Don C. Stevens Award
Recognizing the Most Outstanding Eyed or Banded Daylily
The Don C. Stevens Award is presented annually to the most outstanding eyed or banded daylily, as selected by AHS Garden Judges.
Don C. Stevens was renowned for developing daylilies with prominent eye zones, a distinctive characteristic that set his introductions apart during the 1970s. His breeding work contributed to the development of notable cultivars, including the lineage that produced the Stout Silver Medal winner Fooled Me (Reilly-Hein, 1990).
This award honors both the excellence of eyed and banded cultivars and the lasting influence of Don C. Stevens on modern daylily breeding.
Award Winners
Stop the Car
Award Year: 2025
Votes: 30
Hybridizer: James Gossard
Darth Ciduous
Award Year: 2024
Votes: 30
Hybridizer: Scott Elliott
Hats Off to Tracy
Award Year: 2023
Votes: 40
Hybridizer: Tim Herrington
One Eye Willie
Award Year: 2022
Votes: 66
Hybridizer: Tim Herrington
Hotlanta
Award Year: 2021
Votes: 40
Hybridizer: William R Waldrop
Thomas Tew
Award Year: 2020
Votes: 51
Hybridizer: Patrick Stamile
Walter Kennedy
Award Year: 2019
Votes: 51
Hybridizer: Patrick Stamile
God Save the Queen
Award Year: 2018
Votes: 76
Hybridizer: Morss
Mayor of Munchkinland
Award Year: 2017
Votes: 130
Hybridizer: Tim Herrington
Carnival in Caracas
Award Year: 2016
Votes: 59
Hybridizer: Santa Lucia
Sun Panda
Award Year: 2015
Votes: 44
Hybridizer: Bryan Culver
Starman’s Quest
Award Year: 2014
Votes: 91
Hybridizer: Clayton Burkey
Gavin Petit
Award Year: 2013
Votes: 89
Hybridizer: Petit
Fashion Police
Award Year: 2012
Votes: 98
Hybridizer: Trimmer
Carnival in Mexico
Award Year: 2011
Votes: 106
Hybridizer: Santa Lucia
Celebration of Angels
Award Year: 2010
Votes: 98
Hybridizer: Trimmer
Jane Trimmer
Award Year: 2009
Votes: 105
Hybridizer: Trimmer
Adorable Tiger
Award Year: 2008
Votes: 82
Hybridizer: Rasmussen
Lavender Blue Baby
Award Year: 2007
Votes: 205
Hybridizer: Jack B. Carpenter
Mister Lucky
Award Year: 2006
Votes: 94
Hybridizer: Sellers
Marked by Lydia
Award Year: 2005
Votes: 104
Hybridizer: Temple
Awesome Blossom
Award Year: 2004
Hybridizer: Salter
Brookwood Lee Causey
Award Year: 2003
Hybridizer: Sharp
Sabine Baur
Award Year: 2002
Hybridizer: Salter
El Desperado
Award Year: 2001
Hybridizer: Patrick Stamile
Canadian Border Patrol
Award Year: 2000
Hybridizer: Salter
Siloam Merle Kent
Award Year: 1999
Hybridizer: Pauline Henry
Paige’s Pinata
Award Year: 1998
Hybridizer: Ra Hansen
Pirate’s Patch
Award Year: 1997
Hybridizer: Salter
Siloam David Kirchhoff
Award Year: 1996
Hybridizer: Pauline Henry
Strawberry Candy
Award Year: 1995
Hybridizer: Stamile
Jason Salter
Award Year: 1994
Hybridizer: Salter-E.H.
Always Afternoon
Award Year: 1993
Hybridizer: Morss
Pumpkin Kid
Award Year: 1992
Hybridizer: Spalding-W.
New Series
Award Year: 1991
Hybridizer: Kate A. Carpenter
Janice Brown
Award Year: 1990
Hybridizer: Edwin C. Brown
Siloam Virginia Henson
Award Year: 1989
Hybridizer: Pauline Henry
Will Return
Award Year: 1988
Hybridizer: Spalding-W.M.
Paper Butterfly
Award Year: 1987
Hybridizer: Morss
Bette Davis Eyes
Award Year: 1986
Hybridizer: David Kirchhoff
Siloam Bertie Ferris
Award Year: 1985
Hybridizer: Pauline Henry