Welcome to Exhibition Judges Clinic I Revised January 1, 2009

Agenda Instructor Introductions, etc. 5 minutes Pre-Clinic Quiz 10 minutes Introduction to Judging 45 minutes Break 10 minutes Characteristics of Daylilies 1 hour Written Exam 1 hour

Clinic Pre-requisites Have you obtained the AHS Daylily Exhibitions Handbook and are you familiar with the chapters on Exhibition Judging? Are you an AHS member in good standing and have you maintained that membership for 24 consecutive months? Do you have a keen interest and knowledge of daylilies? Do you grow daylilies from at least 10 hybridizers? If the answers to these four questions are YES, the student qualifies to take this course.

Pre-Clinic Quiz 10 minutes This is an anonymous, closed book and closed mouth quiz. Circle the best answer for each question. You have 10 minutes. Students, use this exam throughout the course as a study aid. Instructors, review answers to this quiz with students when complete and collect exams at the end of the course and return them with your clinic paperwork. WELCOME! Revised January 1, 2009

Part One: Introduction to Judging 45 minutes WELCOME! Revised January 1, 2009

Introduction to Judging Part One of this clinic covers four subjects: Responsibilities and Requirements Ethics of Judging Judging Standards, Organization and Rules Judges’ Accreditation

RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS This section starts in Chapter 1, on page 10 in the handbook. There are seven questions on the exam from this very page.

Responsibilities and Requirements Enhance and represent the image of the society in all possible ways. Continue one’s education. A judge’s knowledge is never complete; it is a continual, growing process. Improve own judging skills by attending and supporting clinics. Share skill and experience with new judges and the public. Key responsibility: To enhance the image of the society in all possible ways.

Responsibilities and Requirements (continued) Promote daylilies & encourage youth. Know, grow, & show typical cultivars, new and old, from all sizes, forms, sub-forms, colors, and patterns. Visit many gardens (private, AHS display gardens, and gardens of hybridizers.) Study advancements in breeding and culture. Key responsibility: To enhance the image of the society in all possible ways.

ETHICS OF JUDGING This section starts in Chapter 1, pages 10-12 of the handbook. A good point to remember about ethics is that it involves not only your tangible actions, but how your actions as an AHS judge are perceived.

Ethics of Judging Do not solicit judging invitations. Contact Regional Exhibition Judges Liaison for assistance. Accept invitations when able and respond promptly. Only judge accredited shows. Do not expect reimbursement. Be prepared prior to each show. Judge your local club show only in emergency and with prior approval from AHS Exhibition Chair only. Follow show schedule and other show official instructions unless conflict with AHS rules – tactfully discuss issues with Show Chairman if you discover a conflict between the schedule and published AHS rules. Don’t invite (volunteer) yourself for another club’s or your own show! If you feel you are not getting sufficient judging assignments discuss the situation with your regional Exhibition Judges’ Liaison.

Ethics of Judging (Page 2 of 3) Tell others on panel if you don't know a particular cultivar and look to them for assistance. Be tactful and respectful of others. Be fair, honest, impartial and avoid pettiness. Behave with dignity - speak directly with others. Remember that your invitation is to judge. Panel Chairman is appointed by Chairman of Judges. This chairman keeps things moving, assures awards are placed correctly, summons clerks when needed and leads - not dominates. Endeavor to withhold prejudices. Never touch a specimen; have clerk move it.

Ethics of Judging (Page 3 of 3) Refrain from criticizing the local organization and members, the show and its officials, or fellow judges. Should not judge in any class if you have prior knowledge that could bring impartiality into question. Should not judge in any show if you have prior knowledge that could bring impartiality into question, leave exhibitors with perception of undue influence, or is so pervasive as to render the judge unable to participate fully. Take job seriously; integrity is paramount. Judges “filling in” in an emergency must re-tag any entries they have prepared as “For Display Only”.

Ethics Questions Your clerk breaks a petal on an exhibit while moving it. What do you do? You don’t care for unusual forms at all and you are assigned to judge this section. What should you do? A show you are judging really is being run differently than you are used to. What do you do? What if you have daylilies in your own yard that perform much differently than you see on the show tables? You should judge it as it is now. You must judge withhold all preferences regarding color, form, size, geographical preference, hybridizers or growers. You should refrain from criticizing the local organization and do your best. As long as the AHS rules are being adhered to, there is much room for other logistical execution. If you are from an outside region or growing area, you must defer to judges on your panel who have experience in this growing area. Local conditions are applied to show exhibits.

Questions?

JUDGING STANDARDS AND ORGANIZATION This section starts in Chapter 1, on page 12 in the handbook.

Judging Standards, Organization, and Rules Must employ AHS standards. At least 3 horticultural judges per panel are required and at least 2 must be senior judges. Judges panel is the final authority for each class it judges. Classification chairman may disqualify entries (e.g. for damage) or correct classification errors Use appropriate AHS scale of points and AHS Standard System of Awards. Refer to your handbook for scoring. Design sections require judges accredited by the National Garden Clubs, Inc.

Judging Standards, Organization, and Rules (Page 2 of 7) AHS Scale of Points will be used for the categories listed below. Registered cultivars on-scape Seedlings on-scape Registered cultivars off-scape AHS Standard System of Awards will be used and each name class is eligible for the following AHS awards: One First Blue scores 90 or above One Second Red scores 85 or above One Third Yellow scores 80 or above

Judging Standards and Organization Scoring Example #1 Registered cultivars may only have one blue, one red, and one yellow per name class. Example: 4 scapes of H. ‘Sugar Candy’ score above 85 points. What ribbons are awarded? Entry #1 scores 94 Entry #2 scores 92 Entry #3 scores 89 Entry #4 scores 86

Judging Standards and Organization Scoring Example #1 Registered cultivars may only have one blue, one red, and one yellow per name class. Example: 4 scapes of H. ‘Sugar Candy’ score above 85 points. What ribbons are awarded? Entry #1 scores 94 BLUE Entry #2 scores 92 RED Entry #3 scores 89 YELLOW Entry #4 scores 86 NONE AWARDED

Judging Standards and Organization Scoring Example #2 Seedlings are unique and judged based on individual merit. Example: 4 seedlings score above 85 points. Entry #1 scores 94 Entry #2 scores 92 Entry #3 scores 89 Entry #4 scores 86

Judging Standards and Organization Scoring Example #2 Seedlings (including pre-registered cultivars) are unique and judged based on individual merit. Example: 4 seedlings score above 85 points. Entry #1 scores 94 BLUE Entry #2 scores 92 BLUE Entry #3 scores 89 RED Entry #4 scores 86 RED

Judging Standards, Organization, and Rules (Page 3 of 7) On Scape Major Show Awards: AHS Purple Best-In-Section Award awarded to all blue ribbon winners scoring 95 or more (in Rosette Sections only) within Sections 1-9 of Division I AHS Section Rosette awarded to the best Purple ribbon winner (in each Rosette Section) within Sections 1-9 of Division I AHS Best-in-Show Award awarded to the best AHS Section Rosette winner AHS Sweepstakes awarded to the exhibitor winning the most blue ribbons in Rosette Sections only. If there is a tie, purple, red, then yellow awards are counted to determine a winner.

Judging Standards, Organization, and Rules (Page 4 of 7) On-scape, mandatory sections: Extra Large Large Small Miniature Double and Polymerous Spider Unusual Form (UF) Youth Regional Popularity Poll Seedlings AHS Achievement Medal Reference: Chapter 1, on page 13 in the handbook

Judging Standards and Organization Off-Scape Division A show is not required to have an off-scape division. If it is offered, individual flowers can be judged or placed for display only. Individual registered blooms are severed from the scape. Off-scape seedlings and pre-registered cultivars are specifically excluded from competition. May be shown as display only, but highly discouraged since such a display emphasizes the bloom only when other plant characteristics may not meet desired standards. Reference: Chapter 1, on page 13 in the handbook

Judging Standards, Organization, and Rules (Page 5 of 7) Optional sections Ophelia Taylor Horticultural Award American Horticultural Society Bole Medals and Citations Entries in optional or locally sponsored on-scape sections are not eligible for AHS awards and if they are not judged by one of the 3 AHS Scales of Points, they must be exhibited For Display Only. (Qualify for AHS Appreciation Award) A single registered cultivar constitutes a “name class” and may be given an award if merited Only one entry per exhibitor per name class

Judging Standards, Organization, and Rules (Page 6 of 7) • No AHS horticultural awards for off-scape entries • In judging, the overall perfection is considered • No points for color of throat, reverse, or buds in named cultivar – these characteristics do count toward distinction in seedlings • All other judging points being equal: 1. Most blooms win 2. Scape in prime beats one nearly bloomed out. An exhibit with multiple blooms cannot score higher than the lowest-scoring bloom. Text Reference: Chapter 1, pages 13-14 of the handbook

Judging Standards, Organization, and Rules (Page 7 of 7) • Removed anthers, fasciated scapes and malformed pistils are faults. • Named cultivars should be cut not to exceed 36”, but the height restrictions are determined by the show schedule. • Seedlings must be severed as near base as possible. • A proliferation may not be removed and judges should consider how much the overall perfection is affected. Registered cultivars must comply with registered size and this registered size determines what section of the show the exhibit is shown. • No artificial color may be used. • Portion below rim of container is not judged.

Questions?

JUDGES’ ACCREDITATION Reference: Chapter 1, on pages 14-15 of the handbook

Judges’ Accreditation Student-in-Training Junior Exhibition Judge Senior Exhibition Judge Exhibition Clinic Instructor Honorary Exhibition Judge Must pay dues by Jan 1 or start all training from the beginning Read and become familiar with the Judges’ Handbook before each clinic Application to become a senior judge must be filed within 4 years of successfully completing Clinic I. Reference: Chapter 1, on pages 14-15 of the handbook

Judges’ Accreditation Student-in-Training AHS member 24 consecutive months Keen interest and knowledge of daylilies Grow cultivars from at least 10 hybridizers Obtain handbook and become familiar with Chapters on Exhibition Judging before taking Clinic I Attend Clinic I and pass written test After meeting these requirements, the applicant is a student- in-training and is not eligible to judge an accredited show. Clinic II must be successfully completed within 3 calendar years of completing Clinic I or the student will be required to start over.

Judges’ Accreditation Junior Exhibition Judge Attend and successfully complete Clinic II within 3 years of starting training. Attend and successfully complete written point- scoring exam in Clinic II. Upon receipt of Certificate of Accreditation from the AHS Exhibition Judges Chairman, the Junior Judge may judge in accredited show or serve on Master Panels. Reference: Chapter 1, on pages 14-15 of the handbook

Judges’ Accreditation Senior Exhibition Judge Serve as Junior Judge twice (2 shows, 2 master panels, or one of each). Complete 2 of following: Exhibit in an accredited AHS show. Serve on a show Classification Committee. Serve as clerk in horticulture on-scape division of a show. Edit and produce the Show Schedule. Chair or co-chair such a show. Submit application to become a senior judge when you meet those requirements. Complete requirements and attend Clinic III (refresher clinic) within 4 years (5 in hardship) of passing Clinic I test. Attend as many refresher clinics as possible to further training, stay informed on changes in judging and express concerns about the judging process. Reference: Chapter 1, on pages 14-15 of the handbook

Judges’ Accreditation Senior Exhibition Judge Renewal A Senior judge receives a 4 year extension from the current year (not current accreditation expiration year) for one of the following: Master Panel service. Clinic instruction (instructor or assistant). Attendance of Clinic III. Extensions are not granted for judging a show. There is only one extension per year regardless of how many of the above activities have been completed during the year.

Judges’ Accreditation Exhibition Clinic Instructor Senior Exhibition Judge – 2 years. Exhibit in numerous shows. Judged in several accredited shows. Grow a representative number of newer cultivars. Served on at least two master panels (one for registered cultivars and one for seedlings). Assisted with clinic instruction – 2 different years. Be recommended by another instructor. Agree to follow AHS curriculum. Approved by AHS Exhibition Judges Committee. Instruct at least once every 5 years to keep status. Reference: Chapter 1, on page 15 of the handbook

Judges’ Accreditation Honorary Exhibition Judge Serve as Exhibition Judge for 12 consecutive years. Once in honorary status, cannot judge. Send request in writing to Regional President who passes it on to the AHS Exhibition Judges Chairman. Must undergo full training requirements to return to active status. Reference: Chapter 1, on page 15 of the handbook

Introduction to Judging Part One Review Part One of this clinic covered these four subjects: Responsibilities and Requirements Ethics of Judging Judging Standards, Organization and Rules Judges’ Accreditation Ask if there are any questions on these topics before moving on to the second part of the course.

Break WELCOME! Revised January 1, 2009

Part Two: Characteristics of Daylilies 1 hour WELCOME! Revised January 1, 2009 Reference: Beginning in Chapter 2, on page 16 of the handbook

Characteristics of Daylilies Part two covers the following topics: Sizes and Forms Subforms Colors and Patterns Texture and Substance Scape Height and Branching Older Cultivars Reference: Beginning in Chapter 2, page 16 of the handbook

Characteristics of Daylilies Different Size Categories Flower size is determined by the hybridizer in the registration process and as published in the AHS Checklists. Extra Large Flower – 7” or larger Excludes Spiders and Unusual Forms Large Flower – 4 ½” or more but less than 7” Small Flower – 3” or more but less than 4 ½” Miniature Flower – less than 3” Reference: Chapter 2, on page 16 of the handbook

7” or larger in diameter excluding spiders and unusual forms EXTRA-LARGE FLOWER 7” or larger in diameter excluding spiders and unusual forms BIG DIPPER and ROYAL BUTTERFLY This category was introduced in 2005, but at that time, there were over 3,000 cultivars that qualified. Hemerocallis ‘BIG DIPPER’ H. ‘ROYAL BUTTERFLY’

LARGE FLOWER 4 ½” or more and up to 7” ‘TIGERLING’ ‘ARTISANS TOUCH’

SMALL FLOWER 3” or more and up to 4 ½ ” LITTLE INCIDENT ‘LITTLE INCIDENT’

MINIATURE FLOWER under 3” BROOKWOOD BLACK KITTEN ‘BROOKWOOD BLACK KITTEN’

Characteristics of Daylilies Different Forms Flower form and/or shape is controlled by the placement of the petals and sepals. Forms recognized by AHS in the registration process are: Single Double/Polymerous Spider Unusual Form Sculpted Form is controlled by placement, length or shape of the petals and sepals. DISCUSSION POINT: If a double opens single it still must be entered in show as registered. If misclassified or misplaced you must note that to the Classification chair.

Size and Form Form Categories - Doubles Layered or hose-in-hose Three to six extra petals Six regular stamens still exist Petaloid No extra petals Petaloid tissue on one or both sides of stamens Combination Has characteristics of both above double forms --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cultivars registered as Sculpted- cristate form or flowers showing cristation ( petal appendages) on the midrib or surface of the PETALS of a single flower are not doubles. Although a sculpted cristate form may give an appearance of doubling, it is not a double.

PEONY-LIKE DOUBLE HOSE-IN-HOSE DOUBLE CONDILLA and DARYA The peony type double has a "tuft" of extra petals in the center of the flower

Non-Double Examples These are sculpted cristate forms  which give the appearance of doubles but are not registered as doubles. These are exhibited in their size-appropriate category in other parts of the show.

Size and Form Form Categories – Polymerous Botanically speaking, they are polymerous. A classification / placement code was adopted by the AHS Board of Directors in October 2007, and it reflects the changes brought about by the recent, currently still relatively few, multiform cultivar registrations and how those registrations affect classification and placement of multiform and polymerous cultivars in AHS exhibitions. Polymerous flowers were formerly exhibited in the corresponding single-flower sections by size. They will now be exhibited with double flowers in Section 5, "Registered Double and Polymerous Flowers." Reference: Chapter 2, on pages 16-17 of the handbook

Size and Form Form Categories – Polymerous Contains extra tepals in the two tepal whorls. Tepals evenly spaced rather than stacked upon or lie above ordinary petals (Doubles). Additional stamens and ovaries but only one pistil. Can be both polymerous and double. Reference: Chapter 2, on pages 16-17 of the handbook

POLYMEROUS EXAMPLES? ‘RUBY SPIDER’ ‘EYE ON AMERICA’ ‘RUNNER DUDE’ How many pistils are seen here? How many here? ‘RUBY SPIDER’ ‘EYE ON AMERICA’ RUBY SPIDER and EYE ON AMERICA Polytepals: Having extra whole tepals in the two tepal whorls of a flower, i.e. more than the normal three sepals and petals, usually four or five. There are also additional stamen - equal to the number of flower segments. POLYMEROUS EXAMPLES? ‘RUNNER DUDE’

Multiform Classifications These are cultivars that are registered by the hybridizer as being more than just one recognized form of daylily. An official list of recognized cultivars can be found on the AHS website. The following forms are currently recognized by AHS: Double/Spider Double/Unusual Form Double/Polymerous Double/Polymerous/Spider Double/Polymerous/Unusual Form Double/ Spider/Unusual Form Spider/ Unusual Form Polymerous/Spider Polymerous/Unusual Form Polymerous/Unusual Form/Spider The Show Schedule outlines the sections in which each of these forms MUST be shown.

This daylily is registered as both an unusual form and a double. MULTI FORM EXAMPLE Fluttering Beauty (Joiner-J., 1999) height 40", bloom 9", season M, Rebloom, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, Fragrant, 18 buds, 3 branches, UFo Crispate , Double 98%,  Ivory self with light green throat. (sdlg × sdlg) This daylily is registered as both an unusual form and a double. ‘FLUTTERING BEAUTY’

Size and Form Form Categories - Spiders Petal length to width ratio of 4:1 or greater. Measurement is taken with segment fully extended and at the widest point as the flower grows naturally. See AHS website at www.daylilies.org and click on “Exhibition Judges Training Materials.” The lists can be downloaded from the online database. New lists should be obtained each year from this website. Reference: Chapter 2, on page 16 of the handbook

SPIDER Petal Length to Width Ratio of 4:1 or Greater OUT OF SANE (Murphy 2009) Explain how length and width are measured- WIDTH of petal at its widest point as it lies naturally, and the LENGTH of the petal stretched from tip to the vee-shaped notch formed where the adjacent sepals separate at the neck of the flower. ‘OUT OF SANE’

Size and Form Form Categories – Unusual Forms Is a class of daylilies based strictly on tepal form. An Unusual Form must typically display distinct Unusual Form characteristics on at least 3 petals or 3 sepals. In 2007, the AHS Board removed the following restrictive sentence from the Unusual Form definition... “No cultivar whose measurements meet the definition of a spider or is on the official Spider Award is eligible.” Hybridizers may now register qualified cultivars as both spiders and unusual forms. See AHS website at www.daylilies.org and click on “Exhibition Judges Training Materials.” The lists can be downloaded from the online database. New lists should be obtained each year from this website. See AHS website at www.daylilies.org and click on “Exhibition Judges Training Materials.” The lists can be downloaded from the online database. New lists should be obtained each year from this website. Reference: Chapter 2, on page 16 of the handbook

Size and Form Form Categories – Unusual Forms There are basically three types: Crispate Pinched – Pinched or folded Twisted – Corkscrew or pinwheel effect Quilled – Tubular Cascading Narrowly curled or cascading with a waterfall effect Spatulate Segments wider at end Reference: Chapter 2, on pages 16-17 of the handbook

Unusual Form – Pinched Crispate KINGS GOLDEN TREASURE and KINGS SPECTRUM Floral segments which have sharp folds, giving a pinched or folded effect ‘KINGS SPECTRUM’ ‘KING’S GOLDEN TREASURE’

Unusual Form- Crispate PINK PIGLET Petals and sepals tend to be long and pointed, separated by spaces. ‘PINK PIGLET’

Unusual Form - Quilled Rosemary Whitacre ‘ROSEMARY WHITACRE’

Unusual Form - Cascading Unknown, SKINWALKER and ORCHID CORSAGE H. ‘SKINWALKER’ ‘SKINWALKER’ ‘LOLA BRANHAM’

Unusual Form - Spatulate ASTERISK ‘ASTERISK’

Subforms of the Daylily Circular – segments overlap Triangular – sepals usually recurved Star – segments are long and pointed Informal – irregular, wide-spaced, floppy Flat – completely open, spread out Recurved – ends of segments roll or tuck under Trumpet – segments rise up, chalice, cup Reference: Chapter 2, on page 17 of the handbook

CIRCULAR ‘INNER DESTINY’ ‘MELISSA LA BRANCH’ INNER DESTINY and MELISSA LA BRANCH Flower appears round. Segments generally overlap and are usually short, wide and stubby. ‘INNER DESTINY’ ‘MELISSA LA BRANCH’

TRIANGULAR ‘GAVIN PETIT’ ‘PARISIENNE PETTICOATS’ GAVIN PETIT and PARISENNE PETTICOAT Sepals recurve to make three flat sides while long petals extend into modified points. ‘GAVIN PETIT’ ‘PARISIENNE PETTICOATS’

STAR ‘STAR MONSTER’ ‘LONGLESSON ORCHID THEIF’ STAR MONSTER and LONGLESSON ORCHID THEIF ‘STAR MONSTER’ ‘LONGLESSON ORCHID THEIF’

FLAT ‘FERENGI GOLD’ FERENGI GOLD Flowers are completely open and spread out except for the throat, giving a flat appearance when viewed from the side. ‘FERENGI GOLD’

RECURVED ‘AS WE WERE’ AS WE WERE Segments flare but ends of segments roll or tuck under ‘AS WE WERE’

TRUMPET

“Sculpted” Form Categories (NEW!) A term used to describe three-dimensional structural features involving or emanating from the throat, midrib or elsewhere on the petal surfaces. Sculpted forms belong to one of three different groups: Pleated, Cristate and Relief. The following slides will give you the technical description and pictorial view of the three new sculpted forms. (THIS IS A NEW APPROVED FORM) Reference: Chapter 2, on page 17 of the handbook

Sculpted-Cristate A term that refers to appendages of extra petal tissue growing from the midrib or elsewhere on the surface of the petals. When the extra tissue grows from the midribs, the form is called “Midrib Cristate”. (Other cristate forms have been referred to as "gothic" in The Daylily Journal. See references.) Cristate can occur on single and double daylilies, but by itself, does not make a daylily double.

Sculpted – Cristate Sigourney Little Miss Lucy Tet Texas Feathered Fancy Southport

Sculpted-Pleated Petals that have a deep longitudinal crease on each side of the midrib. These creases cause folding of the petal upon itself creating a raised platform extending from the top of the perianth tube and ending between the throat and the petal tip. (Pleating has been referred to as "origami" in The Daylily Journal. See references.)

Sculpted - Pleated Betty Aqua Harwood Tech Season Of The Witch Mother Upduff

Sculpted-Relief The relief forms are characterized by vertically raised ridges that extend from the throat and project from the petal surface. The ridges may grow parallel to the veins, or they may radiate outwards from each side of the midrib. (Relief forms have been referred to as "repousse", "carved" and "embossed" in The Daylily Journal. See references.)

Sculpted - Relief Dixie Sweetheart Cliffhanger Keys To The Empire Kingdom Empire Returns

Color and Patterns (1of 4) Self - Single color Blends - 2 colors Polychromes - 3 or more colors Bitones - Sepals lighter tone Reverse Bitone - Sepals darker color Reference: Chapter 2, on pages 17-18 of the handbook

SELF Petals and sepals are all the same color.

“Peach Self” SOUTHERN CORAL H. ‘SOUTHERN CORAL’

BLEND AZTEC BEAUTY ‘AZTEC BEAUTY’

POLYCHROME ‘GA’ ‘CORAL CORDUROY’ RUFFLED PASTEL CHEERS’ CORAL CORDUROY and RUFFLED PASTEL CHEERS ‘GA’ ‘CORAL CORDUROY’ RUFFLED PASTEL CHEERS’

BITONE ‘BANNED IN BOSTON’ ‘TEXAS FEATHERED FANCY’ BANNED IN BOSTON and TEXAS FEATHERED FANCY Petals and sepals differ in shade or intensity of the same basic color. Petals are the darker shade. ‘TEXAS FEATHERED FANCY’

BICOLOR ‘BOB BARKER’ ‘RHAKEWOOD IMP’ RHAKEWOOD IMP and BOB BARKER Petals and sepals are of different colors. Petals are a darker color than the sepals. ‘BOB BARKER’ ‘RHAKEWOOD IMP’

Color and Patterns (2 of 4) Eyed – contrasting color appears on the petals and sepals. Banded – contrasting color appears only on the petals between the throat and the tips of the segments. Halo – lightly visible zone of color between the throat and the tips of the segments.

Colors and Patterns Eye Examples

BANDS AND HALOS ‘ORCHIDS AND DIAMONDS’ ‘APRIL IN PARIS’ APRIL IN PARIS and ORCHIDS AND DIAMONDS The band of color occurs only on the petals ‘ORCHIDS AND DIAMONDS’ ‘APRIL IN PARIS’

Color and Patterns (3 of 4) Watermark – eyezone color is lighter than color of the rest of the segment. Edged – one contrasting color running in parallel around segments of a different color. Double-edged – two contrasting colors running in parallel around segments of a different color. Reference: Chapter 2, on pages 17-18 of the handbook

WATERMARK ‘MALAYSIAN MONARCH’ MALAYSIAN MONARCH Zone of color is a lighter shade than the rest of the segment ‘MALAYSIAN MONARCH’

EDGED AND DOUBLE EDGED ‘SOHO STYLE’ ‘SPINY SEA URCHIN’ SOHO STYLE and SPINY SEA URCHIN Segment edges are usually a different color than the remainder of the flower. Double edged - two contrasting colors running in parallel around segments of a different color ‘SOHO STYLE’ ‘SPINY SEA URCHIN’

CONTRASTING EDGES

Color and Patterns (4 of 4) Flecked – speckled, stippled or dotted coloration Diamond dusting – tiny crystals in the cells reflecting light Small throat Large extended throat Reference: Chapter 2, on page 18 of the handbook

FLECKED, STIPPLED, DOTTED WILD ONE and ACCENT ON VIEW Uneven coloration of flower ‘WILD ONE’ ‘ACCENT ON VIEW’

MIDRIB ‘ONLY BELIEVE’ ONLY BELIEVE Center vein running lengthwise through each flower segment ‘ONLY BELIEVE’

DIAMOND DUSTING ‘CORINTHIAN PINK’ CORINTHIAN PINK Tiny crystals in the flower's cells reflect light, especially in the sun, giving a sparkling look ‘CORINTHIAN PINK’

Small Throat Large Throat ‘ABSOLUTE TREASURE’ ‘WAXEN WONDER’ ABSOLUTE TREASURE and WAXEN WONDER ‘ABSOLUTE TREASURE’ ‘WAXEN WONDER’ Small Throat Large Throat

Texture and Substance Texture = Surface quality Some words to describe it are smooth, velvety, creped, and/or ribbed. Substance = Thickness of tissue Substance ranges from delicate to heavy and leathery. Reference: Chapter 2, on page 18 of the handbook

What types of texture do you see?

Delicate Substance SILOAM GOOD MORNING and TUXEDO WHISKERS delicate substance, note melting on segment edges

Scape Height Height Low 12” – 24” Medium 24” – 36” Tall over 36” Dwarf under 12” Reference: Chapter 2, on page 18 of the handbook

There is no relationship between the size of the bloom and the height of the scape.

Well spaced Branching “Top branched” means branching begins at top of scape. “Well branched” indicates branching begins at top of foliage. “Low branched” refers to branching that occurs down in the foliage. “Multiple branching” can be 3-way, 4-way, or even 5 or 7-way branching. Text Well spaced and numerous branches allowing flowers space to open without crowding.

Scape Height and Branching Good branching examples

Top branched When buds are concentrated near the top of the scape it is called "top branched". Note that when flowers open they can be crowded.

Older Cultivars All cultivars, old and new, are to be judged based on what is typical of that cultivar as it grows in the region where it is exhibited. Care should be taken to judge the flower as registered. Reference: Chapter 3, on page 21 of the handbook DARK STAR Older cultivars should not be expected to compete with the newer ones in judging. Care should be taken to judge the flower as registered.

Characteristics of Daylilies Part Two Review Part two covered the following topics: Sizes and Forms Subforms Colors and Patterns Texture and Substance Scape Height and Branching Older Cultivars Ask if there are any questions regarding the topics covered in this part of the clinic.

Time for any last questions before the exam! WELCOME! Revised January 1, 2009

Break WELCOME! Revised January 1, 2009

Written Exam Good Luck! 1 hour WELCOME! Revised January 1, 2009

Thank you for your time and attention. Your exams will be forwarded to the proper AHS chairman and you will be notified by mail of your results! WELCOME! Revised January 1, 2009