Awards and Honors

ADS REGIONAL SERVICE AWARD FOR REGION 5. 
In 2023 Bill and Diana Waldrop received this Award.

Hybridizing goals: Hybridizing goals: To create completely new daylilies; Daylilies that are different from some we often see. We give considerable effort to converting diploid daylilies to tetraploid plants, and then crossing these converted, tetraploid daylilies with our own seedlings. The hope is to see new directions emerge in size, color, height and bud count.

Number of Registered Daylilies: 117

Awards and Honors:

The ADS Award of Merit was presented to Bill Waldrop for his introductions, LYDIA'S REGAL ROBE, BLAZING CANNONS, HOTLANTA and OPA KLAUS.

The President's Cup was awarded to Bill Waldrop in 2015 for his introduction, "Blazing Cannons." This award is presented to the hybridizer of the cultivar considered to be the most outstanding of all clumps observed by attendees at an AHS National Convention. In 2017 "Blazing Cannons" won The Georgia Hybridizer's Award, and in 2018 and 2019 it was listed as one of the Top 5 best daylilies in Region 5.

The Eugene S. Foster Award for 2015 presented to Bill Waldrop for his introduction, "Kennesaw Mountain Lemon Sorbet." This award is presented annually for the best Late-Blooming Cultivar.

The Extra-Large Diameter Award for 2019 presented to Bill Waldrop for his introduction, "Blazing Cannons." This award is presented annually for the best cultivar which measures 7" in diameter or higher.

The AHS Award of Merit was presented to Bill Waldrop for his introductions, "Lydia's Regal Robe" and "Blazing Cannons." In the 2019 balloting for the Stout Medal, "Lydia's Regal Robe" finished tied for third place.

ADS Honorable Mention Awards for Bill Waldrop for the following daylilies: (1) IRISH HALO, (2) DIANA'S PINK GOWN, (3) DIANA'S EVENING GOWN, (4) PASTOR LAURIE ANNE MOELLER, (5) KENNESAW MOUNTAIN LEMON SORBET, (6) KENNESAW MOUNTAIN HAYRIDE, (7) LYDIA'S REGAL ROBE, (8) RED SAPPHIRE, (9) MARIETTA HEARTBEAT, (10) BLAZING CANNONS, (11) DIANA'S IRISH DREAM,(12) HOTLANTA, (13) IRISH ROYALTY, (14) KENNESAW CROSSFIRE, (15) KENNESAW BLUE SAPPHIRE, (16) BURNT HICKORY, (17) ILLINOIS MAJESTIC, (18) KENNESAW ORANGE PLUSH, (19) MAGICAL MORNING, (20) MASTER SERGEANT KENNETH LANE, (21) OPA KLAUS, (22) LILY'S CHRISTMAS SLIPPERS, and (23) ARTILLERY FIRE.

Diana Waldrop for her introduction, (1) LEMON CURLS and (2) LILY’S GOLDEN CURLS

AHS Best Scientific Article entitled "Converting H. Elfin Reflection." This article was published in the Region 5 Newsletter of The Georgia Daylily, page 22, Winter 2018.

AHS Best Scientific Article entitled, "The Conversion of a Daylily." This article was published in the Region 5 Newsletter of The Georgia Daylily, Summer/Fall 2010.

AHS Article entitled, "Dips to Tets: A How-to Guide." This article was published in the The Daylily Journal, Vol. 70, No. 1, Spring 2015.
Additional articles that I've written:
"Mother's Day Morning." This article was published in the Region 5 Newsletter of The Georgia Daylily, page 18, Fall 2018.
"How to Rent a Daylily." This article was published in the Region 5 Newsletter of The Georgia Daylily, page 14, Winter 2018.
"Converting Elfin Reflection." This article was published in the Region 5 Newsletter of The Georgia Daylily, page 22, Winter 2018.
"My Experience in Hybridizing with Tetraploids." This article was published in the Region 5 Newsletter of The Georgia Daylily, page 30, Winter 2019.

Dennis Calbreath Photography Contest. Best Photo of a Single Bloom was awarded in 2019 and 2022 to Bill Waldrop. Best Photo of Multiple Blooms in 2020 to Bill Waldrop; Best Photo of Nature in the Garden was awarded in 2020 to Bill Waldrop. Dennis Calbreath Photography Contest. Best Photo of Multiple Blooms in 2023 to Diana Waldrop. Second Best Photo of a Seedling was awarded in 2023 to Diana Waldrop; Third Best Photo of a Nature in the Garden was awarded in 2020 to Diana Waldrop.

Bill and Diana Waldrop
310 McDaniel Road
Marietta, Georgia 30064
(770) 429-0204 home
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