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What is the Lone Star Daylily Society?
The Lone Star Daylily Society is a Texas gardening club for people who grow, hybridize and promote daylilies. It belongs to Region 6 of the American Hemerocallis Society, the regional body covering Texas and New Mexico. The club's stated purpose is sharing knowledge and the beauty of the daylily, and its members describe themselves as gardeners who enjoy growing, hybridizing and simply talking about the plants.
What the club offers
- Monthly meetings on the third Sunday of each month, 2:00–5:00 pm, at the Alvin Senior Citizen's Building, 309 West Sealy, Alvin, TX. The format runs from club business to a guest or member presentation, then a daylily raffle. Meetings are open to the public and visitors are welcome.
- Daylily sales, with sale information and a sales list published on the site; upcoming sales also appear on the club's Google Calendar.
- Growing guidance for people new to daylilies or wanting to care for them better.
- Member daylilies, a showcase of plants grown by club members—useful for seeing what performs in the local climate.
- A Facebook group and feed for meeting notices, sale announcements and day-to-day discussion.
Who it suits
The society fits two kinds of people especially well. A home gardener in the Houston–Galveston area who has a few daylilies and wants reliable local advice can come to a meeting, ask questions and leave with a raffle plant. A more serious grower interested in hybridizing gets a room of people doing the same thing, plus a regional connection through the American Hemerocallis Society.
The main trade-off is geography: the meeting location in Alvin means the club is a practical fit for southeast Texas rather than the whole state, even though Region 6 covers Texas and New Mexico. Someone farther away can still use the growing pages and Facebook group, but won't get the in-person side.
A practical next step
If you're nearby, check the meetings calendar and attend as a visitor before joining—the open format makes this easy, and the presentation plus raffle gives you a feel for the group. If you're farther out, start with the growing daylilies section, then follow the Facebook feed to catch sale dates. For broader daylily growing information, the American Hemerocallis Society's own site is the natural companion resource.
When and where are the monthly meetings held, and can visitors attend?
Monthly meetings are held on the third Sunday of each month from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Alvin Senior Citizen's Building, 309 West Sealy, Alvin, TX 77511. Visitors are welcome: the Lone Star Daylily Society states that meetings are open to the public and guests are always welcome.
What to expect
A typical meeting follows a consistent format: club business first, then a presentation by a guest or club member, and it closes with a daylily raffle. If you are new to daylilies, the member presentation and the raffle are the easiest ways to see named varieties and ask practical growing questions in person.
Before you go
Check the society's calendar on Lone Star Daylily Society before a given month, since plant sales and other events are posted there and a specific meeting could shift. As a first-time visitor, arriving a few minutes early and mentioning that you are new gives members a chance to introduce you before the program starts.
How can I find out about upcoming daylily sales hosted by the club?
The club points members and visitors to two places for sale dates: its plant sales list and its Google Calendar, both accessible from the club's site, Lone Star Daylily Society. The same site also says its Facebook feed is updated regularly with news about meetings and plant sales, so checking the calendar first and the Facebook group second is a sensible routine.
A practical way to check
- Open the club's plant sales page for the current list of sales.
- Cross-check the Google Calendar, since the club says it is updated with upcoming plant sales.
- Follow the Facebook group for reminders and any last-minute changes.
If you are deciding whether a sale is worth the trip
- Local pickup matters: sales hosted by a Texas club like this one are in-person events, so confirm the venue and date on the calendar before planning travel.
- Ask what will be offered: club sales often feature divisions donated by members, so variety is unpredictable; the "Our Member Daylilies" page gives a sense of what local growers cultivate.
- Bring questions: monthly meetings (third Sunday, 2–5 pm, Alvin, Texas, open to the public) are a low-pressure way to ask members which sales are largest or best for beginners.
As general advice rather than a description of this club: if you cannot find a confirmed date, contact the club through its contact page rather than relying on an old social media post.
What should I know about growing and caring for daylilies in Texas?
In Texas, daylilies are generally low-maintenance perennials, but the main things to plan for are heat, drought and heavy clay or alkaline soil. The Lone Star Daylily Society, a Texas and New Mexico club affiliated with the American Hemerocallis Society, describes its purpose as sharing knowledge about growing, hybridizing and promoting daylilies, and its site includes a "Growing Daylilies" section and member-grown examples — Lone Star Daylily Society.
Practical starting points
- Plant at the right depth: set the crown about an inch below the soil surface, and avoid burying it deeply.
- Improve the soil: daylilies tolerate poor soil but perform better with compost worked in; in clay, plant slightly raised so water drains away from the crown.
- Water deeply but less often: established clumps are drought-tolerant, but regular deep watering during bloom and in the first season gives better flowers.
- Give them sun: most varieties want at least six hours of direct light; in very hot areas, some afternoon shade helps flower color hold.
- Feed lightly: a balanced fertilizer in spring and again after the main bloom is usually enough; too much nitrogen produces leaves rather than flowers.
- Divide every few years: clumps that stop blooming well are usually crowded and benefit from lifting and splitting in spring or early fall.
A realistic scenario
If you garden in the Houston area with heavy, wet soil, choose a raised bed or mound and pick varieties that perform well locally rather than relying on catalog descriptions alone. Visiting a club meeting or plant sale lets you see what actually thrives in Texas heat and humidity, and ask growers which cultivars have done well for them. The society meets on the third Sunday of each month in Alvin, and meetings are open to the public, with presentations and a raffle — a practical way to compare notes before you buy.
As a next step, note your soil type and sun exposure, then shortlist varieties recommended for your region before planting in spring or fall.
How do I join the society or connect with other daylily enthusiasts through their Facebook group?
Joining is informal: the society says its monthly meetings are open to the public and visitors are always welcome, so attending is the simplest first step to becoming involved and meeting other growers. The meetings are held on the third Sunday of each month, 2:00–5:00 pm, at the Alvin Senior Citizen's Building, 309 West Sealy, Alvin, TX 77511. Each meeting includes club business, a presentation by a guest or club member, and a daylily raffle — a good low-pressure way to introduce yourself and ask about membership.
For the Facebook group, the society points members and visitors to its Facebook feed and group as the place to follow meeting notices, plant sales and daylily discussion. Search Facebook for "Lone Star Daylily Society" and request to join; the group's posts are where day-to-day conversation and event updates appear.
A practical sequence
- Check the meetings calendar on Lone Star Daylily Society to confirm the next date.
- Attend a meeting as a visitor and ask a member about joining and dues.
- Join the Facebook group for between-meeting questions and sale announcements.
- If you hybridize or want wider resources, the society is part of Region 6 of the American Hemerocallis Society, which covers Texas and New Mexico — useful for regional growing advice and shows.
If you are deciding between the two routes: the Facebook group suits quick questions and following sales, while the monthly meeting is better for hands-on advice, seeing member-grown daylilies, and getting raffle plants. Someone new to daylilies in the Houston area would get the most from attending one meeting first, then using the group to stay connected.
What daylily varieties do club members grow and recommend?
The page does not name specific daylily varieties or list member recommendations. It points to a "Our Member Daylilies" section where daylilies grown by members are shown, but the excerpt gives no cultivar names, so no variety list can be drawn from it.
What the site does support
- A member daylily gallery, where growers display plants from their own gardens.
- Monthly meetings (third Sunday, 2:00–5:00 pm, Alvin Senior Citizen's Building, Alvin, TX) with a guest or member presentation and a closing raffle — the most direct setting for asking growers what performs well locally.
- A daylily sales section and a plant-sales calendar, where the plants actually offered for sale reveal what the club propagates and stands behind.
- A Facebook group and feed used for meeting and sale announcements.
A practical way to use it
If you garden in the Texas Gulf Coast area and want varieties suited to heat and humidity, treat the member gallery as a starting visual shortlist, then bring names to a meeting or the Facebook group and ask how each has performed over several seasons. Local experience with rust, crown rot and summer dormancy matters more than catalog photos. For broader cultivar registration and evaluation data, the American Hemerocallis Society, which the club names as its parent organization through Region 6, is the reference point.
For comparison, the American Daylily Society maintains the official registry and award information that club recommendations are usually measured against.
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