Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society
2025-2026 Meetings

SATURDAY! September 20, 2025
Tim Bell
Bell's Daylily Garden
Sycamore, GA

October 19, 2025
Rich Howard
CT Daylily
Wallingford, CT

December TBD
HADS Christmas Luncheon
TBD

January 18, 2026
Bill and Diana Waldrop
Kennesaw Mountain Daylily Garden
Marietta, GA

February 15, 2026
Mark Sattelmeier
Abundant Daylilies
Bonifay, FL

March 15, 2026
Local Hybridizer Forum

April 19, 2026
Show Preperation and Planning

May 16, 2025
Daylily Show

Meeting Location

Note: Unless otherwise specified, all meetings are held at the Westminster Presbyterian Church 115 N 25th Ave Hattiesburg..

The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society plants daylily beds in the area and contributes daylily plants for other plantings. Listed below are the current public daylily beds and planting sites, available for daily viewing.

Forrest County Multi-Purpose Center
at the Mississippi State University Extension Building
US Highway 49 South of Hattiesburg.

The Daylily Society has planted daylilies around the entrance to this building. This is the site of the monthly meeting of the Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society.

Hattiesburg Visitors Center
Adjacent to Lake Terrace Convention Center
Intersection of US Highway 49 and I-59

Plantings are in and around the Visitors Center, which is in front of the Lake Terrace Convention Center.

Hardy Street Baptist Church
Hardy Street near Kamper Park.

The Church has planted numerous daylilies in the parking lot.

Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention Center Flag Plaza
Intersection of US Highway 49 and I-59

Drive in gate to the Convention Center and bear to the left, daylily bed is on left near Flag Plaza. Flag Plaza is provided by The Asbury Foundation.

The Truman Roberts Memorial Daylily Garden
Petal Civic Center, Petal, MS.

Planted by the Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society, and supported by the City of Petal to honor the life of Truman Roberts, long-time resident and businessman of Petal. He was enthusiastic and dedicated to growing daylilies and The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society. Directions: Enter Petal from Hwy. 11. Drive to the intersection where Hardee’s is on the left. Turn right, and the Civic Center is on your right several blocks ahead. Enter Petal from Hattiesburg River Avenue, cross Leaf River and continue into Petal. The Civic Center will be on your left.

HADS Mural Bed
100 Block Buschman Street

The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Mural and bed are located in the 100 block of Buschman Street in Downtown Hattiesburg. The Mural is a 9 foot by 50 foot artistic paiting of various daylilies. There is a bed in front of the Mural with daylilies of various shapes and colors.

DAYLILIES...
the plant for all reasons!

Source List for Plant Sales

This is a list of Hattiesburg area daylily society members who offer daylilies for sale from their gardens. Since most of these gardens are located at the members homes, it is always advisable to phone first before visiting these gardens. Click the link below.

     - Purchasing Daylily Plants

Hints for Planting & Growing Daylilies

Daylilies are among the most satisfactory flowering perennials for Mississippi gardens. Few plants give so much color for so little effort.

The Hattiesburg Area Daylily Society has prepared detailed information concerning the planting and growing of daylilies. The document is in Adobe PDF format. Click the following link to obtain the document.

     - Planting and Growing Daylilies

For additional information click Contact.