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Welcome to Region One of the American Daylily Society (ADS), which is comprised of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and the Canadian province of Manitoba. We are proud to share with you that today's ADS has its origins in a meeting of daylily enthusiasts that took place in Shenandoah, Iowa, on July 13, 1946. Region One is where it all began!
We hope that you will regularly visit our website to further your interest in daylilies (Hemerocallis). Here, you can obtain information about the next Region One meeting as well as local daylily societies and their plant sales. If you are seeking advice concerning how best to grow daylilies in your garden, contact information of local Hemerocallis growers is also provided. We encourage you to join the ADS and enjoy the many benefits of membership.
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Pollen Dabbers 2026
Presented by the Central Iowa Daylily Society
Friday and Saturday, March 27th – 28th
Marshalltown Community College, rooms 612 & 614
3700 S Center St, Marshalltown, IA 50158
Registration form here
Jason Delaney of PHS Daffodils will be our keynote speaker for Friday
night.
Michael Grossman and Kathleen Nordstrom will be giving their long
programs on Saturday.
Some of you know how prominent Jason is in the daffodil world, but what
many do not know is that he has hybridized daylilies as well. He sees
one of his roles as a conservator of important lines of daylilies, and
has amassed large collections of daylilies by historically prominent
hybridizers.
Pollen Dabbers has enjoyed short programs by Michael and Kathleen for
years. Their long programs are particularly rich because we are invited
to see where they both started, and where they have come: Michael is
producing remarkable northern hardy toothed hybrids, and Kathleen's
pattern daylilies are groundbreaking.
We plan to have a deep bench of regional hybridizers as well. If you are
a hybridizer and want a spot on the program, please email me at
pf1371113@gmail.com
We hope you will join and start spring right with weekend of daylily
fellowship.
Phil Fass
President, Central Iowa Daylily Society
A block of rooms has been reserved by CIDS for this event at:
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Marshalltown
20 Iowa Ave E, Marshalltown, IA 50158
Details on the registration form:
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Reservations Group Rate: $143 (parking included)
Call 1-888-236-2427 and mention the Nebraska Daylily Society
Until June 10, 2026
Mention AMERICAN DAYLILY SOCIETY
Contact Information:
Regional Meeting Chair: Val Hoefer
If you have questions about the Regional Meeting, please contact Val.
hoefrv@gmail.com
402-843-0349
Registration checks should be made out to NDS and mailed to:
NDS
405 Center St.
Oakland, IA 51560
Registration Form:
For your convenience we have a links for both a Word Document and a fillable PDF version of the registration form.
(If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can easily fill out and print the PDF version registration form.)
Registration fee includes Friday & Saturday programs, Saturday bus tour, gift plant, and all meals from Friday dinner through Saturday dinner. Guest meals available (see registration form).
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Karol Emmerich, recipient of the 2025 Steve Moldovan Mentoring Award.
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.jpg) Ruler of Nations (Emmerich, 2021) awarded Honorable Mention 2024 to Karol Emmerich.
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.jpg) Quasar Cutie (Nordstrom, 2018) awarded the 2024 Annie T. Giles Award for outstanding small flower to Kathleen Nordstrom.
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Kathleen Nordstrom with her medal for the Anne T. Giles Award, pictured on left with National AHS President Rhonda Voroven.
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 Lyle Moen recipient of the 2025 Region 1 Service Award, for all his wonderful photos which document our Region 1 history.
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 The usual view of Lyle, out finding the perfect photo.
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  Barb Laschkewitsch awarded the VEEP award for all her care of the first public AHS Historic Daylily Display Garden at NDSU in Fargo, ND.
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 Barb Laschkewitsch receiving 2025 VEEP award from Region 1 President, Lisa Schmidt, at the Region 1 Summer meeting.
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 Region 1 President Lisa Schmidt won the 2025 Regional Newsletter Award, for Best Article About Gardens with "North Dakota Takes Daylilies to The International Peace Gardens". Photo by Jeff Schmidt
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 Region 1 science liaison Kathleen Wiese won the 2025 Regional Newsletter Award for Best Article on Photographing Daylilies with "Cell Phone or Dedicated Camera?" Photo by Lyle Moen
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FUN at ADS Region 1 summer meeting in Fargo, ND.
 
Linnea, Michelle, Kris at the registration table.
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 Faye Kroh made a beautiful daylily quilt for the auction.
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Toured NDSU gardens
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Toured Don and Mary Kinzler's garden.
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Toured Daylily Flats, Rich Roehrdanz's garden.
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Toured Northern Plains Botanic Garden.
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FUN at the ADS National meeting in Seattle (Lynnwood), Washington.
 Chihuly Garden and Glass
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 Space Needle from the harbor cruise.
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.jpg) Breathing In Snowflakes (Douglas-H., 2016) Stout Award 2024
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.jpg) Pony Up (Holmes-Owen,2014) Winner of this years President's Cup, the most outstanding clump observed at the National Convention.
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 Everyone from Region 1 at the 2025 National Convention at Seattle, WA.
From the left: Scott Keller, Steve Horan, Kris Henning, Vicky Aughenbaugh, Kathleen Nordstrom, Lisa Schmidt, Mike Grossmann, Donna Schouweiler, Jeff Schmidt, Donna Steele.
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