What Daylily Is Popular In Your Area?

As a service to its members and to the general public, each year the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) conducts a popularity poll among its members to determine the favorite daylilies from each region. It is the hope of the AHS that this Popularity Poll presents a true picture of which daylilies perform well in a given area and which are best liked by the membership. Popularity polls are important to daylily growers

both AHS members and nonmembers

who make daylily selections for purchase.

The AHS Popularity Poll for 1995

The AHS is pleased to present the Popularity Poll for 1995. For each region, we list the top 15 daylily cultivars, including ties. However, all cultivars receiving 20 votes or more are included and those with four votes or less are excluded. AHS Regional newsletters may feature more complete results.

Note: These 1995 results were published in the spring 1996 issue of the Daylily Journal and were tabulated by Dwaine Kurtz, AHS Popularity Poll Chairman. Click here to see the results of the1994 AHS Popularity Poll.

[Region 1] [Region 2] [Region 3] [Region 4] [Region 5] [Region 6] [Region 7] [Region 8] [Region 9] [Region 10] [Region 11] [Region 12] [Region 13] [Region 14] [Region 15] [AHS International]

AHS Region 1

Region 1 is composed of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Members Voting: 28 (11%).


  1. JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986)
     STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989)
  3. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
  4. FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980)
  5. FRANCES JOINER (Joiner 1988)

AHS Region 2

Region 2 contains Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Members Voting: 142 (13%).


  1. JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986)
  2. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
  3. BROCADED GOWN (Millikan 1979)
     FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980)
  5. CONDILLA (Grooms 1977)
     STRUTTER'S BALL (Moldovan 1984)
  7. SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985)
  8. ROSE EMILY (Pierce 1982)
  9. CHARLES JOHNSTON (Gates, L. 1981)
 10. MATT (Harris, H. 1982)
 11. BECKY LYNN (Guidry 1977)
     PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983)
 12. WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987)

AHS Region 3

Region 3 has Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Members Voting: 71 (10%).


  1. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
  2. JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986)
  3. SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985)
  4. JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984)
     SILOAM DAVID KIRCHHOFF (Henry, R. 1986)
  6. PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983)
     SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN (Guidry 1986)
     STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989)
     NEAL BERREY (Sikes 1985)
 10. CHARLES JOHNSTON (Gates, L. 1981)
     PRISCILLA'S RAINBOW (Spalding-Guillory 1985)
 12. FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980)
     PUMPKIN KID (Spalding, W. 1987)
 14. CONDILLA (Grooms 1977)
     CUSTARD CANDY (Stamile 1989)

AHS Region 4

Region 4 contains Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, new York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Members Voting: 58 (8%).


  1. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
     JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986)
     ROSE EMILY (Pierce, C. 1982)
     STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989)
  5. SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985)
     STRUTTER'S BALL (Moldovan 1984)
  6. JOAN SENIOR (Durio 1977)
     SANDRA ELIZABETH (Stevens, D. 1983)
  9. FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980)
     JOLYENE NICOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984)
 11. BROCADED GOWN (Millikan 1979)
     CHARLES JOHNSTON (Gates, L. 1981)
     PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983)

AHS Region 5

Georgia is Region 5. Members Voting: 115 (14%).


  1. SCATTERBRAIN (Joiner 1988)
  2. ORANGE VELVET (Joiner 1988)
  3. PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983)
  4. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
  5. MARY'S GOLD (McDonell, H. 1984)
  6. SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN (Guidry 1986)
     STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989)
  8. JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986)
     VANILLA FLUFF (Joiner 1988)
 11. HIGHLAND LORD (Munson, R.W. 1983)
 12. DAGGY (Joiner 1993)
 13. ELIZABETH SALTER (Salter 1990)
     KATE CARPENTER (Munson, R.W. 1980)

AHS Region 6

Region 6 is composed of New Mexico and Texas. Members Voting: 88 (14%).


  1. JASON SALTER (Salter, E.H. 1987)
  2. MIDNIGHT MAGIC (Kinnebrew 1979)
  3. WIND FRILLS (Tarrant 1978)
  4. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
  5. FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980)
  6. STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989)
  7. WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987)
  8. SEDUCTRESS (Gates, L. 1979)
  9. BRIGHT EYED (Crowell 1985)
     MING PORCELAIN (Kirchhoff, D. 1981)
     PUMPKIN KID (Spalding, W. 1987)
 12. TEXAS SUNLIGHT (Lewis, J. 1981)

AHS Region 7

Arizona, California, and Nevada make up Region 7. Members Voting: 27 (12%).


  1. COMING UP ROSES (Hager 1989)
  2. EYE-YI-YI (McCroskey 1988)
  3. QUICK RESULTS  (Brooks, B. 1987)
     RUSSIAN RHAPSODY (Munson, R.W. 1973)
  5. KATE CARPENTER (Munson, R.W. 1980)
  6. MIDNIGHT MAGIC (Kinnebrew 1979)
     GREEN DOLPHIN STREET (Roberts, S. 1986)

AHS Region 8

Region 8 is Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Members Voting: 43 (30%).


  1. JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986)
  2. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
  3. BROCADED GOWN (Millikan 1979)
     FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980)
  5. JEDI DOT PIERCE (Wedgeworth 1988)
  6. JOAN SENIOR (Durio 1977)
  7. GOLDEN SCROLL (Guidry 1983)
     SCARLET ORBIT (Gates, L. 1984)
     SUNDAY GLOVES (LeBegue-Rogers 1985)
 10. LULLABY BABY (Spalding, W. 1975)
     STRUTTER'S BALL (Moldvan 1984)
 12. CAMEROONS (Munson, R.W. 1984)
     PANDORA'S BOX (Talbott 1982)
     SHERWOOD CHIEF (Rogers, A. 1991)
     SILOAM DAVID KIRCHHOFF (Henry, R. 1986)

AHS Region 9

Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming make up Region 9. Members Voting: 53 (35%).


  1. FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980)
  2. BROCADED GOWN (Millikan 1979)
  3. FRANK GLADNEY (Durio 1979)
  4. JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986)
  5. RED VOLUNTEER (Oakes 1984)
  6. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
  7. CHORUS LINE (Kirchhoff, D. 1981)
  8. KATE CARPENTER (Munson, R.W. 1980)
     SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985)
     SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN (Guidry 1986)
 11. KINDLY LIGHT (Bechtold 1949)
 12. CONDILLA (Grooms 1977)

AHS Region 10

Region 10 is Kentucky and Tennessee. Members Voting: 58 (15%).


  1. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
  2. JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984)
  3. SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985)
  4. PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983)
  5. JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986)
     RED VOLUNTEER (Oakes 1984)
  7. FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980)
     SUSAN WEBBER (Branch 1989)
  9. PRISCILLA'S RAINBOW (Spalding-Guillory 1985)
     SILOAM MERLE KENT (Henry, H. 1984)
     SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN (Guidry 1986)
 12. BROCADED GOWN (Millikan 1979)
     JEDI DOT PIERCE (Wedgeworth 1988)
     ROYAL BUTTERFLY (Dougherty 1988)
     SILOAM DAVID KIRCHHOFF (Henry, R. 1986)

AHS Region 11

Region 11 is composed of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Members Voting: 73 (15%).


  1. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
     JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986)
  3. SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985)
  4. PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983)
  5. SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN (Guidry 1986)
  6. JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984)
  7. ZELLA VIRGINIA (Kropf 1982)
  8. FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980)
  9. BROCADED GOWN (Millikan 1979)
     ROSE EMILY (Pierce 1982)
 11. FRANK GLADNEY (Durio 1979)
     GOLDEN SCROLL (Guidry 1983)
     WILL RETURN (Spalding, W.M. 1983)

AHS Region 12

Florida is Region 12. Members Voting: 107 (25%).


  1. ELIZABETH SALTER (Salter 1990)
  2. MIDNIGHT MAGIC (Kinnebrew 1979)
  3. WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987)
  4. CODIE WEDGEWORTH (Wilson, T. 1986)
     STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989)
  6. SEDUCTOR (Gates, L. 1983)
  7. DARING DILEMMA (Salter 1992)
     PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983)
  9. JASON SALTER (Salter, E.H. 1987)
     MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (Salter 1988)
 11. ALWAYS AFTERNOON (Morss 1987)
     BETTY WOODS (Kirchhoff, D. 1980)
     SUPER DOUBLE DELIGHT (McFarland 1978)
 12. KENT'S FAVORITE TWO (Kirchhoff, D. 1988)

AHS Region 13

Arkansas and Louisiana make up Region 13. Members Voting: 110 (25%).


  1. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
  2. SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN (Guidry 1986)
  3. SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985)
  4. CHINA BRIDE (Guidry 1989)
  5. ELLEN CHRISTINE (Crochet 1987)
  6. JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984)
     WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987)
  8. JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986)
  9. JOAN SENIOR (Durio 1977)
 10. DRAGONS EYE (Salter, E.H. 1991)
 11. PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983)
 12. JEDI DOT PEIRCE (Wedgeworth 1988)
     RUFFLED REFLECTION	
     SCARLET ORBIT (Gates, L. 1984)
     WILL RETURN (Spalding, W.M. 1983)

AHS Region 14

Region 14 contains Alabama and Mississippi. Members Voting: 97 (15%).


  1. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
  2. NEAL BERREY (Sikes 1985)
  3. CHARMING ETHEL SMITH (Terry 1991)
  4. PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983)
  5. JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986)
  6. ALWAYS AFTERNOON  (Morss 1987)
     XIA XIANG (Billingslea 1988)
  8. PINK FLIRT (DeKerlegand 1987)
  9. ORANGE VELVET (Joiner 1988)
 10. SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMNN (Guidry 19 86 )
 11. YAZOO JIM PERRY (Smith-Barfield 1992)
 12. JEDI DOT PIERCE (Wedgeworth 1988)
 13. WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987)
 14. ELIZABETH SALTER (Salter 1990)
     JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984)

AHS Region 15

Region 15 is composed of North Carolina and South Carolina. Members Voting: 110 (20%).


  1. STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989)
  2. BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984)
  3. ORANGE VELVET (Joiner 1988)
  4. JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986)
  5. FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980)
  6. BIG APPLE (Sellers 1986)
  7. SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985)
  8. NEW SERIES (Carpenter, K. 1982)
  9. PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983)
 10. MABEL NOLEN (Brown, B. 1984)
 11. BEAUTY TO BEHOLD (Sellers 1978)
 12. JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984)
 13. SILOAM MERLE KENT (Henry, R. 1984)  
 14. MARY'S GOLD (McDonell, H. 1984)

AHS International

AHS International serves all countries outside the United States--except for the Canadian province of British Columbia, which is now a part of AHS Region 8. Six ballots were received. The following cultivars each received two votes--not enough to be officially ranked. They are:


     CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE (Chesnic, J. 1985)
     CHICAGO RUBU (Marsh 1977)
     CRYSTAL CUPID (Hudson 1985)
     JOAN SENIOR (Durio 1977)
     RED VOLUNTEER (Oakes 1984)

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