I first saw a huge clump of 'Bill Norris' growing in my friend's garden about 25 years ago. At that moment I knew I had to have it! Bill is considered a classic daylily with its round, full form and delicate ruffles. It is an exceptional plant, verified by all the awards it has garnered, and the 101 child plants on the record.
Bill Norris, a semi-evergreen tetraploid, was hybridized by David Kirchhoff and registered in 1993. This brilliant gold beauty has perfect, consistent, waxy 5" blooms. The blooms are early morning openers (EMOs), plus they have extended bloom into the evening and are fragrant to boot! Bill also exhibits rebloom, even in Wisconsin's northern climate. Last summer in my yard, Bill Norris grew 28" tall and bloomed from July 3-September 13, at which time a rebloom scape full of blooms was ready-to-go when the deer ate it.
American Daylily Society Awards:
Bill Norris, a semi-evergreen tetraploid, was hybridized by David Kirchhoff and registered in 1993. This brilliant gold beauty has perfect, consistent, waxy 5" blooms. The blooms are early morning openers (EMOs), plus they have extended bloom into the evening and are fragrant to boot! Bill also exhibits rebloom, even in Wisconsin's northern climate. Last summer in my yard, Bill Norris grew 28" tall and bloomed from July 3-September 13, at which time a rebloom scape full of blooms was ready-to-go when the deer ate it.
American Daylily Society Awards:
- Stout Silver Medal: 2002 (the highest award; only one daylily can win this award each year)
- Award of Merit: 2000
- Honorable Mention: 1997
- Junior Citation: 1993
- President's Cup: 1997
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