Welcome New Members

Daylilies have been in our landscapes and in our healing communities for centuries. You might think you know what there is to know about our frequently-seen friend; but, with more than 100,000 registered cultivars (cultivated varieties) and hundreds of hybridizers working on its modern form, there is more and more to experience each year.

Join the American Daylily Society Today!

Your membership in the American Daylily Society (also known as the American Hemerocallis Society) supports efforts which:
  • Educate gardeners on the care, propagation, and appeal of daylilies.
  • Maintain the official registry of daylily cultivars.
  • Evaluate, judge, and award daylily cultivars for outstanding plant habit and exceptional distinction.

Included with your membership, you will receive four beautiful issues of The Daylily Journal, our official newsletter magazine, each year. This magazine contains articles on award winning daylilies, the most popular daylilies by geography, trends in daylily hybridizing, scientific studies, and highlights of gardens and conventions. New members joining the American Daylily Society also receive a $25 voucher, which can be redeemed towards purchases of daylilies with select growers across the United States. An updated voucher list is available HERE.

International members (except those living in Canada or Mexico) please include $10.00 US additional per year to supplement the cost of postage.
Gift memberships will be appreciated by your friends. ADS will be glad to send a gift card in your name.

Membership Dues:
  • Individual, One Year – $30
  • Individual, Three Years – $84
  • Dual, One Year – $36
  • Dual, Three Years – $99
  • Youth, One Year – $12
  • Life Membership, Individual – $600
  • Life Membership, Dual – $900

Two Ways to Join:

Join/Renew Online
You can download the Membership Form (PDF) and send it with your payment or updates to the address below.

Payment Options:
Make checks payable to American Daylily Society.
We also accept Visa, Discover, American Express, and MasterCard.

Send To:
American Daylily Society
c/o Mary Gunter, Membership Manager
PO Box 65, St. Matthews, SC 29135-8708, USA
(845) 372-5666 (845-37-BLOOM)
[email protected]

The Voucher Program – for individuals or couples.

To encourage new members, and as an incentive for current members to renew their memberships for 3 years, the American Daylily Society and some dedicated daylily nurseries have partnered to create the Voucher Program.  When you join or renew your membership for 3 years, you will receive a voucher that may be redeemed at participating daylily nurseries.  Vouchers are worth $25.00. 
Plant Voucher Vendors

About Our Journal

A year’s subscription (four issues) to The Daylily Journal is included with each membership. This carefully-curated, full-color magazine shares news from ADS, articles about hybridizers and growers from around the world, scientific articles to stimulate new learning, and beautiful photographs to admire and inspire. Your membership in ADS also will include the periodic newsletters for your Region. Find more information about each Region HERE.
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The Club Recognition Program

The Club Recognition Program was started a number of years ago to recognize those local daylily clubs with the most American Daylily Society members. The Program consists of 5 categories for clubs that have a membership level of 20 members or more.  If a club has all ADS members, it is considered 100% and will be a platinum level club.  The 5 levels are shown below. The Recognition Program is an annual program and clubs must send in their club rosters (preferably in an Excel or Word format) showing an asterisk or some other designation for those members who are ADS members. Your submission must also include the application for the program as well.
The form can be downloaded here: Recognition Application
The application and Club Roster need to be sent to the Membership Chair [email protected]  no later than October 1st for validation.
The club will then be notified by the Membership Chairman of their designated status.
The five award levels and the percentage of members are:
  • Platinum 100% AHS Membership
  • Gold 90% AHS Membership
  • Silver 75% AHS Membership
  • Bronze 65% AHS Membership
  • Pewter 50% AHS Membership
There are a number of ways for a club to increase their membership levels in AHS: 
  • Add an AHS membership to a club’s auction.
  • Give as a gift to a young family member or neighbor’s child interested in gardening and hope to encourage them with a lifelong hobby that will keep on giving.
  • Give as an award for a club member that shows up for all the meetings.
  • Give to a club member as a special “thank you” for going above and beyond.
  • Give to a club member who has been the longest member for the club.
  • Give to a club member that holds a role of president or an executive function in the club.
  • Give to a club member that is the Flower Show Chairman that year.
  • Give as a Christmas exchange gift.
  • Give to a family member who is an avid gardener.
  • Consider sponsoring all club members that contribute and participate in club events.