Our Terminology:

An Asterisk"*" denotes tetraploid cultivars. These have more chromosomes than the usual diploid varieties. Neither is better, just different. Ploidy is not an issue unless you intend to hybridize

Foliage can be dormant, semievergreen, or evergreen. Realistically, if you live where the winters are harsh, you'll notice little difference. Foliage is not related to hardiness, which we guarantee.

Seasons are generally early, mid-season and late, with some cultivars falling on either side of these categories. Mid-season here, in northwestern Illinois, is about the second week of July.

EMO is an early morning opener; CMO is a cool morning opener (although there don't seem to be hard and fast rules about what is "early" and what is "cool")

Nocturnal means that the cultivar opens in late afternoon; Extended bloom means that the flower lasts for more than the typical day.

Rebloom occurs when a plant sends up a new set of scapes. Budbuilders form new buds on existing scapes

Heritage Plants are those registered on or before 1970. They are a living history of the work of legendary hybridizers.

Awards:

SSM : Stout Silver Medal the highest award a cultivar can receive.
DFMC : Don Fischer Memorial Cup awarded each year to the hybridizer of the most outstanding miniature daylily cultivar
ATGA : Annie T. Giles Award awarded each year to the best small-flowered daylily cultivar
IMA : Ida Munson Award awarded each year to the best double-flowered daylily cultivar which blooms consistently double.
LEPA : L. Ernest Plouf Award awarded annually to the best consistently very fragrant daylily cultivar of the dormant variety capable of growing in most soils. Discontinued 2003
DCSA : Don C. Stevens Award given annually for the best registered and introduced boldly eyed or banded daylily cultivar
HOSA : Harris Olson Spider Award presented annually to the best spider daylily cultivar
EFA : Eugene Foster Award presented annually to the best late-blooming daylily cultivar
LAA : Lenington All-America Award presented annually to a daylily cultivar that has been offered for sale for at least ten years and has performed in an outstanding way in all parts of the country.
AM : Award of Merit presented annually to a daylily cultivar that is not only distinctive and beautiful but has proven to be a good performer over a wide geographical area.
HM : Honorable Mention the first official stamp of approval from the AHS