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 growersboth AHS members and nonmemberswho make daylily selections for purchase.

AHS Popularity Poll for 1997

The AHS is pleased to present the Popularity Poll for 1997. For each region, we list the top 15 daylily cultivars, including ties. However, all cultivars receiving 30 votes or more are included and those with four votes or less are excluded. AHS Regional newsletters may feature more complete results. The 1997 regional information is also summarized as the AHS National Daylily Popularity Poll.

Note: The 1997 results were tabulated by Dwaine Kurtz, AHS Popularity Poll Chairman, and the Regional Tabulators.

For previous records, refer to the 1994 AHS Popularity Poll, the 1995 AHS Popularity Poll, and the 1996 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 -- 17%

BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 17 votes
STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 16 votes
SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985) -- 14 votes
JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986) -- 12 votes
STRUTTER'S BALL (Moldovan 1984) -- 11 votes
FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980) -- 9 votes
SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN -- 9 votes
WINGS OF CHANCE (Spaulding, W.M. 1985) -- 9 votes
ANTIQUE ROSE (Sikes 1987) -- 8 votes
BITTERSWEET DESTINY (Salter 1993) -- 8 votes
WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987) -- 8 votes
BROCADED GOWN (Millikan 1979) -- 7 votes
DARING DILEMMA (Salter 1992) -- 7 votes
JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984) -- 7 votes
ROSE EMILY (Pierce 1982) -- 7 votes

AHS Region 2

Region 2 contains Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Members Voting -- 8%

BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 44 votes
STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 33 votes
JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986) -- 31 votes
SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985) -- 31 votes
FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980) -- 24 votes
CONDILLA (Grooms 1977) -- 22 votes
BLESSING (Applegate 1989) -- 21 votes
BROCADED GOWN (Millikan 1979) -- 21 votes
NEAL BERREY (Sikes 1985) -- 18 votes
STRUTTER'S BALL (Moldovan 1984) -- 17 votes
CHARLES JOHNSTON (Gates, L. 1981) -- 15 votes
PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983) -- 15 votes
RED VOLUNTEER (Oakes 1984) -- 15 votes
WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987) -- 15 votes
MOONLIT MASQUERADE (Salter 1992) -- 13 votes

AHS Region 3

Region 3 has Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Members Voting -- 13%

JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986) -- 50 votes
BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 48 votes
JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984) -- 28 votes
STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 27 votes
PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983) -- 26 votes
SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985) -- 26 votes
ALWAYS AFTERNOON (Morss 1987) -- 24 votes
NEAL BERREY (Sikes 1985) -- 24 votes
CUSTARD CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 19 votes
BROCADED GOWN (Millikan 1979) -- 18 votes
RED VOLUNTEER (Oakes 1984) -- 18 votes
SILOAM DAVID KIRCHHOFF (Henry, R. 1986) -- 17 votes
SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN (Guidry 1986) -- 16 votes
CONDILLA (Grooms 1977) -- 15 votes
ELIZABETH SALTER (Salter 1990) -- 15 votes
PIRATE'S PATCH (Salter 1991) -- 15 votes

AHS Region 4

Region 4 contains Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. Members Voting -- 23%

STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 53 votes
BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 43 votes
SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985) -- 39 votes
STRUTTER'S BALL (Moldovan 1984) -- 37 votes
JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986) -- 31 votes
KING GEORGE (Rasmussen 1991) -- 27 votes
FOOLED ME (Reilly-Hein 1990) -- 26 votes
ALWAYS AFTERNOON (Morss 1987) -- 25 votes
PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983) -- 25 votes
BROCADED GOWN (Millikan 1979) -- 24 votes
WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987) -- 23 votes
WINGS OF CHANCE (Spalding, W.M. 1985) -- 23 votes
CHARLES JOHNSTON (Gates, L. 1981) -- 22 votes
FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980) -- 22 votes
CONDILLA (Grooms 1977) -- 20 votes
CUSTARD CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 20 votes
JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984) -- 20 votes
LULLABY BABY (Spalding, W. 1975) -- 20 votes
ORCHID CORSAGE (Saxton 1975) -- 20 votes
SANDRA ELIZABETH (Stevens, D. 1983) -- 20 votes

AHS Region 5

Georgia is Region 5. Members Voting -- 27%

STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 89 votes
SCATTERBRAIN (Joiner 1988) -- 58 votes
ORANGE VELVET (Joiner 1988) -- 53 votes
BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 46 votes
VANILLA FLUFF -- 44 votes
ALWAYS AFTERNOON (Morss 1987) -- 43 votes
INDIAN GIVER (Ferguson 1991) -- 43 votes
WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987) -- 43 votes
PEGGY BASS -- 41 votes
MARY'S GOLD -- 39 votes
DARING DILEMMA (Salter 1992) -- 36 votes
DAGGY (Joiner 1993) -- 35 votes
PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983) -- 33 votes
ELIZABETH SALTER (Salter 1990) -- 32 votes
FRANCES JOINER (Joiner 1988) -- 31 votes
SAMBO WILDER (Weldon 1990) -- 31 votes
PIRATE'S PATCH (Salter 1991) -- 30 votes

AHS Region 6

Region 6 is composed of New Mexico and Texas. Members Voting -- 15%

BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 33 votes
WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987) -- 30 votes
WIND FRILLS (Tarrant 1978) -- 30 votes
STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 29 votes
MIDNIGHT MAGIC (Kinnebrew 1979) -- 28 votes
SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN (Guidry 1986) -- 28 votes
BRIGHT EYED (Crowell 1985) -- 24 votes
ELIZABETH SALTER (Salter 1990) -- 23 votes
TEXAS SUNLIGHT (Lewis, J. 1981) -- 23 votes
MING PORCELAIN (Kirchhoff, D. 1981) -- 22 votes
DARING DILEMMA (Salter 1992) -- 20 votes
JASON SALTER (Salter, E.H. 1987) -- 19 votes
PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983) -- 19 votes
JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984) -- 18 votes
PIRATE'S PATCH (Salter 1991) -- 17 votes
SEMINOLD WIND (Stamile 1993) -- 17 votes

AHS Region 7

Arizona, California, and Nevada make up Region 7. Members Voting -- 19%

COMING UP ROSES (Hager 1989) -- 9 votes
STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 9 votes
QUICK RESULTS (Brooks, B. 1987) -- 8 votes
BETTY WOODS (Kirchhoff, D. 1980) -- 7 votes
BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 6 votes
BILL NORRIS (Kirchhoff, D. 1993) -- 6 votes
CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE (Chesnik, J. 1985) -- 6 votes
DERRICK CANE (Brooks, B., 1992) -- 6 votes
ELIZABETH SALTER (Salter 1990) -- 6 votes
EYE-YI-YI (McCroskey 1988) -- 6 votes
LADY NEVA -- 6 votes
PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983) -- 6 votes
PEACOCK MAIDEN (Carpenter, K. 1982) -- 6 votes
VI SIMMONS (Talbott 1987) -- 6 votes

AHS Region 8

Region 8 is Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Members Voting -- 37%

JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986) -- 17 votes
FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980) -- 10 votes
WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987) -- 10 votes
BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 8 votes
BETTY WARREN WOODS (Munson 1987) -- 8 votes
CAMEROONS (Munson 1984) -- 7 votes
JOAN SENIOR (Durio 1977) -- 7 votes
PIRATE'S PATCH (Salter 1991) -- 7 votes
BROCADED GOWN (Millikan 1979) -- 6 votes
JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984) -- 6 votes
NEAL BERREY (Sikes 1985) -- 6 votes
MAY MAY (Hayward, M., 1976) -- 6 votes
RUSSIAN RHAPSODY (Munson 1973) -- 6 votes
STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 6 votes

AHS Region 9

Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming make up Region 9. Members Voting -- 33%

BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 22 votes
RED VOLUNTEER (Oakes 1984) -- 20 votes
FAIRY TALE PINK (Pierce 1980) -- 18 votes
JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984) -- 16 votes
SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985) -- 16 votes
JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986) -- 15 votes
BROCADED GOWN (Millikan 1979) -- 14 votes
FRANK GLADNEY (Durio 1979) -- 13 votes
STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 13 votes
CHARLES JOHNSTON (Gates, L. 1981) -- 11 votes
PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983) -- 10 votes
CONDILLA (Grooms 1977) -- 9 votes
KINDLY LIGHT (Bechtold 1949) -- 9 votes
MARY'S GOLD (McDonell, H. 1984) -- 9 votes

AHS Region 10

Region 10 is Kentucky and Tennessee. Members Voting -- 32%

BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 74 votes
RED VOLUNTEER (Oakes 1984) -- 54 votes
JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984) -- 54 votes
JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986) -- 51 votes
ALWAYS AFTERNOON (Morss 1987) -- 47 votes
PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983) -- 46 votes
WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987) -- 33 votes
AUTUMN WOOD (Dougherty, H. 1991) -- 31 votes
DARING DILEMMA (Salter 1992) -- 31 votes
SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985) -- 30 votes
STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 28 votes
SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN (Guidry 1986) -- 27 votes
BORDER CROSSING (Dougherty, H. 1993) -- 23 votes
FRANCES JOINER (Joiner 1988) -- 23 votes
SUSAN WEBER (Branch 1989) -- 23 votes

AHS Region 11

Region 11 is composed of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Members Voting -- 15%

NEAL BERREY (Sikes 1985) -- 25 votes
FRANCIS JOINER (Joiner 1988) -- 21 votes
JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986) -- 20 votes
CINNAMON SUNRISE (Copenhaver 1991) -- 19 votes
PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983) -- 18 votes
SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN (Guidry 1986) -- 18 votes
BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 17 votes
WINGS OF CHANCE (Spalding, W.M. 1985) -- 17 votes
JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984) -- 15 votes
HUSH LITTLE BABY (Sikes 1992) -- 14 votes
ALMOND PUFF -- 13 votes
JEDI DOT PIERCE (Wedgeworth 1988) -- 13 votes
SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985) -- 13 votes
STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 12 votes
CONDILLA (Grooms 1977) -- 11 votes
PIRATE'S PATCH (Salter 1991) -- 11 votes

AHS Region 12

Florida is Region 12. Members Voting -- 16%

STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 21 votes
WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987) -- 21 votes
DARING DILEMMA (Salter 1992) -- 20 votes
ELIZABETH SALTER (Salter 1990) -- 20 votes
BILL NORRIS (Kirchhoff, D. 1993) -- 19 votes
PIRATE'S PATCH (Salter 1991) -- 16 votes
MIDNIGHT MAGIC (Kinnebrew 1979) -- 14 votes
ADMIRAL'S BRAID (Stamile 1990) --12 votes
ALWAYS AFTERNOON (Morss 1987) -- 12 votes
CHRIS SALTER (Salter 1993) -- 12 votes
DRAGON'S EYE -- 12 votes
IDA'S MAGIC -- 12 votes
JASON SALTER (Salter, E.H. 1987) -- 12 votes
RUFFLED PERFECTION (Carpenter, J. 1989) -- 12 votes

AHS Region 13

Arkansas and Louisiana make up Region 13. Members Voting -- 9%

BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 20 votes
CHINA BRIDE (Guidry 1989) -- 15 votes
SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN (Guidry 1986) -- 15 votes
SMOKY MOUNTAIN BELL (Guidry 1992) -- 12 votes
DUSTY SPLASH (Guidry 1992) -- 11 votes
LASTING MEMENTO (Guidry 1992) -- 11 votes
ABALONE ISLAND (Guidry, D. 1994) -- 10 votes
BISCAYNE CREEK (Guidry 1994) -- 10 votes
CAJUN SPICE (Guidry 1991) -- 10 votes
EL PADRE (Guidry 1989) -- 10 votes
KIOWA SUNSET (Guidry 1990) -- 10 votes
LITTLE FRUIT CUP (Guidry 1988) -- 10 votes
PAGODA TRINKET (Guidry 1992) -- 10 votes
PERSIAN FANTASY (Guidry 1994) -- 10 votes
TAFFETA MIST (Guidry 1993) -- 10 votes
WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987) -- 10 votes

AHS Region 14

Region 14 contains Alabama and Mississippi. Members Voting -- 24%

STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 82 votes
BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 74 votes
PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983) -- 63 votes
WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987) -- 55 votes
DARING DILEMMA (Salter 1992) -- 54 votes
ALWAYS AFTERNOON (Morss 1987) -- 52 votes
SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985) -- 49 votes
IDA'S MAGIC -- 40 votes
MARY'S GOLD (McDonell, H. 1984) -- 40 votes
ADMIRAL'S BRAID (Stamile 1990) -- 39 votes
JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986) -- 37 votes
CHARMING ETHEL SMITH (Terry 1991) -- 34 votes
JOLYENE NICHOLE (Spalding-Guillory 1984) -- 34 votes
PIRATE'S PATCH (Salter 1991) -- 34 votes
YAZOO ELSIE HINTSON (Smith, W.H. 1986) -- 34 votes
ELIZABETH SALTER (Salter 1990) -- 33 votes
KATE CARPENTER (Munson 1980) -- 31 votes
SMOKY MOUNTAIN AUTUMN (Guidry 1986) -- 31 votes
XIA XIANG (Billingslea 1988) -- 31 votes

AHS Region 15

Region 15 is composed of North Carolina and South Carolina. Members Voting -- 16%

BARBARA MITCHELL (Pierce 1984) -- 48 votes
STRAWBERRY CANDY (Stamile 1989) -- 45 votes
WEDDING BAND (Stamile 1987) -- 34 votes
ALWAYS AFTERNOON (Morss 1987) -- 32 votes
MARY'S GOLD (McDonell, H. 1984) -- 28 votes
PIRATE'S PATCH (Salter 1991) -- 26 votes
PAPER BUTTERFLY (Morss 1983) -- 25 votes
ORANGE VELVET (Joiner 1988) -- 24 votes
SILOAM DOUBLE CLASSIC (Henry 1985) -- 24 votes
JANICE BROWN (Brown, E.C. 1986) -- 23 votes
FRANCIS JOINER (Joiner 1988) -- 20 votes
NIGHT DREAMS (Shooter, E. 1993) -- 20 votes
MARIETTA DREAMER (Shooter 1993) -- 19 votes
DRAGON'S EYE (Salter, E.H. 1991) -- 17 votes
MABLE NOLEN (Nolen 1984) -- 17 votes

AHS International

For this 1997 Poll, AHS International serves all countries outside the United States except for the Canadian provinces. There was no concensus from the 1997 international ballots.

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