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There are over 250 official display gardens throughout the United States, Canada and Europe where you can view a variety of modern daylilies in a garden setting.
Becoming an official American Daylily Society display garden
or
Annual renewal of your display garden status
Below are links to three pdf forms that can be printed and mailed, or be sent in an email as an attachment.
Display Garden Application.pdf
In an approved display garden, a visitor can view a large number and wide variety of labeled daylilies in a well-maintained garden setting. To obtain official display garden status, certain criteria must be met:
- The owner or public garden liaison must be a member for two years or more, and must maintain his or her membership in good standing, to be eligible for a garden to be designated as either a display garden, an Historical Daylily display garden, or both.
- To be awarded AHS display garden status, it is recommended the garden setting have a minimum of 100 different registered daylily cultivars.
- Historical daylilies are defined as all daylily species plus daylily cultivars registered 30 years prior to the current year. A minimum of 50 registered cultivars is the main requirement to qualify as an Historical Daylily display garden. Gardens should contain a representative collection of historical daylilies with plant labels including the cultivar and hybridizer names, and the year of introduction. For more information on becoming a Historical Daylily display garden, you can find it here: https://daylilies.org/get-involved/about-display-gardens/
- The garden should be well maintained (i.e., water, fertilizer, mulch, etc.) and relatively free of weeds.
- Plant markers should be maintained in good condition, with the name of both the cultivar and the hybridizer showing clearly. Date of registration is often included on the marker as well. All three (cultivar name, hybridizer and year of introduction) must be included on the historical plant marker.
- The garden should be open to the public during bloom season. Garden owners are encouraged to carry their own insurance. The American Daylily Society’s insurance policy does not include display garden visitation.
- Commercial gardens are requested to maintain a specific area designated as a display garden.
- By early September of each year, display garden owners will be notified about renewing their status. Forms must be mailed or submitted online by October 1.
- Should a member relocate their garden and desire it to continue being a recognized display garden, the display garden chair must be notified, and the garden must be re-evaluated within 12 months of relocating to the new location.
To be added to the list of official display gardens and/or Historical Daylily display gardens, the qualifying garden must be inspected and approved by the appropriate Regional President (RP) or their designated representative and recommended to the display garden chairman.
To be removed from the list of Display Gardens and/or Historical Daylily display gardens, a request should be made by the garden owner (or, if a public garden, the garden liaison person) by contacting the appropriate RP who should then forward the request to the display garden chairman.
For additional information about display gardens, contact the national display garden chair;
Where can you see daylilies?
An American Daylily Society display garden is established to display the very best daylily cultivars to the general public. Its purpose is to educate the visitor about modern daylilies and how they can be used effectively in landscapes. Our interactive map can be used to plan your next daylily adventure.
Questions? Email the Display Garden Chair.
Official Daylily Display Gardens
The American Daylily Society
