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The Waterman Award is given to an extraordinary American cultivar which displays excellent performance and hardiness in diverse European climates. This award was named after Mrs. Roswitha Waterman, who contributed a lot to the foundation of the modern Hemerocallis in Europe through lectures she gave in Germany over a period of many years. |
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ELIZABETH SALTER (Jeff Salter, 1990) pink self with green throat (n/a) tetraploid, semi-evergreen, Mid-season, 56cm scape height, 14cm diameter, diurnal, rebloom Waterman Award Winner 1997 Photo: Juerg Plodeck, Basel, Switzerland, 7/1999 |
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| 1998 | no award given |
Waterman Award Winner 1998 |
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| 1999 |
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BILL NORRIS (David Kirchhoff, 1994) brilliant sunny gold self (Sdlg x BIT MORE CLASS) tetraploid, semi-evergreen, Mid-season, 74cm scape height, 13cm diameter, extended, rebloom, fragrant Waterman Award Winner 1999 Photo: Juerg Plodeck, Basel, Switzerland, 7/1999 |
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| 2000 |
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EL DESPERADO (Patrick Stamile, 1991) mustard yellow with wine purple eyezone above green throat (EL BANDITO x BLACKBERRY CANDY) tetraploid, deciduous/dormant, Late-season, 71cm scape height, 13cm diameter, extended Waterman Award Winner 2000 Photo: Juerg Plodeck, Basel, Switzerland, 7/2000 |
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SERENA SUNBURST (B. Marshal, 1982) pink edged gold with gold shadings and green throat (n/a) tetraploid, deciduous/dormant, Mid-season, 58cm scape height, 11cm diameter, diurnal Waterman Award Winner 2001 Photo: Juerg Plodeck, Basel, Switzerland, 7/2005 |
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CANADIAN BORDER PATROL (Jeff Salter, 1995) cream with purple eyezone and purple edge above green throat (n/a) tetraploid, semi-evergreen, Early-Mid-season, 71cm scape height, 15cm diameter, diurnal, rebloom Waterman Award Winner 2002 Photo: Monika Gruner-Mittag, Troisdorf, Germany, 2007 |
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FOOLED ME (Reilly-Hein, 1990) golden yellow edged red with deep red eyezone and green throat (n/a) tetraploid, deciduous/dormant, Early-Mid-season, 61cm scape height, 14cm diameter, extended Waterman Award Winner 2003 Photo: Juerg Plodeck, Basel, Switzerland, 7/2001 |
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| 2004 |
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RED GRACE (John Benz, 1993) brilliant red self with lime green throat (TRUDY HARRIS x tet ED MURRAY) tetraploid, semi-evergreen, Mid-season, 86cm scape height, 14cm diameter, nocturnal, fragrant Waterman Award Winner 2004 Photo: Hans-Ulrich Kaiser, Krefeld, Germany |
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ISLESWORTH (Patrick Stamile, 1997) cream with purple eyezone and edge above a green throat (CREATIVE EDGE x PIRATE'S PATCH) tetraploid, evergreen, Early-Mid-season, 64cm scape height, 15cm diameter, diurnal, rebloom, fragrant Waterman Award Winner 2005 Photo: Juerg Plodeck, Basel, Switzerland, 7/2005 |
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BELA LUGOSI (Curt Hanson, 1995) deep purple self with green throat ((Sdlg x NAIROBI NIGHT) x tet GRAND MASTERPIECE) tetraploid, semi-evergreen, Mid-season, 84cm scape height, 15cm diameter, diurnal Photo: Jamie Vande, Cologne, Germany Waterman Award Winners 2006 NEWBERRY BORROWED TIME (Vel. P. Rushing, 1992) pink peach self with green throat (SHIRLEY OLEN x FAIRY TALE PINK) diploid, deciduous/dormant, Mid-season, 41cm scape height, 18cm diameter, diurnal, fragrant Photo: Gerrit Snoek, Venhuizen, Netherlands |
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TAOS (Patrick Stamile, 1999) pastel cream pink blend with gold edge above green throat (((MING PORCELAIN x CRUSH ON YOU) x Sdlg) x SHIMMERING ELEGANCE) tetraploid, deciduous/dormant, Early-Mid-season, 61cm scape height, 15cm diameter, diurnal, rebloom, fragrant, 3 branches, 26 buds Waterman Award Winner 2007 Photo: Karl + Hanne Rupp, Schortens, Germany, 2007 |
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SPACECOAST TINY PERFECTION (John Kinnebrew, 1998) flesh pink self with gold edge and green throat ((LITTLE MYSTIC MOON x (Sdlg x ELIZABETH SALTER)) x (LITTLE MYSTIC MOON x (Sdlg x ELIZABETH SALTER))) tetraploid, semi-evergreen, Early-season, 46cm scape height, 7.5cm diameter, diurnal, rebloom, 5 branches, 45 buds Waterman Award Winner 2008 Photo: Karl + Hanne Rupp, Schortens, Germany, 2008 |
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| 2009 |
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BETTY FORD (David Kirchhoff, 2002) garnet red with Chinese red watermark halo above yellow to green throat ((LEONARD BERNSTEIN x CRIMSON WIND) x (TORRID TANGO x FOREVER RED)) tetraploid, semi-evergreen, Extra-Early-season, 76cm scape height, 14cm diameter, extended, rebloom, 4 branches, 26 buds Waterman Award Winner 2009 Photo: Karl + Hanne Rupp, Schortens, Germany, 2008 |
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| 2010 |
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BROKEN SILENCE (Gunda Abajian, 2002) rosy pink self above green throat (ED BROWN x CORINTHIAN PINK) tetraploid, semi-evergreen, Mid-season, 84cm scape height, 15cm diameter, diurnal, rebloom, fragrant, 4 branches, 26 buds Photo: Hans-Ulrich Kaiser, Krefeld, Germany Waterman Award Winners 2010 MARIA CALLAS (David Kirchhoff, 1999) cardinal red self above yellow to green throat (LEONARD BERNSTEIN x KISS OF RED) tetraploid, evergreen, Early-season, 71cm scape height, 14.6cm diameter, extended, rebloom, 2 branches, 17 buds Photo: Monika Gruner-Mittag, Troisdorf, Germany |
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ROCK SOLID (Patrick Stamile, 2002) cream with plum violet eye and edge above green throat (INNER DESTINY x FRANCOIS VERHAERT) tetraploid, deciduous/dormant, Early-Midseason, 69cm scape height, 12cm diameter, diurnal, rebloom, very fragrant, 6 branches, 32 buds Waterman Award Winner 2011 Photo: Eric Bijl, PM Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 2011 |
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