The Lenington All-American Award

The Lenington All-American Award is given out each year by The American Hemerocallis Society. The daylily must have been introduced for at least 10 years to be eligible. The award is based on cultivar performance in all parts of the country.

It's hard to go wrong if you add a Lenington All-American Award winner to your garden. Lenington winners are usually easy to locate for purchase, since they are popular and grow well all over the country. All ten I have listed below were easy to find with a Google search, and are available from $9-$15.

Here are some examples of recent winners. Click on the plant's name to go to the ATP Database for more information. A complete list of the winners can be found at Lenington All-American Award winners.

2011 (Stamile - P.) Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Ruby Spider') Uploaded by nh4me	2010 (Joiner - J.) Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Peggy Jeffcoat') Uploaded by vic
2009 (Childs - F.) Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Trahlyta') Uploaded by vic	2008 (Crochet - C.) Daylily (Hemerocallis 'King Kahuna') Uploaded by mlt
2007 (Hanson - C.) Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi') Uploaded by daylily	2006 (Coperhaver) Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Beautiful Edgings') Uploaded by Newyorkrita
2005 (McDonell - H.) Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Mary's Gold') Uploaded by dormantsrule	2004 (Oakes) Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Red Volunteer') Uploaded by Joy
2003 (Joiner - J.) Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Jan's Twister') Uploaded by hemlady	2002 (Kinnebrew) Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Midnight Magic') Uploaded by mbouman