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The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society

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.


2025 Daylily Show

An Update Report

The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society hosted the 29th annual Daylily Show May 31 at the Train Depot. DAYLILIES--A Wonderful World! was the theme of the show. Many people enjoyed colorful, individually judged blooms and breathtaking designs.

Horticultural Awards Winning Daylilies and Exhibitors:

Best in Show-'Fairhope Lavender Tower'-Exhibitor, Kay Cline

Sweepstakes (most blue ribbons)-Nancy Chain

Best Extra Large-'Heavenly United We Stand'-Exhibitor, Scott Meyn

Best Large-'Watchyl Dreaming Purple'-Exhibitor, Connie Harper

Best Small-'Island Hopping'-Exhibitor, Kay Cline

Best Miniature-'Suburban Blue Mo'-Exhibitor, Eddie Smith

Best Double/Multiform/Polymerous-'Guadalajara'-Exhibitor, Judy Pennington

Best Spider-'Webster's Pink Wonder'-Exhibitor, Kay Cline

Best Unusual Form-'Fairhope Lavender Tower'-Exhibitor, Kay Cline

Best Seedling-Hybridizer, Kenny Hatten

Best Youth-'Pandora's Box'-Exhibitor,Jace McFall

Club Awards-named in honor of or in memory of outstanding HADS members:

Earl Watts Award(large red daylily)-'Mater Sammich'-Exhibitor, Kay Cline

Nell George Award(small or miniature daylily)-'Catch Me if You Can'-Exhibitor, Judy Pennington

Mary Lois Burkett Award(spider type daylily)-'Fairhope Lavender Tower'-Exhibitor, Kay Cline

Louise Cubley Award(large pink daylily)-'Tropicanna Treat'-Exhibitor, Penny Stringer

Marty DeBolt Award(large golden/yellow daylily)-'Suburban Ellis Powell Memorial'-Exhibitor, Nancy Chain

Design Division:

Class 3- winner and overall design winner-Jimmy Reeves

Best In Show

Flower Division
Best of Show
Fairhope Lavender Tower Exhibitor, Kay Cline

Design Division

Design Division
Daylilies Used In An Arrangement
Jimmy Reeves, Designer

 


 

 

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 Westminster Presbyterian Church, 115 N 25th Ave., Hattiesburg. .


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.

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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