Lucille Williamson of Roganville is the 1978 recipient of the Bertrand Farr
Silver Medal. This Medal is a distinguished honor to members of the American Hemerocallis
Society who have attained outstanding results in the field of
hybridizing.Lucille Williamson of Roganville is the 1978 recipient of the Bertrand Farr
Silver Medal. This Medal is a distinguished honor to members of the American Hemerocallis
Society who have attained outstanding results in the field of
hybridizing.
Perhaps Lucille's most noted achievement is Hemerocallis 'Green Flutter', winner of the 1976 Stout Silver Medal as well as the 1970 winner of the Annie T. Giles Award. H. 'Green Flutter' won a Junior Citation in 1965, an Honorable Mention in 1970, and an Award of Merit in 1973. H. 'Green Flutter' grows well in all regions. This beautiful greenish yellow cultivar has been used extensively by many hybridizers.
H. 'Little Grapette' is another of Lucille's introductions that continues to grow in popularity. It is the 1975 winner of the Donna Fischer Memorial Cup, a 1971 Junior Citation winner, and a 1974 Honorable Mention winner. Here again she has introduced a cultivar that is performing well in all sections of the country and it too is proving to be a fine parent when used in the hybridizing of purples and lavenders.
In selecting Hemerocallis for registration she has given special emphasis to cultivars that have clarity of color, form, texture and substance. Her attention to the harmonious relationship to the size of the flower in scape height, strength, the number of buds and branching continue to give Williamson cultivars "that something special" making her introductions stand out among the registrations of other hybridizers.
For many years I have followed her progress in the development of purples and pinks. Each year in her evaluation of the past year's results she always tells me of those which make this years results better than the previous years and that is the way it should be for a progressive hybridizer! This is one of her ways to encourage younger persons to set goals in hybridizing and to begin to work toward those goals. Lucille continues to share her hybridizing knowledge with others who are interested in improving the Hemerocallis.
Today we are beginning to see another of Lucille's creations rising to fame as H. 'Mamie Schulze', a 1974 Junior Citation winner, becomes one of the most sought after daylilies.
Upon retirement Lucille and Willie returned to her ancestral home in a remote area of southeast Texas to hybridize daylilies and to live with nature. Consequently many Awards and Honors Judges are not able to visit her garden annually in order to evaluate her hybridizing achievements. Thus many of the fine Williamson cultivars are not nationally known.
When Mrs. Williamson is complimented on H. 'Green Flutter' winning the Stout Medal she merely replies, "I did nothing, it was all of you who grew H. 'Green Flutter' and promoted IT, grew IT, and voted for IT as an Awards and Honors Judge.
This year's Bertrand Farr Silver Medal recipient is a hybridizer who has worked diligently for more than 35 years to bring all of us newer and better daylilies without focusing any of the attention on her attributes as a hybridizer. Lucille continues as one of the foremost hybridizers of miniatures, ponies, and small flowered varieties just to mention a few of her outstanding achievements with the Hemerocallis.
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