
Region One without recognizing Karol
Emmerich’s four Honorable Mentions this
year, bringing her to a total of 15 Honorable Mentions over a short span of only
three years. Together gary and Karol have
collected 23 Honorable Mentions. And
this is all very impressive when we recall
that gary’s first introductions were registered just eight short years ago in 2001,
with Karol following closely in 2002 with
her first four named cultivars. Aren’t you
excited to have witnessed Region One
history in the making?
But here’s maybe the best part of all. I
believe we’ve reached a tipping point when
it comes to hybridizing in our Region. A
tipping point is loosely defined as a point
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Region 1 Newsletter Editor Kyle Billadeau
where forward momentum becomes unstoppable. Region One hybridizing has exploded from my very first regional meeting
(Pollen Dabbers, March 2001) to today – it’s
become a contagious passion here and is
still spreading.
Over the past ten years, hybridizers from
all corners of our region have shared
slides at summer regional meetings, the
Pollen Dabbers, club meetings – all of
which encouraged others. More hybridizers took that big step and registered their
first introductions. Then along came the
award winners, which brought the reality
of winning national awards right to our
own backyard. There’s no turning back
from here – hybridizing is thriving here in
Region One.
Want proof? Just take a look at the back
cover of this issue for another milestone
in the making. We’re proud to present
our very first ‘Hybridizer’s Corner.’
Featured are 14 registered or future
daylily introductions from Region One
hybridizers. And count on more in
future issues, because there are lots more
of you out there that didn’t send in a
photo. (email me a photo to be included
next time!)
It felt like Christmas when these
photos arrived at my inbox. We’ve got
folks working on toothy edges, tall
unusual forms, exotic watermarks, fancy
edges, and more. Do you see some
future award-winners here? I do. And I’m
proud of each and every one of you. b
from the region director
AHS 2009 Fall Board Meeting
a two-foot houseplant. Be prepared for some
great Louisiana hospitality!
This year, with the Saturday meeting on
Halloween, we were “encouraged” to wear
guess-the-daylily costumes. Region 13’s John
Holland was menacing—especially to young
children in the elevator—as ‘Bela Lugosi’.
Region 8’s Pat Loveland sported a beret and
a filmy spider web cape as Luddy Lamberton’s ‘Artistic Web’. Two posed in convincing
‘Brown Witch’ costumes—we couldn’t even
tell who they were until their wigs and masks
came off, when we discovered they were International Chair Maureen Strong and Garden Judge Records Chair Joanne Larson.
Kathy Lamb, Director, AHS Region 1 Inc.
Cultivar Awards
The biggest news from the Fall Board Meeting is always the announcement of cultivar
awards, and AHS Region 1 can be proud of
two special members: Karol Emmerich for
receiving four Honorable Mentions, and
gary Schaben for placing in the top five for
the Stout Silver Medal. See the full story on
these awards on page 8 and color photos on
the inside front cover. Congratulations to
our Region 1 hybridizers!
Heading for Baton Rouge
I was more than ready to leave the freezing
rain of Minnesota for the fall AHS Board
meeting in balmy Baton Rouge, October
30-31. Ginger Goudeau, our host and AHS
Convention Special Chair, picked up several
of us at the hotel early on Friday for a morning tour of the city and a lunch of oysters and
seafood jambalaya before afternoon meetings
began.
The Baton Rouge levee offers an impressive
view of a very wide Mississippi River, especially for a Minnesotan who has waded across
the same river at its headwaters. Baton Rouge
will host the AHS National Convention in
2011, and it looks like the subtropical setting
will be lush with palms, gingers, and colorful crepe myrtle when we return during peak
daylily bloom. Most of you have probably
felt that sense of amazement when you find
yourself staring up at a gigantic tree and realize that you usually see the same specimen as
We didn’t waste much time getting to work.
AHS Executive Pat Mercer compiles an
agenda book from committee reports she receives in September. The agenda book had 159
pages — a lot to cover. Friday afternoon meetings went from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, followed
by an all-day marathon on Saturday.
We will have a big change next year, as 2009
is the last year of Kevin Walek’s term as Director and as AHS President. Kevin has accomplished much during his term, including the arduous task of revising AHS Bylaws
and bringing AHS and its regions into
compliance with IRS rules. AHS can face
the future with more certainty because of
Kevin’s hard work and dedication. We were
deprived of the chance to say goodbye in
person, because Kevin had to go out of the
country on a business trip—but we gave
him a hearty round of applause by telephone
conference.
I will continue as Chair of Publicity and Media Relations, and attached to my committee
is Region 1’s Steve Horan as Special Chair for
Press Releases.
While many AHS Committee Chairs will
remain the same for 2010, there will be a
number of changes: Incoming AHS Officers
are: President Mary Collier Fisher (Region
4); Vice President John Holland (Region 13);
and Chief Financial Officer Claude Hanson
(Region 9).
Publications Chair will be Brenda Macy
(Region 10). Regional Officers Chair
will be Kay Day Pricola (Region 7). Julie
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Covington will join the Board as Director of
Region 3 and will continue to chair Awards
and Honors. Betty Roberts (Region 9) is
leaving the Board after 12 years of service,
most recently as Youth Chair; Earnest Yearwood (Region 5) will be Youth Chair as of
2010. Claude Hanson (Region 9) will chair
Finance and Compensation.
As Director for Region 1, I am always available to answer questions, help steer you in the
right direction. You are also encouraged to go
directly to the Chair of the committee that
would handle your concern. AHS Directors,
Committee Chairs, Special Chairs, and Staff
Members are listed on the AHS website at
www.daylilies.org/AHSofficers.html. Remember, current Chairs remain in place through
the end of December 2009, and new positions
begin January 1, 2010.
The Daylily Journal
AHS Journal Editor Meg McKenzie Ryan
announced a new format for the AHS Daylily
Source Guide. Instead of being a small part
of the Supplement, it will be published as a
“keeper reference guide” for daylilies and supplies for each region. See the ad on page 3 in
the fall issue of The Daylily Journal for details.
Meg had requested ideas for future Journal
articles during the Lake Mary, FL, convention and was pleased to receive so many good
suggestions from members. Let Meg know if
you have more ideas for articles.
Membership
Membership in AHS for 2009 totaled 8,086.
International membership represents 25 countries, and youth memberships totaled 158
members. The voucher program continued
to be popular in 2009: 835 issued for 1-year
memberships; 528 issued for 3-year memberships; 31 issued for youth memberships; and
7 for life memberships.
Please let folks know about the popular
voucher program! New members or members who upgrade receive a voucher redeemable for $25 or more in daylilies from a participating vendor (minimum purchase may
be required). Details about the voucher program are on the AHS membership webpage:
www.daylilies.org/AHSmemb.html.
online auction
www.daylily.com
As of September 1, 2009, AHS Region 1 had
279 members. Peak membership year for all
regions was in 2002, when total AHS membership was 12,013, and Region 1 had 367
members. Several potential reasons were suggested for the drop in membership, including the discovery of daylily rust 2000-2001,
the 9/11/2001 attack, hurricanes in 2004
and 2005, dues increase in 2006, and the
state of the economy since then.
be involved. See instructions and the list of
available titles at www.daylilies.org/AHS_
Media_Library_2009.pdf
If you have ideas for attracting new members
and retaining renewing members, please let
me know. We are always looking for ways to
make AHS as good as it can be.
In 2010, the Mabel Matthews Scholarship for a minimum of $5,000 each year
was established for AHS members seeking
a bachelor degree or postgraduate degree in
any college or university. For an application
and information about these opportunities,
see the Student Research Grants and the
Mabel Matthews Scholarship webpage at
www.daylilies.org/AHSgrants.html.
AHS Website
AHS Webmaster Tim Fehr reports that the
three most popular areas of the AHS website
are the online cultivar database, the Source
List, and the FAQ pages. The Source List
topped 600,000 hits over one 90-day period!
Tim will be adding an online donation section with a PayPal option.
AHS National Conventions
We will be heading for Valdosta, Georgia,
May 27-30, in Region 5 for the 2010 AHS
National Convention. For details and registration information, see the website: www.
daylilies.org/AHSconv.html - National2010.
An area of special concern is the lack of venues
for AHS National Conventions beyond 2012.
Many groups need five years to prepare for
a national convention, so time is short. The
Board hopes to receive applications for future
conventions soon.
Youth Awards and Scholarships
Youth members are encouraged to apply for the Christine Erin Stamile Youth
Award and for the AHS Bertie Ferris
Scholarship. The deadline for submitting
applications is March 31 each year. See
the AHS webpage for more information:
www.daylilies.org/ahsyouth/ahsyouthpage.
html
Digital Programs from the AHS Library
Daylily programs are now available in digital format for rental from the AHS Library.
Users pay a minimal fee (currently $10.00)
to download a program, so no mailing need
Student Research Grants and the Mable
Matthews Scholarship
AHS also offers Student Research Grants.
Proposals are evaluated two times each year,
with deadlines for each period currently April
1 and September 1.
Publications
The Board approved the printing of a limited number of fillers for the Judging Daylilies
Handbook. The filler will be available through
AHS Publications online. Order this and other AHS publications through the website at
www.daylilies.org/AHSpubl.html or look in
the Journal for an order form.
Scientific Studies
The Board approved funding for a total
of $3,000 for a research proposal, “Dips,
drenches and foliar applications of fungicides
for management of daylily rust in field plantings,” submitted by James W. Buck, Associate Professor, University of Georgia.
A research project by Andrew Halstead,
Principal Entomologist, RH Garden, Wisley, Woking, Surrey, UK, studying control of
Hemerocallis Gall Midge will continue for
another year.
What’s next?
The Summer AHS Board of Directors meeting will take place during the AHS National
Convention on Thursday, May 27, 2010.
Please let me know by April 1st if you have
any concerns or questions for the Board.
Thank you for your continued support! And
best wishes for the coming holidays and New
Year!
H. ‘Eyes Right Jones’ (Wilkerson, 2006)
The Region One Online
Auction Continues!
You can help - by donating...or bidding
Thanks to those that participated in our fall
online auction hosted on the Lily Auction!
Our five contributors generously donated
19 plants. Ten plants received bids for a total
profit after expenses of $339.23. Our heartfelt thanks also to Lily Auction owner Mike
Longo for discounting the listing fees for our
auctions.
So, let's do it again! We will be running
another set of auctions during February/
March 2010. Participation is so simple. Just
email Steve Horan at [email protected]
with the details about your donation, and a
photo if you have one. Remember, pictures
really, really sell the daylily!
Double fans are best, but single fans are gracefully accepted. To get the best return for our
Region, your donation's value should have a
Eureka value of at least $40.
Steve will do the rest until it's time to ship
your daylily to the winning bidder. Be prepared to ship in May. Reimbursement for
shipping costs is available upon request.
Just think how much we can raise if we double
the number of donors from 5 to 10 this time.
And if you want to bid, keep an eye on the
auction site at www.daylily.com. Our seller
name is "Region One."
Thanks for your support of our region.
Steve Horan,
Internet Auction Liaison
[email protected]
(651) 739-7506
WE NEED YOUR DONATIONS!
Contact Steve Horan now—and thank you for your support
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2009 AHS awards
Region One has four AHS award winners
Schaben is region’s first Stout Medal candidate; Emmerich, Farnsworth and Unruh receive honors
North Wind Dancer is Stout finalist
Bursting onto the scene among a
crowded field of 35 excellent cultivars,
gary Schaben’s H. ‘North Wind Dancer’
(Schaben, 2001) received third runner-up
status on the 2009 Stout ballot – becoming Region One's first Stout Silver Medal
top five finalist. H. ‘Skinwalker’ (RobertsN., 1997) received 54 votes to claim the
top award. Voting was extremely close for
the four runners-up, with H. ‘J.T. Davis’
and H. Moses’ Fire receiving 40 votes,
followed by H. ‘North Wind Dancer’
with 38 and H. ‘Spacecoast Tiny Perfection’ with 37.
Admired widely for its curly, cascading
pink blooms, and wavy narrow foliage,
H. ‘North Wind Dancer’ is a treasured
late-season bloomer in many Region One
gardens. It is a vigorous grower, hardy and
thrives after division – key qualities which
allowed this enchanting beauty to flourish
in many regions of the country. Garden
judges in eight of the 15 AHS regions
heartily agreed, and cast their vote for
this very worthy cultivar. H. ‘North Wind
Dancer’ also won the AHS Lambert/
Webster award for best Unusual Form
daylily in 2007, another tribute to its wide
appeal among daylily lovers.
Former Award of Merit winners get three
chances on the Stout ballot, so H. ‘North
Wind Dancer’ will return next year for
another shot at the Stout.
Congratulations to gary for joining
an elite circle of hybridizers as a Stout
candidate!
Emmerich cultivars take four honors
Adding four Honorable Mentions in
2009, Karol Emmerich is also making our
Region proud.
An extraordinarily beautiful daylily,
H. ‘Born to Reign’ captures the eye first
with its saturated cranberry-purple color,
then draws you in to admire the voluptous ruffles with a fine white filigree edge.
Plush velvety blooms literally invite you
to ‘touch me!’ as you stop to enjoy this
one in the garden. In high demand since
its first bloom, this one was destined to be
an award-winner.
The hallmark trait of H. ‘Fear Not’ is its
consistency – every bright Chinese-red
bloom opens perfectly just above the
foliage. The wide watermarked petals are
complemented by a large green throat,
and have thick substance that holds up
well in sun, wind or rain. This dormant
daylily with its all-around great plant
habit has proven itself to be hardy and
vigorous around the country.
2009 Stout Silver Medal finalist, gary Schaben
Another one for the fan of watermarked
daylilies, H. ‘Forty Days and Forty Nights’
is one of Karol’s trademark purples. A
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‘bouquet’ bloomer, this daylily exhibits
robust budcount and excellent branching,
a true northern charmer. Strong scapes
and appealing foliage round out the
reasons why this daylily caught the eye of
garden judges in several AHS regions.
Also in the prolific bloomer category,
the tomato-red flowers of H. ‘Soul on
Fire’ have the added bonus of being true
early morning openers. Consistent, clear
blooms are just the right shade of red, not
screaming, not orangey - but a nice jaunty
red that is both attractive and cheerful.
Rounding out the package is this plant’s
habit of dormant foliage that retains its
nice look all season. It is easy to see how
this one stood out and became an AHS
Honorable Mention winner.
Congratulations to Karol Emmerich
for a noteworthy four AHS Honorable
Mentions this year!
See the inside front cover for photos
of these award-winning cultivars!
Unruh wins 2009 A.D. Roquemore
Memorial Photography Award
Don Unruh of Eagan, MN won the AHS
annual photo contest for the best photo
of a daylily clump. The A.D. Roquemore Memorial Award for best clump
photo was announced in May at the AHS
National Convention. Don won for his
excellent photo of H. ‘Seventy Six Trombones’ taken at Springwood Gardens.
Don received a pewter plate recognizing
his award at the Hemerocallis Society of
Minnesota summer banquet in August.
Congrats Don!
Display Garden as well as his own garden as an AHS Display Garden
At the regional level over the past several
years, Bryce has done the following:
• Served as Region One Historian from
2002-present
• Donated many daylilies for various
local club and regional auctions over
the years
• Annually attended and supported each
AHS Region One Tour since he joined
AHS
(left to right) 2009 A.D. Roquemore Memorial Photography Award winner Don Unruh, 2009 Region One Service Award winner
Bryce Farnsworth, past Region One RVP Mary Baker, and 2009 AHS Stout Medal Honorable Mention recipient, Karol Emmerich
Farnsworth receives AHS 2009
Region One Service Award
Mary Baker nominated Bryce for the award;
here are excerpts from her nomination letter
to the AHS:
Bryce Farnsworth of Fargo, North Dakota
is the recipient of the AHS 2009 Region
One Service Award. Bryce is a potato
breeder at North Dakota State University
(NDSU) in Fargo, and serves as our AHS
Region One Historian.
Bryce joined the American Hemerocallis
Society (AHS) in the early 1990s. Bryce is
a daylily ambassador and role model who
constantly and enthusiastically inspires
others to fall in love with daylilies and join
the AHS. He never tires of promoting our
favorite flower!
Bryce has served the AHS at a national level over the past several years, including the
following:
• Assisted with Garden Judge Workshops
• Coordinated second site for many
historic daylily species and cultivars from
NDSU to the historic bed at Loon Song
Gardens in support of the AHS 2007
National Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which remain there for
gene pool preservation
• Hosted the historic daylily area during
the 2007 AHS National Convention at
Loon Song Gardens
• Served as an AHS Garden Judge since
2005
• Coordinated donation of many historic daylily species and cultivars from
NDSU for historic beds throughout
the United States and internationally
for gene pool preservation
• Annually manages and coordinates
NDSU’s status as an AHS Display
Garden and AHS Historic Daylily
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Bryce is the driving force behind the public historic and modern daylily collection
at NDSU. He has done the following to
promote, preserve, and protect historic
and modern daylily cultivars:
• Recruited past RVP Mary Baker, Janice
Dehod from Manitoba, and President
Karen Schock, Central North Dakota
Daylily Society, who successfully worked
with Bryce to educate/prevent NDSU
from demolishing its historic and modern daylily collection from demolition
for a College of Business Administration
parking lot
• Coordinated relocation of the historic
and modern daylily collection to its
current and improved location as a
beautiful NDSU campus entrance
• Engaged and continues to work with
AHS members on an international level
to donate historic and modern cultivars
to NDSU for gene pool preservation
• Personally annually purchases daylilies
for donation to NDSU’s historic and
modern daylily collections
Our congratulations to Bryce for this
well-deserved recognition of his service to
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Region One!
TEXTURE
in the daylily garden
lacy hairy
spiky
feathery rough
wiry
sharp
thorny
fuzzy downy
silky
fluffy
spongy
shaggy
wooly
coarse
velvety
bold
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companion plants
by Kyle Billadeau
Chaska, MN
T
he daylily collector’s
garden is full of eye candy. Bold
colors, wicked forms –the daylily is
without question the prima donna in
our yards. I can’t count the number of
times I’ve received directions to a daylily
garden that concluded with the words
“and then you can’t miss it.” Yep, we kind
of stand out in the neighborhood like
the floozy who dropped in at the local
church ladies’ Bible study. The neighbors
smile and compliment the beauty, but
privately they shake their heads at our
gaudy excess.
So, how can we make our gardens more
memorable… but not in a bad way?
Well, just as every diva needs good
backup singers, the allure of our gardens
depends on more than pretty flowers. It’s
all about depth – combining the leading
lady with the right supporting cast to
create a pleasing ensemble. And one way
to do that is to focus on texture in our
choice of daylily companions.
Texture is rarely the primary reason for
selection a daylily companion plant. Size
Texture can be inviting, yet repellent.
One of my favorite companion plants,
Eryngium, is just such an example. The
flowers and stems are the most intense
shade of blue, but both are sharp and
spiny. Yet I wish I had room to plant an
Eryngium next to every daylily clump
in my garden, because the contrast is so
visually appealing.
H. ‘Abundance of Riches’ (Rice–J., 2005) set off by the
purple flowers of Allium ‘Summer Beauty’
and color are probably first, followed
perhaps by bloom season. Texture is a
more understated element, somewhat
like the character actor in the troupe.
The sidekick, the scene stealer, or just the
bit eccentric – you can find a plant with
the texture to fit all manner of roles in
the daylily garden.
All surfaces have texture. Many times
we think of texture as roughness, but
smooth is a texture too. Foliage can be
fine or coarse. Leaves may be bold or
delicate; plant habit can be airy or dense.
There are two types of texture – tactile
and visual. Tactile texture is the feel of
a surface. Google the phrase ‘sensory
garden’ and the most common plant you’ll
find mentioned is Lamb’s Ear (Stachys
byzantis). Fuzzy plants are wonderful, but
if you stopped there you’d be missing out
on many gratifying ‘touch-me’ plants.
My containers are filled each summer
with plants just begging to be touched
– such as ‘Asparagus Meyeri’ (Pony Tail
Fern), and various curly sedges with their
deliciously tangled mop of leaves.
Out in the garden, you’ll find me
pinching the succulents, marveling at
their waxy substance, or lightly brushing
the fine, soft needles on my Japanese
larch. I confess that unless it’s a member
of the thistle family, I’m not content
just to look; I’m drawn to touch the
plants. Late each winter, when I can’t
wait any longer for spring, I visit a local
greenhouse to walk the rows and run my
fingers along all the plants. There are few
flowers at that point, but the smell and
feel of the leaves rustling as I brush past
leave me uplifted.
Tactile texture is intrinsically related to
visual texture. Think about Lamb’s Ear
for a moment. Imagine closing your eyes
and touching Lamb’s Ear. How would
you describe it? You might say fuzzy,
soft or silky. Now imagine a photograph
of Lamb’s Ear – what words would you
use to describe the texture? Probably the
same – fuzzy, soft or silky. Visual texture
conveys how the plant feels.
Lighting can change the visual quality of
plant texture. Bright light erases texture,
making surfaces appear flat. Angled
H. ‘Dashing Paramour’ (Schaben–g., 2006) contrasts wonderfully with the spiny Eryngium
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arborvitae in the background, adding
a billowy texture that enhances the
composition. The altered photo
(bottom) with the arborvitae removed,
becomes an image without a focal point.
The arborvitae may be plain and green,
but they provide the perfect touch of
contrast to the mass of daylily blooms.
So the next time you visit your local nursery
to choose a companion plant, consider
texture as you make your selection. Go
ahead, touch the merchandise! There’s no
need for a total makeover, but do squeeze
in a few textural accents to balance out
all your prima donnas. In truth, the
daylily collector’s garden will probably
always be a bit ostentatious in most
neighborhoods. That’s all right, it gives
the neighbors something to talk about.
Springwood Gardens’ Karol Emmerich planted a row of arborvitae ringing her seedling beds (top) that provide dramatic
contrast and texture. The altered image (bottom) shows the bed without the plantings.
light, such as morning or evening light,
reveals the texture details that were
hiding behind the bright colors that
engaged your eyes at midday. Consider
the recently introduced Tiger Eyes™
Sumac. On a bright, sunny day Tiger
Eyes™ is bold, gold, and dramatic. But
walk by in the early evening, and layers
of texture become apparent. The leaves
glow chartreuse against the reddishtipped branches, and the eye now catches
the jagged edges that were dulled by
sunshine.
Texture is not just for close-ups. The
texture of some plants is more interesting
with distance. For example, Veronicastrum
virginicum (Culver’s Root) has plain,
green foliage with simple white flowers
when observed up close. But viewed in
the landscape, the soft spikes of Culver’s
Root are an airy, vertical counterpart to
the daylily clumps. The texture of this
versatile perennial combines well with
just about anything.
Texture is an important design element,
even in the large landscape. As an
example, look at the above photos of a
seedling bed at Springwood Gardens.
The original photo (top) has a row of
The tall white flowers of Veronicastrum Virginicum
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Following are some plant recommendations for adding texture to the daylily
garden. There is not enough space to list
the hundreds of perennials enjoyed in my
garden, so this is a short list of the plants
most commented on by garden visitors.
All are hardy perennials grown for years
here in zone 4, with the exception of
Milk Thistle (an annual here). All are
fuss-free and deserving of a spot in any
daylily garden.
Allium tanguticum ‘Summer Beauty’ –
If I moved and could only take 10 plants
with me, I’d dig this one up in a heartbeat. It has no flaws. None. The shiny
flat leaves form a perfect circular mound,
while masses of purple globes open midJuly and stay blooming for weeks. Unlike most Allium, it is sterile so will not
reseed. Bees and butterflies love it, and
so does my camera. Fabulous in front
of daylily clumps. 18" tall by 18" wide,
divides easily, sun to part shade.
Amsonia tabernaemontana ‘Willow Amsonia’ –
Tall blue-green, willow-like foliage, with
steel-blue flowers in spring. First year
plants may be droopy, but give it another
year and it will clump up nicely. Understated, fine-textured background plant.
3' tall by 18" wide. Sun to part shade.
Carex carophyllea ‘Beatlemania’ –
also known as Mop Head Sedge, this
totally pettable ornamental grass is only 6"
tall. It’s a slow grower that forms an arching mound, with green leaves edged in
gold, and leaves that curl under. Put it in a
waist-high container, so you can tousle it
whenever you walk by (absolutely irresistible), then plant into the ground in fall.
6" tall by 8" wide, full sun to part shade.
Coreopsis ‘Moonbeam’ (Tickseed) –
‘Moonbeam’ is the gold standard for
Coreopsis. Known for its soft, finetextured, delicate foliage and butteryellow blooms, ‘Moonbeam’ looks great
in the front of the border. The billowy
clumps can spread, but just dig out the
shoots if it travels too far. Two newer
varieties that are promoted as improvements with deeper colored flowers are
‘Crème Brulee’ and ‘Sunbeam.’ 18" tall
by at least 2' wide at maturity, sun to part
shade.
Eryngium ‘Sapphire Blue’ –
Steely blue flowers last for months in the
garden. Flowers open green, then develop to intense blue, and fade to steely
grey-blue by August. Sterile, so it won’t
reseed all over the garden. Excellent
choice as a blue accent plant. Choose its
planting spot carefully, because it’s not
fun to brush up against, and it grows a
deep taproot so cannot be transplanted.
20" tall by 18" wide. Sun to part sun.
Eryngium planum ‘Blaukappe’ –
Tall and lanky as compared to ‘Sapphire
Blue.’ Not sterile, but the rate of reseeding is not too bad. Smaller, yet more numerous flowers than ‘Sapphire Blue,’ and
it is definitely the bluest Eryngium I have
grown. May need some staking. Grows
2-3' tall by 2' wide. Sun to part sun.
Larix kaempferi (Japanese Larch) –
The soft, pliable needles of this tree call
out to be touched. This is a deciduous
evergreen with amazing color – light
green in spring, deep blue-green in summer, and a golden tan in fall before the
needles drop for winter. Fast growing conifer for the large landscape. Grows 50'
tall x 10' wide, full sun.
On the left is Perovskia (Russian Sage) paired with daylily H. 'Witch Stitchery' (Morss, 1986)
Persicaria polymorpha (Giant fleece flower) –
Dying back to the ground each winter,
this shrub-like plant grows rapidly in
spring to top out at 6-7' tall. Massive
white plumes bloom all summer, waving
delicately but untouched by gusty winds.
A phenomenal background plant; useful
for screening the neighbor’s ugly woodpile or even your compost heap. Sun to
shade.
Perovskia (Russian sage) –
Tall spikes of fluffly flowers look like airy
purple clouds. Russian sage needs full
sun and drier soil, so it is a great option
for a hillside. It may flop, so use a support to keep it off of neighboring plants.
Good for the back of the border, but
keep it close enough to run your hands
through it once in a while to enjoy its
spicy fragrance. Cut back to 6" in early
spring. 3-4' tall and 3' wide, full sun.
Rhus typhina ‘Bailtiger’ PPAF (Tiger Eyes™ Sumac)
– An impact plant that can be used either
as a specimen or combined within a garden bed. Open, loose form with branches
arching upward, while lacy leaves droop
downward. Brilliant orange fall color.
Bold, deeply-cut, chartreuse leaves stay
gold all summer and turn bright orange
in fall. Grows to 6' tall by 6' wide, larger
in full sun.
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Silybum marianum (Milk thistle) – If you like
the strange and wacky, then plant a milk
thistle. You’ll need full sun and lots of
room. I usually find them at one of the
herb vendors at the farmer’s market. The
sharp, toothy leaves are variegated and
deeply veined. Best to deadhead this one
before it sets seed, because in most gardens one is more than enough. Can grow
to 12' tall by 4' wide, full sun.
Spiraea japonica ’Golden Elf’ –
This dwarf spiraea is a perfect border in
a daylily bed. The bright gold leaves provide color well into fall. Can be pruned
into perfectly round little balls, or grown
close together to form a puffy edger. 8"
tall by up to 2' wide, full sun.
Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Album’ (Culver’s Root)
– Tall spires of white flowers sway above
deep green foliage. Goes with absolutely
anything. Requires absolutely nothing.
The overall effect is strongly vertical, yet
delicate. Will grow in either full sun or
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part shade, 5' tall by 3' wide.
2009 REGION ONE SUMMER TOUR RE VIE W
IOWA WOW!
C I D S W O W S T H E C R O W D S A T T H E 2 0 0 9 S U M M E R R E G I O N A L I N M A R S H A L LT O W N
There’s only one fault I can find with the regional
meeting in Marshalltown – it was too short! One
brief weekend is not nearly enough to relish these
lush Iowa gardens, bask in the host club’s genuine
hospitality, and still get around to saying hello to over
100 fellow attendees.
In a summer where you had no idea what Mother
Nature was going to throw at you next, the weather
for this July meeting was picture perfect. All the
camera buffs like me found plenty of material to work
with, capturing dozens (okay, hundreds) of daylily
photos to bring home and enjoy later.
Before we could blink, it was Saturday night, our
tummies were full, and we were eagerly listening
to Melanie Mason speak of her experience breeding
dogs, daylilies, and cattle. Where does she find the
energy? I get exhausted just thinking about it!
A hearty thanks to Ed and Teresa Sims for hosting
Sunday morning breakfast. And then we were off
to the country garden of Phil Fass & Deb Deemer for
Garden Judge Workshop 2, where the blooms were
abundant and the students were ready.
It was a magnificent weekend. Thank you CIDS!
by Kyle Billadeau
Every resting spot in Walkabout Gardens is surrounded with views of unique trees, an array of shrubs and perennials, and
whimsical statuary
WALKABOUT GARDENS
Nan and Merwyn Ripley, Nevada, Iowa
Reviewed by: Donna Schouweiler, Bismarck, ND
could have spent an entire day
exploring Nan and Merwyn Ripley's
expansive rural garden near Nevada and still
felt as though more time was needed to do it
justice. The diversity of plant materials found
at Walkabout Gardens is a treat for passionate gardeners of all types, featuring a mix of
shade and sun lovers, wonderful clematis and
majestic trumpet and orienpet lilies, shrubs
and trees. Whimsical plant combinations,
garden art such as a cobalt blue painted tree,
and shaded seating spots for contemplation,
can be found throughout the garden.
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Nan’s collection of dwarf conifers is enchanting. My first stop off the bus was at a new
bed dotted with variegated plants and fairy
art. A gold-splashed false cypress, chamaecyparis ‘Gold Dust’, was the centerpiece of this
bed, accompanied by a ‘Gold Sword’ yucca,
zebra grass and the mounded dwarf spruce,
picea ‘Little Gem’. Elsewhere in the garden I
took notes on her golden larch and gave her
‘Green Mound’ juniper four stars.
Nearby, a meandering path took me through
a large bed filled with fragrant daylilies.
Two of Nan’s daylily seedlings caught my
eye, including 2005-KE022, a lavender
purple with yellow-white looping edges.
My favorite seedling was 2005-KE025, a
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Walkabout Gardens »
1) A favorite redbud tree dies and is repurposed as a striking
garden accent.
2) A garden visitor stops to admire the blooms.
3) H. ‘No More Tears’ (Emmerich, 2003).
4) H. ‘Victorian Lace’ (Stamile 1999).
5) H. ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’ (Ripley, 2006) is the belle of this
hybridizing bed.
6) H. ‘Patricia Lynn’ (Ripley 2009) displays excellent bloom spacing.
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Photo credits: 1, 4, 5 by Steve Horan, 2 & 3 by Kyle Billadeau, 6 by Don Unruh
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Timbercreek Gardens »
1) Don Lovell shows the crowds some of his favorites.
2) Lovell future intro H. 'Selwyn' (name pending).
3) H. ‘Photocopy’ (Lovell, 2005).
4) H. ‘Rose F. Kennedy’ (Doorakian, 2007).
5) H. ‘Free Wheelin’ (Stamile, 2004)
6) Gerald Hobbs (l.) and Ken Messer (r.) from southern Iowa.
7) a view of the restful shade garden.
Timbercreek Gardens
Photo credits: 3 & 7 by Kathy Lamb, 5 by Don Unruh, remainder by Kyle Billadeau
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1) H. ‘Jealous Refinement’ (Carpenter-J., 1992).
2) Future Lovell intro H. ‘Shannon Carlson’ (name pending).
3) H. ‘I'm Not That Innocent’ (Pickles, 2002).
4) Selwyn Rash (r.) shows Karen Schock (l.) the well pump from his
parent’s house originally right next door.
5) Lloyd and Patti Weber (Fridley, MN – l.) and Rollie Bremers
(Omaha, NE) get to know each other.
Rash Daylily Garden
Photo credits: 1 & 3 by Steve Horan, 2, 4 and 5 by Kyle Billadeau
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Turkey Ridge Daylily Farm »
1) H. ‘Lake of Fire’ (Emmerich, 2006).
2) Jerry and Jolly Steffenhagen (Cottage Grove, MN) enjoy
‘Grandpa’s pergola and swing’.
3) Garden shot.
4) H. ‘Emma Tomlinson McHugh’ (Smith-F., 1993).
5) H. ‘Sir Blackstem’ (Hager, 1988) distinctive for its deep chestnut
colored buds and stems.
6) Garden shot.
Turkey Ridge Farm
Photo credits: 1 from Steve Horan, 2 & 6 from Don Unruh, 3,4,5 from Kyle Billadeau
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striking, large raspberry-red flower with a
deep red eye, ruffles and yellow-green throat.
Four well-spaced, recurved flowers, measuring at least six inches each, were open on
the plant, which had three-way branching. I
have my fingers crossed that these two will
measure up to her standards and be introduced in the future.
Among other daylilies of note were Nan’s H.
‘Scarlet Pimpernel’ (Ripley, 2007), showing
off its ten-inch garnet red flowers in several locations; and H. ‘Sweet Child of Mine’
(Wilkerson, 2007), an eight-inch rose-pink
unusual form. Nan does a wonderful job
with combining daylilies with other perennials, sometimes unexpected, such as H. ‘Lime
Frost’ (Stamile, 1990) accompanied by a
rudbeckia.
by the late Ned Roberts strutted their stuff –
H. ‘Chokecherry Mountain’ (dip, 2002) and
H. ‘Bark at Me’ (dip, 1999).
Don’s seedlings are spectacular! I fell in
love with Don’s gorgeous future registration, seedling TFL 99-1, a large cream/pale
yellow/pale pink polychrome with vibrant
green throat and sculpted petals edged in
teeth. TFL 99-1 has complex parentage from
H. ‘Forestlake Ragamuffin’ (F. Harding,
tet, 1993) on both sides. Don’s hybridizing
efforts with H. ‘Rose F. Kennedy’ (Doorakian,
dip, 2007) produced several lovely seedlings
with huge emerald-green throats.
Don and Mary Ann Lovell photo by Steve Horan
It was exciting to see the new Timbercreek
Gardens location for the first time as well as
daylilies that would be fully open despite the
early arrival time and cool temperature.
Don, Mary Ann, and their 9-year old dog
Mitzi, a McNab Shepherd, greeted us. We
ate the delicious breakfast they served while
strolling through the gardens. An area beneath conifers featured many varieties of
hosta, coleus, ferns, and caladiums accented
by potted impatiens, Don’s artwork, and a
beautiful statue. A comfortable garden bench
flanked by huge pots of begonias provided a
cool place to relax and view the many garden
beds.
Clematis and daylilies combine to form a striking vignette at
Walkabout Gardens
Nan also loves true lilies, and many of the
late-blooming varieties were perfuming the
air. My favorites were Robina, a bright pink
orienpet; and Kentucky, a cantaloupe-colored
LA lily with deep maroon speckles.
Kudos, Nan, for sharing your garden with
us! Next time I’m in the area, expect a call,
begging for a much longer visit.
TIMBERCREEK GARDENS
Don and Mary Ann Lovell, Marshalltown, Iowa
Reviewed by: Mary Baker, Omaha, NE
bout three years ago, Don
and Mary Ann Lovell relocated their
former acreage garden to 36 acres of farmland
with excellent soil in Marshalltown, Iowa.
Our tour bus arrived at 7:30 a.m. Skies were
cloudy and the temperature was 58 degrees.
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Don creatively designed a large planting area
shaped like a wagon wheel, featuring seven
wedge-shaped flower beds edged on the outside with a colorful variety of oxalis that has
variegated foliage and bright rose-pink flowers. Each wedge contained a variety of perennials surrounded by daylilies. Don’s lovely H.
‘Photocopy’ (tet, 2005) showed off beautiful
gold-edged red blooms. H. ‘Forsyth Apache’
(Lefever, tet, 1998) sported many large pale
yellow blooms that were open flat. Just outside this area, a bright red water pump above
a pail containing cool white petunias and
trailing dichondra vines drew my eyes to the
large seedling bed.
Don’s many diploid and tetraploid seedlings
are bordered on one side by white datura and
on the other side by a row of registered daylily cultivars. In this area, three spectacular
daylilies attracted many admirers. Pat Stamile’s spider, H. ‘Free Wheelin’’ (tet, 2004),
sported pale yellow blooms with bright burgundy red eyes and vivid green throats that
seemed to dance above the foliage. Two lovely reddish purple unusual forms hybridized
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As we approached the house, we viewed a
raised water garden on the side of the house
accented by potted hibiscus, geraniums,
marigolds, ornamental sweet potatoes, begonias, and Lysimachia nummularea ‘Aurea’.
Whimsical sculptured frogs added a touch of
fun.
In the flower beds surrounding the house,
Jack Carpenter’s H. ‘Grace from Above’ (tet,
2002) drew my eyes with several perfectly
open large pink blooms with rose eyes and
Future intro from Don Lovell (sdlg TFL99-1)
photo by Mary Baker
edges. Pat Stamile’s H. ‘Edge of Shangrila’
(tet, 2004) sported many green-throated
creamy pink blooms with rose edges. Don
uses H. ‘Edge of Shangrila’ in his hybridizing
program as well as two other pink daylilies:
H. ‘Big Roller Coaster’ (Roycroft, dip, 2001)
and H. ‘Inimitable’ (Stamile, tet, 2003).
All too soon, the bus whistle blew, signaling
it was time to depart for the next garden. We
passed a big tree encircled by hosta on our
way to the bus. A lovely circular thermometer featuring a horse’s image was affixed to
he was hooked. Selwyn also said his mother
had a garden on his boyhood farm.
Selwyn and Mary have lived in their home
since 1973. Originally he owned an additional lot to the south but unfortunately he
sold it before daylilies came into his life.
Thank you Selwyn and Mary for being
gracious hosts. Your garden is spectacular.
TURKEY RIDGE DAYLILY FARM
David and Shirley Halverson, Marshalltown, Iowa
Reviewed by: Lloyd and Patti Weber, Fridley, MN
ittle did we know when we
stepped off the bus what a wonderful garden property awaited us? David and
Shirley purchased the property about 5+
acres, in 1974. Then over the years have
transformed this tangle of brush with a deep
ravine into a rolling garden with terraces and
structure galore. They designed and constructed their home with the help of their
children. It took them eight years to finally
fill in the 30 ft. ravine. They now have three
pergolas including Grandpa’s pergola and
swing; a huge screened-in porch/hot tub area
and four beautiful daylily gardens. They also
have a couple of shaded hosta gardens as well
and many unique companion plants
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St. Francis of Assisi watches over this daylily bed in the Rash garden the trunk. As the thermometer reading indicated, many of us still wore jackets because
the temperature was still way too cool for
July. Thanks, Don, Mary Ann, and Mitzi, for
sharing your beautiful Timbercreek Gardens
with us!
RASH DAYLILY GARDEN
Selwyn and Mary Kay Rash, Ellsworth, Iowa
Reviewed by: Le Walls, Brookings, SD
T
he people of Ellsworth were
talking. Many of them knew about this
beautiful flower garden before July 2009 but
now they will always remember “the day the
big tour buses rolled into town and stopped
at Mary and Selwyn’s house”.
room for the fans to grow to their full
potential, not a weed in sight, and the daylily
blossoms were extraordinary.
Many people commented about one particular bed. It was a new bed but there wasn’t
a single daylily blooming. So, why did it
receive so many positive comments? A red
petunia was placed between each plant and
those petunias were bloomin’ like crazy.
What a good idea to make a new daylily bed
look sharp its first year.
When I asked Selwyn how he was introduced
to daylilies, he said that he had met Don
Lovell at a Master Gardener’s class about six
years ago. Selwyn used to be into iris but then
Don Lovell gave him several daylilies and soon
Ellsworth, north of Ames, is a charming small
town that can boast they have a spectacular garden. Now, when friends and relatives
come to town, they have something wonderful to show them. With this garden being in a
small town, people are more likely to stop by
and ask to view their garden and learn more
about daylilies.
Some of our favorites were H. ‘Six Legs a
Leaping’ (Wilson–B., 2006), a yellow spider and H. ‘Peach Magnolia’ (Joiner, 1986)
a double we have just the spot for. We also
liked H. ‘Royal Trumpeter’ (Munson–RW.,
1981), a large and unusual orange/red. We
tend to see beauty in the older varieties.
Shirley claims the reason she doesn’t hybridize is because almost everyone in the CIDS
club creates such beautiful flowers for her
and we so do agree.
When our bus arrived at their garden, the
clouds disappeared and the sun started to
shine on this warm yet cool afternoon. The
daylilies put on their Sunday best for us.
I especially enjoyed this garden because it
exemplifies a well manicured look with neat
rows and perfect spacing. Plants were easily
identified with well placed markers, clumps
were just the right size as to have enough
All of their plants are well displayed with
shiny engraved metal name tags. Shirley
states her favorite daylily is the one she happens to be admiring at the time. Spoken
like a good mom. who loves all her children
equally. There is no question Shirley is a true
daylily lover.
The crowds stroll the expansive landscaped beds at
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This was a wonderful convention with amazing gardens and wonderful people. Now,
after so enjoying our first Regional, we
will definitely attend the next in North
Dakota. We hope to see you there too. b
summer meeting
minutes
ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES OF AMERICAN HEMEROCALLIS SOCIETY REGION 1 INC.
Our Region One meeting was held July
17, 2009 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Meeting
was called to order by Vicky Aughenbaugh,
Regional President.
Secretary’s Report:
Minutes of the 2008 Regional Meeting
were approved. They were published in the
Pioneer, Fall 2008, Vol.9, No. 2 on page 13.
Treasurers Report:
Treasurers report was approved. The 2008
report was published in the Pioneer, Vol.10,
No1, on page 30. The treasurers report
was submitted by Don Lovell and Duane
Manzey. An audit for the years 2005 to 2008
was conducted by Rita Schaben found our
financial statements and records to be in excellent order. Proposed budget for 2009 was
handed out and then approved. Mary Baker
made a motion to accept proposed budget;
seconded by Mike Grossmann. New treasurer,
Barb Dietz outlined expenditures since January.
Audit Committee:
Per AHS guidelines, the Audit Committee
will ensure that the books are reviewed each
time there is a new Region President. Rita
Schaben will be Chairperson for this committee and she will select one other person to
assist as she sees fit.
OLD BUSINESS
Director Election:
The nominating committee nominated Kathy
Lamb for a second term as our Director of
Region One. No additional nominations
came from the floor. Ballots were distributed
to AHS members in good standing who were
present. Nominating Committee collected,
tabulated and verified all ballots were eligible.
Kathy Lamb was elected with 50 votes.
Bylaws:
Proposals were presented to change Sections
3 and 4 of our bylaws. Proposal to change
Section 3 would revert the consecutive terms
back to the way they were before the AHS
Incorporation in January 2009. Chuck
Claussen made a motion; Mary Baker seconded motion. Motion approved. Proposal
to change Section 4 of our bylaws concerns
the procedure for elections. Proposed change
is to vote at our meeting instead of mailing.
Mary Baker made a motion; Kathy Lamb
seconded motion. Motion approved.
Election of Nominating Committee:
Mary Baker volunteered to be Chairperson
of the Nominating Committee. Kathy Lamb
and Bryce Farnsworth also volunteered to
serve on this committee. This committee
nominates candidates for the Region One
President and Director position that will take
place next summer. All in favor said “Aye”;
no one opposed. Committee approved.
Poster:
Kathy Lamb presented our newly designed
and printed poster to use for marketing our
organization. It is a wonderful colored poster
about 24" by 30". Posters were distributed to
all who wanted one. Additional posters are
available.
Name Change:
Kathy Lamb spoke about our name change
from Hemerocallis to Daylily. Business name
is still AHS but we are using Daylily Society
to make it easier for the public to remember
and pronounce our name.
Conventions:
Our 2010 convention will be held in Valdosta,
Georgia on May 27-29. Kathy Lamb suggested making travel and hotel reservations
ASAP because there are multiple hotels. Also
note commuter flights are used from Atlanta
to Valdosta.
Photography Contest:
Kathy Lamb spoke about photography
contest. Age of daylily does not matter. This
is currently under discussion. Check our
AHS website or email Kathy for more details.
Popularity Poll:
Donna Steele spoke about how the popularity poll is being changed. We now have 45
predetermined selections along with 5 write
ins. We are working to increase our current
participation of 12% so everyone who voted,
was eligible to win one of Karol Emmerich’s
daylilies. Thank you Karol! Virginia Delvaux
was the lucky winner of Karol’s daylily.
Garden Judges:
Karol Emmerich spoke about increasing the
number of judges we have in Region One.
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We are allowed to have 15% of our membership as judges. Garden Judges Workshop 2
is being offered this weekend. Garden Judges
Workshop 1 is a good one for the local clubs
to hold. We discussed the possibility of offering Workshop 1 in North Dakota next year
the afternoon before convention starts.
Display Gardens:
We have two new display gardens in Region
One. They are Vicky Aughenbaugh’s and
Donna Steele’s gardens in South Dakota.
Bobbie Uhlmann’s garden is pending. Mary
Lou Lundblade will consider applications for
Display Gardens. Renewals need to be done
by October 1st. Vicky Aughenbaugh has the
form if you need one.
Auction:
Region One is going to place some donated
daylilies on the daylily.com auction site
(www.daylily.com/cgi-bin/auction.cgi)in
order to raise some additional cash for our
Pioneer publication. Steve Horan has volunteered to coordinate this, place daylilies on
auction site, and collect money. Person who
wins the auction will decide when they want
delivery.
NEW BUSINESS
None.
OTHER
Upcoming Summer Regionals:
2010 Central North Dakota Daylily Society
Bismarck, North Dakota
July 29-31
2011 Hemerocallis Society of Minnesota
Bloomington, Minnesota
July 22-24
2012 Cedar Valley Iris and Daylily Society
2013 Nebraska
2014 Central Iowa Daylily Society
2015 South Dakota
Thank You:
Our appreciation goes to the following people.
Nan and her committee Selwyn Rash and
Steve Horan for their service to Region One.
Mike Grossmann for our website setup and
maintenance.
Meeting adjourned.
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Dandelions: 10¢.
And other fond memories from
former nursery employees
by Gail Korn
Wayne, NE
THE BOSS
D
on’t get excited. This
little article has nothing to do with
Springsteen. Rather, it's about my
experiences as an employer. I’m the
boss! At the beginning, I had no retail
experience. I had no idea whether my
idea of starting a little perennials nursery
would work.
For the first two years, my aim was to dig
perennials for customers in the spring
and again in the fall. I thought it was
going to be a part time thing. It went
well, and it was fun. Before the end of the
second year, I told hubby I needed more
sod broken up. He readily complied. It
took me three years to begin to fill that
space. My idea was that I’d plant daylilies
in amongst other perennials so that if
people came to look at daylilies, they had
to look at other things. If they came to
see the other things, they’d get exposed
to the daylilies too. It was also about
then that I wondered if I could keep a
perennial alive and looking good in a pot
for an entire season. Before you laugh
out loud, this was in the days before
Photos in this article are of Gail Korn’s ’Garden Perennials’ nursery in Wayne, NE.
Gail’s website is www.gardenperennials.net
you could buy potted perennials from
the many “parking lot nurseries”. Even
the greenhouses offered only annuals.
I hadn’t gone to visit nurseries before I
decided to try to create one. I just made
it up as I went along. That first year, I
potted 2 Gaillardia ‘Goblin’ plants and
indeed did keep them happy through the
first growing season.
The next year I decided to pot up a few
more and felt I needed some help. My
mind flitted through the customers I’d
had and I thought of Jane. (Names have
been changed to protect the innocent
and the guilty.) Jane was an outdoors
type and she agreed to help me out in
the spring. That spring, we potted 50
plants. She became a good friend, and we
visited often through the winter. Plant
identification was not her strong suit,
and one spring (her seventh) she dug and
potted some Gaillardias. By that time, I’d
expanded offerings and numbers of pots
and had hired a couple more people.
One of them walked by the place where
the Gaillardia pots were sitting and asked
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who had potted the dandelion! I knew
who had done it. I asked Jane why she
potted the dandelion. She became very
flustered and asked, “What do you want
me to do with it?” I thought the answer
was obvious, but I thought about it a
bit and told her to leave it in the pot.
We’d use it as a conversation piece. She
asked a friend of hers who spoke French
for the French name for dandelion and
“Le Pissenlit” was what she put on the
label. We’ve potted a dandelion every
spring ever since, and sometimes people
will ask seriously if it is a special kind of
dandelion. I tell them that it was just the
biggest one we could find. The dandelion
has always been for sale. I ask only ten
cents. Four years ago, I actually sold the
dandelion. The buyer decided he could
have some cheap fun of his own for only
a dime.
Jane’s health did not allow her to
continue working much longer, but she
was a good person to “break me in” as an
employer. I didn’t feel like an employer. I
felt she just worked with me.
As time went on, I gave a lot of thought to
what the first guy I bought daylilies from
told me. He had just a small garden and
I’d asked why he had 4 small clumps of
H. ‘Ed Murray’(Grovatt 1971). He said
that he did that so that he could dig one
for an order without having to disturb
his display clump every year. I thought
that made sense, so eventually I decided
to line out daylilies which had increased
sufficiently. That would allow me to dig
on demand. I could dig a daylily for
someone who came in the spring or the
fall as well as during bloom season. This
necessitated more employees.
The second college student I ever hired
for the summer was a sweetheart. She and
I would be weeding in the lineout area.
When a prospective customer drove in,
Johanna would announce that we had
company. I thought that was a wonderful
attitude, and we still refer to the recently
arrived with that term. Johanna got
married that summer and I supplied many
of the flowers for her wedding reception.
She still comes to visit nearly every year
and sends me her Christmas letter.
We have a college in our town, and it
has provided a steady supply of young
people looking for summer jobs. I’ve
been reflecting recently that I’ve helped
put a lot of them through school. I’ve
also occasionally hired high school
students. One girl first came to my place
when she was not even two years old.
Her mother came to shop annually and
when the little girl was three years old,
her mother let her pick out a plant for
herself. Lisa chose a groundcover sedum.
The next year, Lisa’s mom again let her
chose a plant. Lisa chose the same kind
of sedum. And the following year, Lisa
was once again allowed to choose a plant,
and she picked out the same sedum! Her
mother asked her if she wanted to choose
something she didn’t already have, but
nope! That was what she wanted. When
Lisa turned 16, she applied for a job. She
worked the next 6 summers, and never
outgrew her love for sedums. She also
loved daylilies, of course. She developed
her own garden on the site of the little
museum in her town and relied heavily
on sedums and daylilies. This past
summer, Lisa’s younger sister worked for
me. Lona had picked out the daylily H.
‘Baja’ (Durio 1974) as her birthday gift
when she was 12. It was cute to see her
recommend it to customers here.
Not all of the young ones work out.
One girl quit last summer after a day
and a half and told me that I expected
too much physical labor for what I was
paying. She preferred her other job at a
convenience store for a dollar an hour
more than what I paid. It surprised me a
little since she was on the volleyball team.
I expected an athlete would welcome the
physical activity. Some of them don’t
even tell me they are quitting. They just
fail to show up.
With three acres of gardens to tend,
there is a lot of weeding to be done. It
may be that digging daylilies provides
a break from weeding, but I’ve noticed
that without exception every employee
enjoys digging daylilies.
My employees haven’t all been students.
Some have been women who like to
garden. One of them has since become
my best friend and has developed
an awesome garden centered around
daylilies. She has also become a member
of AHS and the Nebraska Daylily
Society.
If employees last the summer, I give
them a daylily gift. I get an idea through
conversations
throughout
bloom
season about what they like and choose
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something I think they would be pleased
with. I expect with the younger ones
these are generally planted at parents’
homes and then some day when they
have homes of their own, they have a
start. Last summer I noted that one
of the current employees liked dark
daylilies, and that she drew the attention
of customers to H. ‘Black Watch’(Barrere
1976), so I gave a plant of it to Trudy as
a gift. In the third week of June this year,
she confessed to me that it somehow got
put into a closet and she discovered it in
early June. It was, of course, all dried and
brown, but she planted it, and it grew!
Since then, when a customer is handed
a sack of freshly dug daylilies and asks
how long he or she has to get them into
the ground, I get Trudy to tell her story.
Of course, I add that it would be much
better if the daylilies were planted within
the week.
There are times when I wish I hadn’t
let the business get so big that I needed
help. But I’ll confess that it is nice to
know that every task that needs to be
done doesn’t have to be done by me. And
over the years, I’ve come to know quite a
few people that I’ve really enjoyed. They
learned more about perennials than they
ever thought they would know. More
than one has come back to tell me that
what they learned while working for
me has actually helped them in their
biology classes in college. It is fun to see
their excitement at each new flower that
begins blooming, and there is something
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new to see every day.
region one bylaws
BYLAWS OF OF AMERICAN HEMEROCALLIS SOCIETY REGION 1 INC.
Article 1. Name.
The name of this corporation is American
Hemerocallis Society Region 1, Inc.,
hereinafter referred to as the “Region”.
Article 2. Purpose.
Purpose. The Region is a non-profit
organization. The Region is organized
exclusively for educational and scientific
purposes, and especially to promote,
encourage and foster the development and
improvement of the genus Hemerocallis and
public interest therein. These purposes are
expressly limited so the Region qualifies as an
exempt organization under Section 501(c)
(3) of the U. S. Internal Revenue Code of
1954 or the corresponding provision of any
future U. S. Internal Revenue Law.
Article 3. Members.
Section 1. AHS Membership.
Except as provided in Section 2 below, all
members of the American Hemerocallis
Society, Inc. (“AHS”) that reside in the
state(s), or province(s) of Iowa, Manitoba,
Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and
South Dakota who are in good standing
automatically become members of the Region
by virtue of having paid dues to the AHS.
The membership classes set forth in AHS’s
Bylaws shall be applicable to the members
of the Region and eligibility to vote shall be
determined in accordance with the provisions
of AHS’s Bylaws. Organizations that are
members of AHS shall be deemed to reside in
the state in which the organization holds the
majority of its meetings. There are no Region
dues.
member of the Region who fails to renew
their membership in the AHS by failing to
pay annual dues to AHS, who resigns from
the AHS or whose membership in the AHS
is otherwise terminated for any reason, shall
terminate upon the termination of such
person’s AHS membership.
Section 4. Newsletters.
Each member of the Region shall be entitled
to receive the regional newsletters published
by the Region.
Article 4. Officers.
Section 1. Positions.
The officers of the Region are:
Regional President (“RP”)
Regional Publicity Director (“RPD”)
Treasurer
Secretary
The RP is the chief executive officer of the
Region.
Section 2. Term of RP.
Term of RP. The term of office of the RP shall
not be for more than two (2) consecutive
terms of two (2) calendar years each. A person
who has previously served as RP who has been
out of office for two (2) consecutive years may
be elected to serve another two (2) consecutive
terms of two (2) years each.
Section 2. Exception to General Membership
Rule.
In addition to those persons who are granted
membership in the Region pursuant to
Section 1, those persons whom the AHS has
authorized to become members of the Region
pursuant to the provisions in AHS’s Bylaws
that allow for a change of region, shall be
members of the Region and likewise those
persons who would otherwise be members of
the Region by virtue of their state of residence
whom the AHS has authorized to become
members of another region shall not be
members of the Region.
Section 3. Nominating Committee for Election
of RP.
The RP shall be elected by members of the
Region. Nominations for the position of RP
shall be made by a nominating committee
of three members from the Region who shall
be elected by a majority vote of the regional
members at the annual regional meeting
preceding the annual regional meeting at
which the election is conducted (or in the case
of elections conducted by ballot the annual
regional meeting at which the results of the
election are announced). None of the three
members can have served on the nominating
committee during the prior election of an RP
and under no circumstances can a member
serve more than two consecutive terms on the
nominating committee. Any candidate for
RP nominated by the nominating committee
shall meet the requirements for a RP set forth
in the AHS Bylaws.
Section 3. Termination of Membership.
The membership of any member as a
Section 4. Procedures for Election of RP
The committee shall send to the membership
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a ballot for voting by insertion in the regional
newsletter or by first class United State mail
at least forty-five (45) days prior to the
annual regional meeting with the committee’s
nomination and with space for write-in
candidates. The ballot must be signed and
returned to the chair of the nominating
committee hand delivered or postmarked
no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the
date of the annual regional meeting. The
nominating committee shall count the ballots
and ascertain that all ballots are from active
members as certified by the Secretary of
AHS through the mailing labels provided for
the regional newsletter in which the ballot
appears. The election shall be determined by
a plurality of the votes cast. The results will
be reported to the regional membership at
the annual regional meeting and to the AHS
President.
Section 5. Appointment of Other Officers.
The RP shall appoint all other regional
officers. The name of the newly-elected RP
and the names of the other officers appointed
by the newly-elected RP must be presented
to the AHS Board of Directors prior to their
fall board of directors meeting for ratification
in accordance with the procedures contained
in the AHS Bylaws currently applicable
to Regional Vice Presidents as same may
be hereafter amended to, among other
things, reflect the change in the form of the
governance of the AHS regions.
Section 6. Duties of Officers.
The RP and the other officers appointed by
the RP shall take office on January 1 of the
year following the year in which the RP is
elected and ratified. The RP shall conduct an
annual business meeting and arrange for the
publishing of the regional newsletter. The RP
and the other officers shall perform the duties
prescribed in the Guidelines adopted by the
AHS Board of Directors as currently in effect
and as same be hereafter amended to, among
other things, reflect the change in the form of
the governance of the AHS regions. The RP
and the other officers shall also perform the
duties prescribed from time to time by the
Region’s Board of Directors to the extent that
the duties so prescribed are not inconsistent
with the foregoing Guidelines. Service as
an officer, director or as a member of any
committee of the Region shall be voluntary
and without compensation. Ordinary and
necessary expenses incurred by such persons
on behalf of the Region in the performance of
their duties will be reimbursed by the Region
if adequate funds are available.
Article 5. The Region’s Board of
Directors.
Section 1. Composition of the Region’s Board.
The Region shall have a three (3) person
Board of Directors. The Region’s Board of Directors shall include the RP, the RPD and the
Treasurer.
Section 2. Removal Powers.
The Region’s Board of Director’s shall have
the power to remove any of the officers of the
Region. Upon removal from office, the person so removed shall cease to be a member of
the Region’s Board of Directors. Any vacancy
among the officers, whether caused by removal or otherwise, other than a vacancy in the
office of RP shall, be filled by the RP, subject
to ratification by the AHS Board of Directors.
In addition, removal of any officer or director
of the Region or the filling of any vacancy in
the office of RP may be accomplished in the
manner prescribed by the AHS Bylaws.
Section 3. Regional Board Meetings.
The annual meeting of the Region’s Board
of Directors shall take place within two (2)
days prior to or following the annual business
meeting of the Region at such time and place
as the RP shall determine. Written notice of
the annual meeting of the Region’s Board of
Directors shall be given to each member of
the Region’s Board of Directors at least thirty
(30) days in advance of such meeting. Special
meetings of the Region’s Board of Directors
may be called by the RP. Written notice of
the time, place and purpose of any special
meeting shall be given to the members not less
than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the
meeting. A full report of the transactions of
all Regional Board of Director’s meetings shall
be published in the next issue of the official
publication of the Region and shall constitute
due notice of the actions taken and rulings
made.
Article 6. Meetings.
Section 1. Annual Members’ Meeting.
An annual business meeting of the Region
shall be held each year at any appropriate time
and place as determined by the RP. Written
notice of the time and place of such meetings
shall be given to each member at least thirty
(30) days in advance of such meeting. Notice
printed in the Region’s newsletter at least
thirty (30) days in advance of such meeting
shall constitute sufficient notice of the
meeting. Any notice that is timely published
in the Region’s newsletter may be amended by
written notice sent by first class mail mailed
not less than ten (10) days before the date of
the meeting, provided that such amendment
does not alter the date, time or place of the
meeting. A report of the annual meeting shall
be made to the members as soon as possible
following such meeting, and shall constitute
due notice of the actions taken and the rulings
made.
Section 2. Special Members’ Meetings.
Special meetings of the Region may be called
by the RP. Written notice of the time, place
and purpose of any special meeting shall be
given to the members not less than thirty (30)
days in advance of the meeting.
Section 3. Meeting Procedures.
All meetings shall be called and conducted in
conformity with applicable law and in conformity with such rules prescribed by the Region’s officers consistent with applicable law
and the adopted parliamentary authority.
Section 4. Quorum.
Five percent (5%) of the members of the
Region shall constitute a quorum at any
regular or special business meeting of the
Region.
Section 5. Action in Lieu of Members’
Meeting.
Any action that could be taken by members
at an annual meeting or at a special meeting
may be approved by written ballot. If action
is to be taken by written ballot, the Region
shall deliver a written ballot to every member
entitled to vote on the matter. A written
ballot shall set forth each proposed action and
provide an opportunity to vote for or against
each proposed action. Approval by written
ballot pursuant to this section shall be valid
only when the number of votes cast by ballot
equals or exceeds the quorum required to be
present at a meeting authorizing the action,
and the number of approvals equals or exceeds
the number of votes that would be required
to approve the matter at a meeting at which
the total number of votes cast was the same
as the number of votes cast by ballots. All
solicitations for votes by written ballot shall
indicate the number of responses needed
to meet the quorum requirements; state the
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percentage of approvals necessary to approve
each matter other than election of directors;
and state the time by which a ballot must be
received by the Region in order to be counted.
A written ballot shall not be revoked. A written
ballot may be delivered and a vote may be cast
on the ballot by electronic transmission. An
electronic transmission of a written ballot shall
contain or be accompanied by information
indicating that a member, a member’s agent,
or a member’s attorney authorized the
electronic transmission of the ballot.
Article 7. Committees.
Section 1. Appointment.
The RP shall appoint the chairman to head
all necessary standing and special committees,
other than the nominating committee. The RP
may name the members of such committees
or delegate this power to the chairman of the
committee. Committee chairmen shall report
to the RP.
Section 2. Audit Committee.
The Region shall have an audit committee who
shall cause an audit of the Region’s finances to
be conducted at the end of each two (2) year
term of the RP or anytime there is change in
identity of the Region’s treasurer. No member
of the Region’s Board of Directors may serve
on the audit committee.
Article 8. Limitations.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of these
Bylaws, the Region shall not carry on any
other activities not permitted to be carried on
(a) by an organization exempt from federal
income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding
section of any future federal tax code, or
(b) by an organization to which deductible
contributions may be made under section
170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Article 9. Dissolution.
Upon the dissolution of the Corporation,
the officers shall, after payment or making
provision for the payment of all liabilities
of the Region, dispose of all of the assets of
the Region by distributing same to AHS,
which is a Section 501(c)(3) corporation
or if AHS is not then in existence or is not
a 501(c)(3) organization at that time, to any
Section 501(c)(3) organization organized
and operated exclusively for scientific and
educational purposes similar to those of AHS.
BYLAWS OF OF AMERICAN HEMEROCALLIS SOCIETY REGION 1 INC. (continued)
Article 10. Parliamentary Authority.
Except as provided in this Article, Roberts
Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall govern
all meeting procedures not provided for in the
Bylaws. The provisions of Roberts Rules of
Orders that govern the conduct of a committee
meeting by the chairman of the committee
shall apply to meetings of the Region’s Board
of Directors and the provisions of Roberts
Rules of Order that would otherwise govern
the conduct of a meeting of the Region’s Board
of Directors by the chairman shall not apply.
Article 11. Amendment of Bylaws.
Section 1. Amendment by Regional Action.
The Bylaws may be amended on
recommendation and approval of the Region’s
Board of Directors, followed by a concurring
approval by a two-thirds vote of the members
at the annual business meeting of the Region.
The notice of any meeting of the members
at which approval of an amendment to the
Bylaws is sought must state that the purpose
or one of the purposes, of the meeting is
to consider the proposed amendment and
contain or be accompanied by a copy or
summary of the amendment. If approval of
the members is sought by written ballot, the
material soliciting the approval shall contain
or be accompanied by a copy or summary
of the amendment. Amendments may be
initiated at the annual business meeting of
the Region by a two-thirds vote of members
and followed by a concurring two-thirds vote
of the Region’s Board of Directors at its next
regular or special called meeting. In either
case, the effective date of the amended Bylaws
shall be the date of the concurring approval,
in the absence of another effective date being
specified in an amendment or amendments.
Section 2. Amendment by AHS Action.
In the event of any conflict between these
Bylaws and the AHS’s Bylaws, the AHS’s
Bylaws shall control. These Bylaws shall not
contain any provision which would prevent
the Region from qualifying under the AHS’s
group exemption letter for purposes of
qualifying AHS and each of its regions as
Section 501(c)(3) organizations for Internal
Revenue Service purposes and any provision
contained in these Bylaws that would
disqualify the Region from inclusion under
such group exemption letter shall be null and
void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, AHS
shall have the power to amend these Bylaws
by acting in the manner set forth in AHS’s
Bylaws. Any amendment to the Bylaws of a
region made by AHS shall not be subject to
amendment by the Region by virtue of any
provision contained in these Bylaws which
otherwise provides for the amendment of
the Region’s Bylaws unless the Region first
requests and obtains a resolution from the
AHS’s Board authorizing the Region to seek an
amendment of its Bylaws in accordance with
the procedures otherwise contained herein.
Nothing contained in the preceding sentence
shall prevent the Region from amending its
Bylaws as to any subject matter that has not
been amended by the AHS.
Article 12. Regional Director of the
AHS.
The Bylaws of the AHS are structured so
that each region of the AHS elects a regional
director of the AHS. The members of the
Region shall be responsible for electing a
regional director of the AHS and the Region
shall be responsible for conducting the
election of the regional director of the AHS.
The election of the regional director of the
AHS shall be conducted in accordance with
the provisions for same contained in the AHS
Bylaws for election of regional directors of the
AHS, which provide for alternative methods
of conducting elections that are substantially
similar to methods of conducting elections
for RP as set forth in Article 4, section 4
hereinabove. If a Region has not otherwise
selected a method of conducting its
elections for regional director of the AHS as
contemplated by the AHS Bylaws, the method
of conducting its election for RP selected in
Article 4, section 4 hereinabove shall apply to
the Region’s election of its regional director of
the AHS.
incorporation of the Region. The initial terms
of the directors of the Region shall coincide
with the terms of the officers of the Region.
Nor shall anything contained herein have
any affect on the term of the AHS director
elected by the Region who is then serving
as a director of the AHS. For purposes of
Section 2 of Article 4 limiting the number of
consecutive terms of the Regional President,
all service as Regional Vice President prior
to the incorporation of the Region shall be
taken into account. The elimination of any
position previously considered to be an officer
position prior to the incorporation of the
Region shall not have any effect on the duties,
responsibilities or term of any person holding
such position and sole effect of the elimination
of the position in the bylaws shall be that such
person shall no longer be considered an officer
of the Region.
NOTE: These regional by-laws were
amended by unanimous vote during the
regional business meeting on July 17, 2009.
Article 13. Transition Provisions.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein
to the contrary, the person serving as the
existing Regional Vice President of the Region
shall become the Regional President effective
upon the incorporation of the Region,
and the initial terms of the officers of the
Region (including the redesignated position
of Regional President) shall consist of the
balance of their unexpired terms prior to the
H. ‘Mabou’ (Mason-M., 2003)
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photo by Don Unruh
2009 AHS Region One
Interim Financial Report
November 1, 2009
Balance Jan. 1, 2009
$ 10,211.95
Income:
Pioneer Subscription
Nat’l Convention 2007 – Hemerocallis Society of MN
Region One Convention 2008
Frederick (PW) McDowell memorial donation
AHS mailing reimbursement
Cedar Valley Iris & Daylily Society – Pioneer donation
Southwest Iowa Bloomers – Gerda Miller Memorial
Central Iowa Daylily Society –
Region One Convention 2009
AHS Region One Internet Auction
Sale of computer
Interest on Checking
Total Income
$
18.00
11,687.96
400.00
100.00
277.15
300.00
50.00
6,816.50
339.23
800.00
7.30
$ 20,796.14
Total Checking Balance
$ 31,008.09
Expenses:
Wire transfer fee
Check order fee
Nan Ripley – postage
Rita Schaben – postage
Purchase CD
Infinity Direct – newsletter printing
$
Kyle Billadeau – postage
667.02
Donna Steele – Popularity Poll printing
14.31
Kathleen Lamb – National Convention travel expense
Vicky Aughenbaugh – Printing
39.75
Vicky Aughenbaugh – Nat’l Convention travel expense
Total Expenses
1,000.00
195.81
Vicky Aughenbauth – Engraving plate
Mary Baker shipping of garden Judging Workshop
15.00
10.87
18.55
14.60
10,000.00
3,136.00
1,000.00
11.05
$ 16,122.96
($ 16,122.96)
Checking Account Balance
$ 14,885.13
Certificate of Deposit
$ 10.000.00
Total Assets as of November 1, 2009
$ 24,885.13
All income for Region One comes from our fund-raising efforts—auctions, donations from clubs and individual
members, and other fundraisers. With the exception of certain mailing expenses, the Region receives no income from
the AHS, nor is the Region allowed to charge dues. However, we are required to mail newsletters to all AHS Region
One members each year, and our printing costs continue to rise. If you enjoy receiving the Pioneer in this format,
please consider making a donation—or encourage your local club to donate to Region One, so that you can continue
to receive a colorful Pioneer newsletter.
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H. ‘Free Wheelin’’ (Stamile–P., 2004)
Nebraska
Daylily Society
Visiting ‘daylily royalty’ makes for a gem of a meeting.
David Kirchhoff comes to Nebraska
the distance. Kentucky’s wooded countryside adds to the mix so well, bringing a
restful vista for the eye. All of this adds up
to a very nice home and garden for themselves, their two dogs and Daylily World
after their big move from Florida.
by David Hansen, Papillion, NE
photos by David Kirchhoff unless otherwise noted
W
ith only four meetings each year, the Nebraska Daylily Society looks forward to
the last meeting of the season, as the
membership has become accustomed
to expect a guest speaker. This year
was no exception, and the August 22,
2009 meeting was a gem. With David
Kirchhoff of Daylily World fame as our
guest speaker, how could it have been
otherwise? It started off with a few of us having supper with David Friday evening, which
was informative and fun. The Millard Roadhouse in the Millard area of
Omaha lends itself to our needs with
groups larger than four easily accommodated, and in 2009, we lucked out after
the Nebraska “No Smoking” law became
effective, and our table was in a more
secluded corner where it was easy to
have a conversation from one end of the
table to the other. With David sitting in the
middle, all were able to hear, join in
H. ‘Barbara Watts’ (Kirchhoff–D., 2008)
NDS president Kathy Hayes with guest speaker
David Kirchhoff
photo: David Hansen
and add to what was being talked about
with ease. Mary Baker had volunteered
to be David’s host for his trip to
Nebraska, being long-time friends.
Having been at the same table with
David at a Region One Fall Festival in
Champlin, MN, Val Jean and I knew
NDS was in for an enjoyable weekend. The Saturday meeting brought a good attendance for this last meeting of the year
to hear David’s presentation and to meet
and greet long-time daylily world friends.
As has also become the practice, a brunch
was in place, waiting for all to enjoy at
the social time at the very nice Chalco
Hills Natural Resources building, which
lends nicely to our use with comfortable
seating and table room. To make this a
special meeting, Kathy Hayes, NDS president, started off the meeting with David’s
presentation. We were able to see from
the pictures the new home of Daylily
World, with the large house at the top of
the hill and the creative gardens carved
out of the hillsides; lots of work on
David’s and Mort’s part, but they have
created a very beautiful visual affect with
hillsides of flowers and cattle grazing in
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Then there were the flower pictures!
David was very forthright in his descriptions and whether they would grow in our
zones 4 and 5 gardens. They had a learning experience as to which of their Florida
created daylilies would survive the much
colder winters in Kentucky. They also
learned that daylily rust doesn’t survive the
winters of Kentucky as well!
David’s Truffle series of doubles were
shown at their best, with good narrative of scape height and flower size and a
little history of how the Truffle names
began. Not all of David’s doubles have
the “Truffle” name as evidenced by
H. ‘Barbara Watts’, which will find its
way to our garden after the price comes
down somewhat because of the teeth up
to ½ inch long. Of course there were
many pictures of the reds that David has
become famous for, along with the story
of how the H. ‘Betty Ford’ introduction
came about and which now lives in Vail,
Colorado, the location of the Ford summer home. Mort’s lavenders and purples
and eyed creations were not left out.
Who can pass up these beauties? Mort’s
intro of H. ‘God Save The Queen’ lives in
our garden and looks exactly the same as
David’s picture of GSTQ.
Guess who did part of the auction? Of
course David helped as he so ably does,
in selling the plants that NDS purchased
from Daylily World for the auction,
along with NDS members, Tom Keast,
formerly of Oakland, IA and now from
AHS region one
daylily clubs
H. ‘God Save The Queen’ (Morrs-M., 2005)
near Salida, CO. Both auctioneers had
to travel a long distance for this duty, but
they did a great job in working through
the long and successful auction. Helpers
Jim Bernt and Doug Bremers were kept
busy with helping David and Tom with
descriptions and keeping the power point
pictures going on the screen for nearly all
the auction items. The NDS purchase of
the digital projector and laptop several
years ago is a big help to make it possible
for the members to see what they were
being asked to bid on. Needless to say,
two of David’s intros came home with
my wife and I, H. ‘Fern Stone’ and
H. ‘Rubies For Congo’, to add to our
“red stable” in working for toothy reds in
my hobby retirement hybridizing work.
David related the story of where
the name for RFC came from. Curt
Hanson, a frequent visitor to the
Daylily World gardens has the nickname of “Congo”, hence “Rubies for
Congo”. With my younger brother, who is
deceased, having the name Kurt Hansen,
RFC had to come and live in the Hansen
garden. With still eight more grandchildren, plus two great-granddaughters that
need daylilies named in their honor, these
two acquisitions only add fuel to the
daylily fire of hybridizing.
Great fun, good friends and food, and
wonderful flowers; how fortunate to
connect our daylily world with David
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Kirchhoff of Daylily World.
Daylily World
David Kirchhoff & Mort Morss www.daylilyworld.com
Cedar Valley Iris & Daylily Society (CVIDS)
www.cvids.org
Clay Dawson
PO Box 118
Long Grove, IA 52756
(563) 285-6100
[email protected]
Central Iowa Daylily Society (CIDS)
www.centraliowadaylilysociety.com
Ruth Coleman
1747B 220th Street
State Center, IA 50247
(641) 483-2434
[email protected]
Central North Dakota Daylily Society
Karen Schock
705 5th Avenue NW
Mandan, ND 58554
(701) 667-1248
[email protected]
Southwest Iowa Bloomers
Judy Moffitt
2512 Eagle Avenue
Kent, IA 50850
Hemerocallis Society of Minnesota (HSM)
Gerald Steffenhagen
8268 Jergen Avenue S
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
(612) 459-8902
[email protected]
Daylily-of-the-Valley Society
Shirley Walker
1107 North Washington
Lexington, NE 68550
Nebraska Daylily Society (NDS)
Kathy Hayes
85046 – 548th Avenue
Pierce, NE 68767
[email protected]
Dakota Prairie Daylily Society
H. ‘Pursuit of Pleasure’ (Kirchhoff–D., 2008)
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Le Walls
8940 Westview Road
Brookings, SD 57006
[email protected]
daylily sites
2009 region one garden judges
Northern sources for daylilies and
websites sharing daylily seedlings
Learn more at: www.daylilies.org/AHSJudgesDocsG.html
IF YOU’VE BEEN A MEMBER
OF AHS FOR AT LEAST TWO
YEARS, please consider becoming a
garden judge. Why? You’ll learn a lot
about what makes a great daylily. Plus,
you’ll have a voice in the selection
of national award winners. Most
importantly, it’s a way to tell folks
throughout our region and the rest
of the country what daylilies perform
best here, including those bred by
Region One hybridizers.
Garden Judge Instructors
WHAT'S INVOLVED? All you have
to do is complete two informative
workshops to become a garden judge.
Workshop 1 is a two-hour classroom
session, which will be offered at
Springwood Gardens on May 2, 2010,
as well as at the summer regional
meeting in Bismarck. Workshop 2 is
held outdoors in a garden setting.
Garden Judges
NEW THIS YEAR! You can become
a garden judge in just one weekend.
Arrive on Friday afternoon July 30th
to the summer regional meeting
and take GJW1 from 2-4 pm. Then
ride the bus to the tour gardens on
Saturday and end your day with
GJW2. It doesn't get any simpler than
that!
Contact Karol Emmerich, liaison, at
[email protected] (or 952-9419280) if you have questions about
becoming a garden judge.
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2013
2013
2011
2009 2011 2010 2009 2011
Baker, Mary
Billadeau, Kyle
Emmerich, Karol *
Horan, Steve
Lamb, Kathleen
Lovell, Don
Ripley, Nan
Stoll, Lynn
(*Garden Judges Liaison)
2010
2013
2010 2010 2010 2010
2010 2012 2013 2009 2010 2010
2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2009 2014
2013 2011 2012 2010 2013 2011 2011 2012 Aughenbaugh, Vicky
Bremers, Doug
Bremers, Jacqueline
Bremers, Roland
Farnsworth, Bryce
Fass, Phillip
Grossmann, Michael
Helm, Barbara
Henning, Kristie
Henze, Kara Sue
Korn, Gail
Larson, Kathy
Moritz, Doug
Nordstrom, Kathleen
Null, Jan
Papenhausen, Barbara
Papenhausen, Robert
Parkhurst, Phyllis
Rash, Selwyn
Ronan, Zora
Schaben, Rita
Schock, Karen
Steele, Donna
Steffenhagen, Gerald
Stoll, Barry
Swain, Stacy
Unruh, Tangula
(20XX = expiration date)
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Got daylilies for sale? Need daylilies? Just want to
share your pretty babies with other hybridizers?
Region One members can list their websites with seedlings, garden photographs, and daylilies for sale here.
It can be as simple as a link to an online photo album
site where you post your garden photos to share. This
is just one more way for us to keep connected with
each other—please share your blooms with us!
If we missed you this time, simply email your website
information to the editor at [email protected]
AHS Region 1 website
www.cvids.org
CVIDS hybridizers
www.centraliowadaylilysociety.com
Bob Wilson, Don Lovell, Kathy Larson, Nan Ripley
www.ambergategardens.com
Ambergate Gardens
Mike and Jean Heger, Victoria, MN
www.gardenperennials.net
Garden Perennials Daylily and Plant Nursery
Gail Korn, Wayne, NE
www.frozendaylily.com
Gardens with a Northern Exposure
gary Schaben, Monticello, MN
www.loonsonggardens.com
Loon Song Gardens
Kathy Lamb, Maple Grove, MN
www.northernlightsdaylilies.com
Northern Lights Daylilies
Mike Grossmann, Mantorville, MN
www.springwoodgardens.com
Springwood Gardens
Karol Emmerich, Jordan, MN
www.centraliowadaylilysociety.com/
donlovell.html
Timbercreek Gardens
Don Lovell, Marshalltown, IA
http://www.northernlightsdaylilies.com/
index.php?pr=Walkabout_Gardens
Walkabout Gardens
Nan Ripley, Nevada, IA
www.walnuthillnortherndaylilies.com
Walnut Hill Gardens
Lynn Stoll, Atalissa, IA
hold the dates!
in memoriam
Upcoming Events
While the couple lived in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, Jim earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree, and was able to pursue his lifelong passion for painting. He especially
excelled at landscape and still life oils on
canvas and linen.
Richard James (Jim) Breidenbach (1946-2009)
His life was one vast canvas
On September 6, 2009, AHS member
Richard James (Jim) Breidenbach, 63,
passed away peacefully at home from
pulmonary fibrosis. The members of the
Central North Dakota Daylily Society
will remember Jim fondly, as he accompanied his wife Kathleen to daylily meetings
both near and far, becoming a true daylily
convert in the process. Jim even traveled
alone to the 2006 AHS national convention in Texas when Kathleen had to stay
behind at work, so that he could visit the
gardens, take photos and let her enjoy the
convention through his eyes. So it is only
fitting that Kathleen and friends gathered
after his passing to write his obituary together, with many stories and laughs flowing along with the tears. The following
paragraphs are edited from Jim's obituary:
Jim was born and raised in Ohio, proudly served in the Marine Corps in Vietnam, and completed two college degrees.
His first degree in business led him to become a manufacturing manager for electronics companies in southern California. In 1984, Jim met the love of his life,
Kathleen Nordstrom, in San Diego. They
were married in 1989 and enjoyed life
together in several states before returning
to Kathleen's hometown of Bismarck,
ND in 2001.
Jim was an amazing man. He was a fabulous chef, much to the delight of his
family and friends. He enjoyed creating
and planning landscaping and remodeling projects in great detail and then
seeing each project to completion. He
was an avid reader, and those who knew
him were always amazed at his wealth of
knowledge and his ability to converse
with others on a wide range of topics.
He found beauty and fascination in the
world around him, whether he was reading, gardening, traveling, painting, or
sailing on San Diego Bay.
However, he always felt that he made
his biggest contribution by being a pillar
of support for his wife as she cared for
oncology patients. Friends describe Jim
as “the husband that every woman should
have”, “a Renaissance man”, and “a true
gentleman.” He was always encouraging
others to expand their horizons and learn
new things.
Jim is survived by his wife, Kathleen
Nordstrom Breidenbach, his brother
David, Kathleen's five brothers and their
families, and many good friends. b
Pollen Dabbers
March 26-27,2010 Marshalltown, MN
Spring Fling
May 2, 2010 Jordan, MN
Summer Regional Meeting
July 29-30-31, 2010 Bismarck/Mandan, ND
Future Summer Regionals:
2011 – Hemerocallis Society of Minnesota
July 22-23-24, Bloomington, MN
2012 – Cedar Valley Iris & Daylily Society
July 20-21, Cedar Rapids, IA
2013 – Nebraska Daylily Society
(to be determined)
2014 – Central Iowa Daylily Society
Marshalltown, IA (date TBD)
2015 – Dakota Prairie Daylily Society
Brookings, SD (date TBD)
H. ‘Torrent’ (Owen-P., 2008) is a recent introduction
from Paul Owen, guest speaker at the next Pollen
Dabbers meeting in March 2010.
welcome
new members!
Minnesota
‘Gentleman Jim’ sharing a laugh with the ladies of the
Central North Dakota Daylily Society - photo from summer
regional meeting in Marshalltown, July 2005
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Joy Joens
Marshall, MN
Nebraska
Bob Langabee
Bellevue, NE
hybridizer’s
corner
Region One: The Tipping Point
T
en years ago, when I began
attending Region One meetings, we
would not have had 35+ hybridizers
to email and ask for their photos. And that’s
just the 35 I could contact quickly in time for
this issue – I’m sure there are many more of
you out there dabbing pollen and dreaming.
It’s amazing – at least 15% of our Region
One members are hybridizing – that’s 1 out
of every 7 of us!
The assignment to hybridizers was this –
send in a photo of a recent introduction, or
a planned future introduction, to publish in
a new feature – the Hybridizer’s Corner. The
only rule given was that if not introduced yet,
it must be a planned future registration.
We hope you like this feature, because we’d
like to continue it in future issues. If you
didn’t participate this time, please – send me
a photo to include next time. Email addresses
are included for every hybridizer; I invite you
to contact the hybridizers directly with your
questions (and praises) of their lovely daylilies.
From the editor, Kyle Billadeau
1) H. ‘Michael Poliga’ (Val-Hansen, 2009) *registration pending
David Hansen, Papillon, NE
[email protected]
35", 6" bloom, 3-way branching, 15-27
buds, Tetraploid, (Pure Indulgence x
Forestlake Ragamuffin)
Flat ruffled bitone, yellow with heavy red
infusion on petals and subtle red nuances on
sepals. Petals are edged with sharky tendrils;
sepals edged in tiny teeth. A red band on the
petals and halo on the sepals. Named for
David and Val Jean Hansen’s oldest grandson.
2) H. ‘Betsy’s Pet Eels’ (Wilson-B., 2009)
Bob Wilson, Knoxville, IA
[email protected]
51", 8" bloom, Sev, ML, true cascading
spider, Diploid, (Dream Light x Black Ice)
Deep red maroon with a yellow-gold throat
and a buff midrib up all tepals, sunfast.
Wingspan of 11.5", slightly fragrant. Branching is top heavy as a “Y” or a “W”
with anywhere from 11-22 buds in a long
period of bloom. Fertile both ways and an
older clump will show some recurrent bloom.
$100
3) Seedling 07-59-6, future intro
Stan Murdock, W. Des Moines, IA
[email protected]
25", 5" bloom, Tetraploid (Sherry Lane
Carr x JT Davis)
Stan intends to introduce this seedling
sometime in the next couple of years.
4) Seedling T4242, future 2011 or 2012 intro
Kathleen Lamb, Champlin, MN
[email protected]
28", 5-½" bloom, 4-5 way branching,
Dormant, Tetraploid
Dark burgundy with a fine gold edge, darker
eye, green throat and dark buds.
5) H. ‘Cosmic Cowboy’ (Schaben, 2009)
*registration pending
gary Schaben, Monticello, MN
[email protected]
30", 5" bloom, 4-way branching, 30 buds,
Tetraploid, sdlg #T01AB
6) H. ‘Glory and Praise’ (Bernt, 2009)
Jim Bernt, Columbus, NE
[email protected]
32", 6-¼" bloom, Sev, 3-way branching,
17 buds, Tetraploid
Pink rose blend with a light yellow petal edge
above a lime green throat, fertile both ways.
7) H. ‘ Quinny The Pooh’ (Grossmann-M., 2010)
Mike Grossmann, Mantorville, MN
[email protected]
32", 6-½" bloom, 4-5 way branching,
about 20 buds, Mid, Ext, Sev, Tetraploid
(Queen’s Coronation x Spice Hunter)
Selected by son-in-law Quinn Justman to
bear his nickname, before he passed away at
age 26 on November 11, 2009.
8) Seedling 1-007, future 2010 intro
Karen Schock, Mandan, ND
[email protected]
30", 5-½" bloom, Mid, budcount 25,
Tetraploid, (Techny Breeze x unknown)
Pink blend with yellow edge and yellow
throat radiating out onto the petals and is
lightly mottled. Fertile both ways.
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9) Seedling D06BN2, future intro
Philip Fass, Cedar Falls, IA
[email protected]
40", 6-½" bloom, Diploid, (Big Ross x
North Wind Dancer)
Phil describes the color in the sun as a warm
shade of salmon, and in the shade it slides to
pink (and if the clouds are floating by one
can watch the color shift back and forth!).
10)H. ‘Profound Mystery’ (Emmerich, 2009)
Karol Emmerich, Edina, MN
[email protected]
28", 5 to 5-½" bloom, M, Dor, EMO,
very fragrant, Re(but not in MN), 4-way
branching (2 lat+V), 18 buds, Tetraploid.
(Heartbeat of Heaven x sdlg*).
*See www.springwoodgardens.com for full parentage.
This is an exquisite flower that undergoes a
remarkable transformation during the day,
ending up as a cranberry lavender reverse
bitone; cranberry etching with cranberry
lavender watermark, multiple edge, yellowgreen throat. Photo 10 shows the morning
bloom, 10A shows the evening bloom. Yes –
this is the same flower!
11)H. ‘Blufftop Bonus’ (Steffenhagen, 2010)
Gerald Steffenhagen, Cottage Grove, MN
[email protected]
36", 5" bloom, 11 buds, 2-way branching
Pink cream color with a darker lavender
pink edge that is 1/2" wide. It has a faint
bluish pink halo and a glowing yellow
throat. The foliage is dark green.
12)Seedling, future intro 2010
Mary Baker, Omaha, NE
[email protected]
26", 5" bloom, Sev to Dormant, Fragrant,
Tetraploid, (Ciel D’Or x Butter Cream)
Yellow to gold with orange nuances and
orange edge. Petal color is darker toward the
edges, diamond-dusted and ruffled, vigorous.
13) Seedling T07BPG11, future intro
Don Lovell, Marshalltown, IA
[email protected]
28", 5" bloom, dormant, hardy to zone
4, average budcount, Tetraploid, (Heron’s
Cove x Palace Garden Beauty)
Rich lavender pink with multiple eyezone
and double edge, very clear colors
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What’s new?
Hybridizer’s
Corner
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