Reading the General Listing

The information is presented in the following order: name of variety, hybridizer, year of registration, ploidy, foliage type, blooming period, height of scape, flower diameter, description of the plant and price.

Please note that the height of a scape may vary depending on its maturity and location (higher if more shade, lower if first year in the garden).

Abbreviations

Tet	Tetraploid plant with 22 pairs of chromosomes. Unless Tet is indicated, all the plants are diploids with 11 pairs of chromosomes.
n.r.	As far as we know, these cultivars are not registered with the American Hemerocallis Society.
DOR	Dormant foliage
SEV	Semi-evergreen foliage
EV	Evergreen foliage
	The blooming season we indicate corresponds to the cultivar’s behaviour here.
E	Early bloom (June-beginning of July)
M	Mid-season bloom (mid-July to mid-August)
L	Late bloom (August-September)
SF	One mature single fan is sold

Terms Used in the General Listing

Double	Variety with a higher number of petals.
HBC	(High Bud Count) Number of buds per scape counted here superior to 20 (we have not evaluated all cultivars).
Reblooms	Variety that will send up new scapes after its first blooming period, here in Zone 4.
Repeat blooms	Variety for which scapes continue to show up after its first blooming period, here in Zone 4.
Sculpting	Variety with pleats or relief either at the base or anywhere on the surface of its petals.
Spider	Variety with long, thin petals with at least a 4 to 1 ratio (4 times as long as they are wide).
UF	(Unusual form) Variety, often spider, whose thin petals are spatula‑shaped, pinched, twisted, cascading, crispate, etc.

American Hemerocallis Society Annual Awards

ATG	Annie T. Giles Award (best small flower)
AM	Award of Merit (ten distinctive cultivars that have proved good performance over a wide geographic area and already won an HM)
DCS	Don C. Stevens Award (best eyed cultivar)
DFM	Donn Fischer Memorial Award (best miniature)
ESF	Eugene S. Foster Award (best late-blooming cultivar)
ELD	Extra Large Diameter Award (best large flower)
HM	Honourable Mention (cultivars that performed well in at least four different regions of the AHS)
HOS	Harris Olson Spider Award (best spider or spider variant)
IMA	Ida Munson Award (best double)
LAA	Lenington All American Award (cultivar introduced for at least ten years that has the best performance over a wide geographic area)
LWA	Lambert/Webster Award (best unusual form)
RWM	R.W. Munson Award (best patterned eyed cultivar)
SM	Stout Medal (highest award given to a very outstanding cultivar)