The Stout Silver Medal is one of the highest awards that a daylily cultivar can receive. It is given by the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) in memory of Dr. Arlow Burdette Stout, a former curator at the New York Botanical Garden and one of the fathers of modern daylily breeding in North America. The award started in 1950. Here a few of the recent winners that are readily available.
Annuals
Year
Cultivar
Year
Cultivar
2018
'Entwined in the Vine'
1998
'Strawberry Candy'
2017
'Heavenly United We Stand'
1997
'Always Afternoon'
2016
'Rose F. Kennedy'
1996
'Wedding Band'
2015
'Dorothy and Toto'
1995
'Neal Berry'
2014
'Webster's Pink Wonder'
1994
'Janice Brown'
2013
'Heavenly Angel Ice'
1993
'Siloam Double Classic'
2012
'Carnival in Mexico'
1992
'Barbara Mitchell'
2011
'North Wind Dancer'
1991
'Betty Woods'
2010
'J.T. Davis'
1990
'Fairy Tale Pink'
2009
'Skinwalker'
1989
'Brocaded Gown'
2008
'All American Chief'
1988
'Martha Adams'
2007
'Lavender Blue Baby'
1987
'Becky Lynn'
2006
'Ed Brown'
1986
'Janet Gayle'
2005
'Fooled Me'
1985
'Stella de Oro'
2004
'Moonlit Masquerade'
1984
'My Belle'
2003
'Primal Scream'
1983
'Sable'
2002
'Bill Norris'
1982
'Ruffled Apricot'
2001
'Ida's Magic'
1981
'Ed Murray'
2000
'Elizabeth Salter'
1980
'Bertie Ferris'
Also, look for daylily cultivars that have received the AHS Award of Merit. They are judged for outstanding performance and beauty.
