Daylily Growers of Dallas
Established September 25, 1958 as the Hemerocallis Growers of Dallas,
later renamed Daylily Growers of Dallas
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This club also had day (Big Dee Unit) and night (Fluorescent Unit) groups for many years.

The club has been very active in American Hemerocallis Society and Region 6 activities thru the years, having held AHS National Conventions twice (1965 and 1977) and AHS Region 6 Meetings seven times (1970, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1998, and 2005). Daylily Growers of Dallas has produced two AHS Presidents: Bertie Ferris (1969) and Kay Day (2000-2001).

Daylily Growers of Dallas (DGD) hosted a celebration of its 50th Anniversary on September 20, 2008. Everyone attending the celebration received a bound copy of the DGD 50-Year History Booklet. In honor of the occasion, all DGD members present were given a new daylily named Hemerocallis 'Dallas Legacy' (Dan Hansen, 2008). DGD commissioned Dan to name and register this new daylily cultivar in honor of its history.

Club Presidents
Year President Year President Year President
1959 Mrs. Richard (Bon) Robertson 1974 Mrs. W. Shelbie Dodd 1989 Wynelle Clifton
1960 Marcel Jones 1975 Clara Murdock 1990 Helen Reynolds
1961 Mrs. Henry S. Keough 1976 Jack Bradley 1991 Ruth Ratliff
1962 Mrs. Royal A. (Bertie) Ferris, Jr. 1977 Kenneth Henson 1992 Patricia Kyser
1963 Mrs. Martin (Ida) McMillan 1978 Ury G. Winniford 1993 Gary Wooley
1964 Mrs. Hugh A. (Lula Mae) Purnell 1979 Lula Mae Parnell 1994 Gene Koonce
1965 Mrs. James K. Kerr 1980 Kenneth Henson 1995-96 Virginia Henson
1966 Mrs. Alvin H. (Marietta) Mosse 1981 Mrs. W. D. Owen 1997-98 Kay Day
1967 Mrs. Edwin L. Cunningham 1982 Virginia Henson 1999-2000 Barron Bozeman
1968 Margaret Johnston 1983 Mrs. I. D. (Natalie) Thompson 2001 Eloise Koonce
1969 Tom J. Hughes 1984 Joyce W. Lewis 2002-03 Binion Amerson
1970 Dr. Robert P. Miller 1985 Mrs. Al (Peggy) Hammel 2004 Jerry Arledge
1971 Ury G. Winniford 1986 Mrs. W. S. (Gertrude) Lanham 2005-06 Lee Causey
1972 Mrs. W. S. (Gertrude) Lanham 1987 Mrs. John I. Moore 2007-08 Tim Closs
1973 Mrs. C. Neal (Loree) Meagher 1988 Sara Blauman 2009-10 Mary Alice Caffarel

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