2026 ODS Program

Next meeting

Winter Meeting

January 29, 2026 at 7:30pm via ZOOM


Speaker: Subhana Ansari, Pinole, California
https://flourishingdaylilies.com
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Coming Up

2026 Annual Hybridizers Forum
4 ZOOM sessions

Members presenting their hybridizing program

February 19, March 5, March 19, April 2 at 7:30pm
Chair: John Clarke
contact John (jjclarke@rogers.com)
if you would like to present
Zoom Link will be sent to members by email


February 19 Mike Georges
John Clarke
Don Blakely
Reggie Morgan (seed auction)
March 5 Kathy MacKay
Keith Somers
Joe Hawkins
March 19 Jean Marc Boileau
Tim Hobbs
Bob and Nancy Watson
April 2 John Burgener
Chris Eicher
Marie-Eve Menard & Pascal Thibault





LYCETT CONTEST 2025


for a seedling hybridized by ODS member.
To be awarded in April 2026


Thanks to all who submitted entries. View entries below.


There are 7 classes:

  • Miniature – flowers < 3” in diameter
  • Small – flowers ≥ 3” but < 4.5” in diameter
  • Large – flowers ≥ 4.5” but < 7” in diameter
  • Extra Large – flowers ≥ 7” in diameter
  • Doubles
  • Spiders
  • Unusual Form


The Lycett Award goes to the seedling voted best overall.


There are 61 entries: 8 Double, 4 Spider, 3 Miniature, 6 Small, 19 Large, 10 Extra Large and 11 Unusual Form.
The photos are displayed in slides in a .pdf document. For each entry the photo of the flower, the clump photo and the stats are on the same slide. Advance using the arrow or page keys.

The entries are numbered 1 to 61 - the number is in red in the black box in lower right corner.


Choose the best in each category and note its number. Also choose the best overall in your opinion (it must be one you have picked as best in class)


View entries here.

Lycett entries


Note that you can download the file to your computer using the download icon at the top right (underlined down arrow). This may make it easier to view.

All ODS members will have the opportunity to vote ONLINE. ODS members will be sent the links to the ballots when it it time to vote. The deadline for submitting votes will be March 26.


PHOTO CONTEST 2026


Thanks to all who submitted entries.
View the 2026 entries below.

There are four categories:
Landscape, Creative, Artistic, Individual Plant

All will require some aspect of a daylily or garden with daylilies included.


LANDSCAPE show at least one daylily plant in a photogenic scene ideally highlighting your own gardens but any garden is acceptable.


CREATIVE manipulated images, can include photos of paintings, digital artwork and photo-shopped images.


ARTISTIC an image of a blossom with insects or frogs or something that gives the viewer a sense of "Ahh isn't that interesting!".


INDIVIDUAL PLANT - focus on one plant - a clump, single fan, scape in bloom or single blossom. We are looking for beauty in the photo as well as beauty in the plant that is the focus of the photo.



View entries here.

The photos are displayed as slides in a .pdf document. Advance using the arrow or page keys. The number for each enty is in white in the bottom right corner. Choose your favourite in each category and note the number.


Note that you can download the files to your computer using the download icon at the top right (underlined down arrow). This may make them easier to view.

Landscape (15 entries)
Creative (12 entries)
Artistic (22 entries)
Individual Plant (33 entries)

All ODS members will have the opportunity to vote ONLINE. ODS members will be sent the links to the ballots later. The deadline for submitting votes will be March 26.