Welcome
The
Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society
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Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, is a true Daylily Destination. Here you will find untold enthusiasm
and excitement for the proud flower that awakens fresh
to a new world each day, the elusive daylily.
The
Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society is one of the largest groups of daylily
enthusiasts in the national
daylily organization, the 10,000 member American Hemerocallis Society.
In
the Hattiesburg society you will find a breadth of daylily involvement
from the large show gardens, to the couple with a few plants in their front
yard
flower bed.
Annual Daylily Show - 22nd Annual
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Lake Terrace Convention Center
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
For general show information plus details concerning entering
and showing daylilies, please check the Events page.
Annual Open Gardens Tours
Memorial Day
Monday, May 29, 2017
Members
of the Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society take pride in opening their gardens
to the public. In 2017 there will be more than a
dozen gardens open on May 29, Memorial Day. Most will be open from 9 a.m.
- 5 p.m. Gardens for 2017 are throughout the Hattiesburg area, and extend
with two gardens open in Stone County and one in Picayune, Mississippi.
These three gardens are South of Hattiesburg.
For
a printable listing of gardens and directions to each. Click
Here
(Note: This list last updated on May 8, 2017 with addition of the OLLI
Gardens.)
DAYLILIES...
the
plant
for all reasons!
Hattiesburg
Daylily Society
The
Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society (HADS) is an organization of individuals
who share the love of daylilies, and who are in harmony with the
objectives of the Society.
The
objectives of HADS are to promote the knowledge and growing of the
genus Hemerocallis through programs,
workshops, exhibits, and fellowship with other growers at the local,
regional and national level of the American Hemerocallis Society.
To
request additional information about the Hattiesburg Daylily Society,
click Contact.
For
a history of the Hattiesburg Daylily Society, click
here.
Monthly
Society Meetings
Meetings
of the Society are held the third Sunday of each month during September,
October, and January through May. Meetings feature topical programs,
plant auctions, door prizes, refreshments, great hospitality and
fellowship. New members and guests are always welcome.
A
complete list of monthly programs and events is found by clicking
Events.
Note: Unless
otherwise specified, all meetings are held at the Forrest County Multi-Purpose
Center on US Highway 49 South of Hattiesburg. Click here for
driving directions.
Daylilies in the Area
There
are
daylily gardens throughout the Hattiesburg area, in private gardens,
and in public planting
areas. For
additional garden details, click Events.
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A Special Opportunity
Daylily
plants are available for purchase from several area growers.
Click
here for a list of plant sources
Hattiesburg Loves Daylilies
The
Daylily was designated as the official flower of Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, by Hattiesburg City Council action in September, 2008.
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