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The Daylily

Official Flower of
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

... a daylily destination!

In the south, when you think of daylilies,
Hattiesburg, Mississippi kind of grows on you!

 

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.


2009 Hattiesburg Daylily Show Winners

Best-in-Show Rosette - Sweet Yellow Truffle
Earl Watts, Hattiesburg MS

Winner of Sweepstakes Rosette
Earl Watts, Hattiesburg MS

Designers Choice Award
Teddy Plaisance, Columbia MS

The full awards list is available >>> here.

DAYLILIES...                                     
                  the plant for all reasons!


Next Meeting

September 20, 2009

Ted & Randy Preuss, River Road Daylilies
Monticello, Mississippi
“ Hybridizing Program and Unique Greenhouse Construction”

Meeting Location

Meetings are held at 2:00 p.m. in the Forrest County Multi Purpose Center, Extension Service Conference Room, Located on US Highway 49 South of Hattiesburg. driving directions >>

In addition to the program, the meeting will feature a plant auction, and refreshments are served prior to the beginning of the meeting. Visitors and new members are always welcome.

Check the Events Page additional meeting information ...


2010 Seasonal Events

Annual Garden Tours
May 31, 2010
South Mississippi Area

Annual Hattiesburg Daylily Show
June 5, 2010
Lake Terrace Convention Center

Check the Seasonable Events page for more details...


Now Available

Private Daylily Gardens
Public Daylily Gardens and Plantings

Source List for Plant Sales
Hints for Planting & Growing Daylilies

Check the Events page for more details ...

In the News

A March 5, 2009, article in the Country Roads magazine featured the Hattiesburg Daylily Society.

Country Road Logo Read the article here.


The Daylily was designated as the official flower of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, by Hattiesburg City Council action in September, 2008.


Hattiesburg and daylilies in the news. American Automobile Association (AAA) Southern Traveler Magazine. May & June 2008 issue. Read the article here.

Note: In order to view the article, your zip code may be requested by the AAA Web site.

 

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This site last updated on September 2, 2009