Nebraska Daylily Society (NDS)

Stout Silver Medal

The Stout Silver Medal is the highest award a daylily can receive.  It is given in the memory of Dr. Arlow Burdette Stout, a former curator at The New York Botanical Gardens and one of the fathers of modern daylily breeding in North America .

The Stout Silver Medal is awarded  annually and is voted on by AHS Garden judges. Winners must have previously received Award of Merit and Honorable Mention honors to qualify.

Rose F. Kennedy (Doorakian, 2007), the AHS 2016 Stout Silver Medal winner.      Photo R. Lowe

Dorothy and Toto (Herrington-K., 2003), the AHS 2015 Stout Silver Medal winner.

Webster's Pink Wonder (Webster-Cobb, 2003), the AHS 2014 Stout Silver Medal winner.

Heavenly Angel Ice (Gossard 2004), the 2013 Stout Silver Medal winner.

Carnival In Mexico (Santa Lucia 2000), the AHS 2012 Stout Silver Medal winner.

North Wind Dancer (Schaben, 2001), the AHS 2011 Stout Silver Medal winner.

J.T. Davis (Grace-L, 1999), the AHS 2010 Stout Silver Medal winner.

A list of all the AHS Stout Silver Medal winners since 1950 can be found on the AHS website: www.daylilies.org/stoutmedal.html

Award of Merit - Awarded to 12 daylilies each year that are distinctive, beautiful and perform
well.  Must have previously received Honorable Mention Award. (Due to how voting is tabulated there may be more than 12 daylilies selcected in any given year).

2016 Award of Merit Winners:

Riot On The Kindergarten Bus (Davisson-J., 2007)

Scarlet Pimpernel (Ripley, 2006)

Aaron Brown (Herr-D., 2006)

Desire Of Nations (Emmerich, 2008)

Little Gold Nugget (Herrington-T., 2005)

Duck's Dark Side (Eller, 2008)

Glorious Autumn (Kirchhoff-D., 2005)

Green Arrow  (Gossard, 2008)

Memphis  (Trimmer, 2008)

Ocean Spirit (Murphy-J.P., 2006)

Violet Becomes You  (Stamile, 2007)

Walter Kennedy (Stamile, 2008)

Honorable Mention - "Stamp of approval" by AHS that the daylily variety performs well.  Initial step towards becoming eligible for Stout Silver Medal Award.

2016 AHS Specialty Award Winners

Lenington All American Award - Best daylily performer over a wide geographic area.

Margo Reed Indeed            (Murphy-J.P., 2004)

Donn Fischer Memorial Award  Best Miniature Daylily.

Micro Chip                           (Trimmer-J., 2005)

Annie T. Giles Award - Best Small Flowered Daylily.

Whistle a Happy Tune                (Herr-D., 2001)

Extra Large Diameter Award - Best Extra Large Diameter Daylily

Tall Dark And Handsome         (Herr-D., 2006)

Ida Munson Award - Best Double Daylily

Sunglasses Needed                   (Joiner-J., 2007)

Don C. Stevens Award - Best Eyed or Banded Daylily.

Carnival in Caracas                    (Santa Lucia, 2007)

R.W. Munson, Jr. Award - Best Patterned Daylily

Get Jiggy  (Stamile, 2007)

Harris Olson SpiderAward - Best Spider Daylily

Rolling Raven (Roberts-N., 2005)

Lambert/Webster Award -  Best Unusual Form Daylily

 Firefly Frenzy (Joiner-J., 2002)

Early Season Bloom Award -Best Early-Blooming Daylily

 Everybody Loves Earnest   (Herrington-T., 2005)

Eugene S. Foster Award - Best Late-Blooming Daylily

Honey Crunch Cupcake    (Herrington-T., 1999)