The John and Gertrude Wister Award

The American Daffodil Society recognizes outstanding garden daffodils with the John and Gertrude Wister Award. The award was first presented in 1985.

Award Criteria
Wister Awards 1985 to Present
Bulb Sources for Wister Award
 

Criteria for this award are:

  1. That the cultivar must be a good grower. It should have a floriferous habit (many bloom stalks).
  2. It should have long lasting bloom with clean color, showy at a distance and reasonably sunfast.
  3. Foliage should be vigorous, resistant to disease and frost damage.
  4. Stem should be taller than foliage, strong and sturdy.
  5. Bulb should be resistant to basal rot and not prone to splitting up. (Too rapid increase can be a problem, such as in a cultivar where the blooms deteriorate dramatically in size and substance after being down two or three years.)
  6. Emphasis should be on garden performance, although it may be of show table quality.
  7. Cultivar should be readily available.
  8. The award may be given annually.

Here is the list of Wister Medal Awardees in a 8 ½” x 11″ printable format: ADS Wister Awardees

Here is the list of Wister Medal Awardees in a 5 ½” x 8 ½” printable format: Wister Awardees – small format

 

This award was first offered in 1985 and the following daffodils (Narcissus) have received the Wister Award (along with sources for bulbs):

  1. ‘Stratosphere’, 7 Y-O, a yellow and orange jonquil hybrid, several blooms per stem, 1985. See Photos and Information about ‘Stratosphere’ in DaffSeek.
  2. ‘Accent’, 2 W-P, a white and pink large-cupped daffodil, 1987.  See Photos and Information about ‘Accent’ in DaffSeek.
  3. ‘Ice Follies’, 2 W-W, a white large-cupped daffodil which opens with a yellow cup, 1992.  See Photos and Information about ‘Ice Follies’ in DaffSeek.
  4. ‘Sweetness’, 7 Y-Y, an all yellow, fragrant jonquil hybrid, 1993. See Photos and Information about ‘Sweetness’ in DaffSeek.
  5. ‘Ceylon’, 2 Y-O, a yellow and orange large-cupped daffodil, 1994.  See Photos and Information about ‘Ceylon’ in DaffSeek.
  6. ‘Salome’, 2 W-PPY, a white and pink large-cupped daffodil with a yellow rim on the cup, 1995.  See Photos and Information about ‘Salome’ in DaffSeek.
  7. ‘Peeping Tom’, 6 Y-Y, a yellow cyclamineus hybrid daffodil, 1996.  See Photos and Information about ‘Peeping Tom’ in DaffSeek.
  8. ‘Rapture’, 6 Y-Y, an all yellow cyclamineus hybrid daffodil, 1997. See Photos and Information about ‘Rapture’ in DaffSeek.
  9. ‘Intrigue’, 7 Y-W, a jonquil hybrid with yellow petals and a white cup, several blooms per stem, 1998.  See Photos and Information about ‘Intrigue’ in DaffSeek.
  10. ‘Tripartite’, 11a Y-Y, a split-corona hybrid, with several blooms per stem, 1999.  See Photos and Information about ‘Tripartite’ in DaffSeek.
  11.  ‘Monal’, 2 Y-R, a yellow and red large-cupped daffodil, 2000.  See Photos and Information about ‘Monal’ in DaffSeek.
  12.  ‘Golden Aura’, 2 Y-Y, an all yellow large-cupped daffodil, 2001. See Photos and Information about ‘Golden Aura’ in DaffSeek.
  13.  ‘Bravoure’, 1 W-Y, a strong-growing trumpet daffodil with white petals and a yellow cup, 2002. See Photos and Information about ‘Bravoure’ in DaffSeek.
  14. ‘Tahiti’, 4 Y-O, a yellow and orange double daffodil, strong stems, 2003. See Photos and Information about ‘Tahiti’ in DaffSeek.
  15. ‘Segovia’ 3 W-Y, a miniature daffodil, 2004. See See Photos and Information about ‘Segovia’ in DaffSeek.
  16. ‘Fragrant Rose‘ 2W-GPP, a later blooming pink and white daffodil with perfect form, 2005. See Photos and Information about ‘Fragrant Rose’ in DaffSeek.
  17. ‘Dainty Miss‘ 7W-GWW, intermediate- size, all white flower, 2006. See Photos and Information about ‘Dainty Miss’ in DaffSeek.
  18. ‘Camelot‘ 2 Y-Y, all yellow large-cupped daffodil, 2007.  See Photos and Information about ‘Camelot’ in DaffSeek.
  19. ‘Chromacolor‘ 2 W-P, a white and pink large-cupped daffodil, 2007.  See Photos and Information about ‘Chromacolor’ in DaffSeek.
  20. ‘Hillstar‘ 7 YYW-YWW, a jonquil hybrid with a white halo on the yellow petals and yellow at the base of the white cup, several blooms per stem, 2007. See Photos and Information about ‘Hillstar’ in DaffSeek.
  21. ‘Merlin‘ 3 W-YYR, a small-cupped daffodil with white petals and a yellow cup rimmed in red, 2007. See Photos and Information about ‘Merlin’ in DaffSeek.
  22. ‘Quail‘ 7 Y-Y, a jonquil hybrid, several blooms per stem, fragrant, 2007.  See Photos and Information about ‘Quail’ in DaffSeek.
  23. ‘Falconet‘ 8 Y-R, a tazetta hybrid with yellow petals and a small red cup, several blooms per stem, fragrant, 2007.  See Photos and Information about ‘Falconet’ in DaffSeek.
  24. ‘Kokopelli‘ 7 Y-Y, an all yellow jonquil hybrid with several small blooms per stem, 2007. See Photos and Information about ‘Kokopelli’ in DaffSeek.
  25. ‘Saint Keverne‘ 2 Y-Y, an all yellow large-cupped daffodil, 2007.  See Photos and Information about ‘Saint Keverne’ in DaffSeek.
  26. ‘Resplendent‘ 2 Y-R, a red and yellow large-cupped daffodil, 2007. See Photos and Information about ‘Resplendent’ in DaffSeek.
  27. ‘Brackenhurst’, 2 Y-O, a red and yellow large-cupped daffodil, 2008.  See Photos and Information about ‘Brackenhurst’ in DaffSeek.
  28. ‘Hawera’, 5 Y-Y, a miniature yellow triandrus hybrid with several blooms per stem, 2008. See Photos and Information about ‘Hawera’ in DaffSeek.
  29. ‘Crackington‘, 4 Y-O,  a yellow and orange double daffodil, 2009.  See Photos and Information about ‘Crackington’ in DaffSeek.
  30. ‘Misty Glen‘, 2W-GWW, an all white large-cupped daffodil, 2010.  See Photos and Information about ‘Misty Glen’ in DaffSeek.
  31. ‘Dreamlight‘, 3 W-GWR, a historic daffodil with white petals and a small cupped edged in red, 2010. See Photos and Information about ‘Dreamlight’ in DaffSeek.
  32. ‘Sun Disc‘, 7 Y-Y, a miniature all yellow daffodil, 2010.  See Photos and Information about ‘Sun Disc’ in DaffSeek.
  33. ‘Barrett Browning‘, 3 WWY-O, white petals and a brightly colored cup make this a standout in the garden; 2011.  See Photos and Information about ‘Barrett Browning’ in DaffSeek.
  34. ‘Actaea‘, 9 W-YYR, white petals and a bright cup make this Historic poet a standout; 2012.  See Photos and Information about ‘Actaea’ in DaffSeek.
  35. ‘Thalia‘ , 5 W-W, white petals and cup make this Historic triandrus a standout; 2013.  See Photos and Information about ‘Thalia’ in DaffSeek.
  36. ‘Tete-a-Tete‘, 12 Y-Y, yellow petals and cup make this miniature daffodil a standout; 2014. See Photos and Information about ‘Tete-a-Tete’ in DaffSeek.
  37. ‘Golden Echo‘, 7WWY-Y, white petals and bright yellow cup make this fragrant jonquilla daffodil a standout; 2015. See Photos and Information about ‘Golden Echo’ in DaffSeek.
  38. ‘N. poeticus var. recurvus’ (Pheasant’s Eye), 13 – Species, Wild Variants, this poeticus daffodil is fragrant with recurved white petals; 2015. See Photos and Information about ‘N. poeticus var. recurvus’ in DaffSeek.
  39. ‘N. obvallaris’ (The Tenby Daffodil), 13 – Species, Wild Variants, a pseudonarcissus subspecies, this tough 13Y-Y daffodil was first published in 1796; 2015. See Photos and Information about ‘N. obvallaris’ in DaffSeek.
  40. ‘Geranium‘, 8 W-O, broad white perianth segments, and a cup that is a shallow bowl-shaped and yellowish orange in color, with up to 6 flowers per stem, this Historic tazetta is a standout in the garden, 2016. See Photos and Information about ‘Geranium’ in DaffSeek.
  41. ‘Pink Charm‘, 2 W-WWP, perianth segments are ivory white, and the corona is yellowish white, with a broad band of pink coral at the ruffled rim. This cultivar is the absolute pink daffodil favorite for your garden, 2017. See Photos and Information about ‘Pink Charm’ in DaffSeek.
  42. ‘Mount Hood’, 1W-W, This large trumpet daffodil opens with a bit of yellow but matures to creamy white. It is a standout in the garden, from strong stems to flaring trumpet to pristine perianth. Registered in 1938, this cultivar is also an ADS Historic daffodil. 2018. See Photos and Information about ‘Mount Hood’ in DaffSeek.
  43. ‘Las Vegas’, 1W-Y, This large trumpet daffodil has ivory white perianth segments and a vivid yellow corona. With strong stems, a bright yellow flaring trumpet and pure white perianth, it is a standout in the garden. 2019. See Photos and Information about ‘Las Vegas’ in DaffSeek.
  44. ‘Sir Winston Churchill’, 4W-O, This double daffodil has a white perianth and other petaloid segments in several whorls, and averages 4 flowers per stem. The corona segments are shorter than the center whorl and an orange color. Registered in 1966, this flower is strongly scented and is also an ADS Classics daffodil. 2020. See Photos and Information about ‘Sir Winston Churchill’ in DaffSeek.
  45. ‘Marieke’, 1Y-GYY, this trumpet daffodil is a stellar 1986 Konijnenburg & Mark hybrid. It has a huge, upward facing flower with a vivid, yellow perianth and a long, darker yellow trumpet. Its large flowers are beautifully proportioned, graceful despite their size, nicely scented and long-lasting. 2021. See Photos and Information about ‘Marieke’ in DaffSeek.
  46. ‘Blushing Lady’, 7Y-YYP, this jonquilla daffodil is a stand-out in the garden. It is soft yellow with a halo at the base of the cup. At maturity the edges of the cup develop a pink flush. There are usually three blooms per stem. This late blooming daffodil is a Brent C. Heath hybrid that was registered by Brent and Becky’s Bulbs from Virginia, USA. 2022. See Photos and Information about ‘Blushing Lady’ in DaffSeek.
  47. ‘Delibes’, 2 Y-YYO, this stunning large-cupped daffodil is a showstopper in the garden. It has broad greenish yellow perianth segments with a shallow bowl-shaped corona that is lightly ribbed with vivid yellow shading to orange at the mouth that is frilled. This early to mid-season blooming daffodil was registered prior to 1950 and hybridized by F. Rijnveld and Sons from the Netherlands. 2023. See Photos and Information about ‘Delibes’ in DaffSeek.
  48. ‘Bantam’, 2 Y-YOO, this intermediate sized daffodil is a standout in the garden. It has roundish, blunt, brilliant greenish yellow perianth segments with a bowl-shaped corona that is smooth or lightly ribbed orange, has a broad yellow zone at the base and sometimes has a darker orange at the rim. This late blooming daffodil was registered prior to 1950 and hybridized by Barr and Sons from England, UK. 2024. See Photos and Information about ‘Bantam’ in DaffSeek.

 

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