Betty Bennett Brown was born in Orange,
Texas, on June 26, 1918, the daughter of Wilmer E. & Viola Bennett McCorquodale.
She passed away on May 11, 1994, after a lengthy illness. While her illness stopped her
hybridizing, her production
of quality double cultivars carried on. She and her late husband, Edgar W. Brown III, were life
members of American Hemerocallis
Society. They were active participants in
the Gulf Coast Daylily Society and the American Rose Society.
Betty registered 77 consistent doubles in a very wide range of color, size, and form.
In 1975, Betty's Hemerocallis 'Double Cutie' was awarded the American Hemerocallis Society Ida Munson Award, awarded annually for the best double daylily. Her H. 'Double Razzle Dazzle' won the award in 1980. Many other awards from American Hemerocallis Society were bestowed on her cultivars, both in the garden and on the show benches. Many of today's top hybridizers credit her work in getting them started in quality double programs. She was also very active in the community life in Orange, serving on the Red Cross and Salvation Army Boards, as well as working with the needy family programs.
She was always a wonderful hostess, truly a kind and considerate lady who built a beautiful home and a lovely garden full of flowers. Her garden was a show place.
We are the true benefactors of her dedicated work in the daylily world. God guided her hands very well. Her inspiration remains with us.
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