The American Daffodil Society recognizes outstanding garden daffodils with the Wister Award.

Award Criteria

Wister Awards 1985 to Present

Sources for Wister Award

  This 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.
   

This award was first offered in 1985 and the following daffodils (Narcissus) have received the Wister Award:

1. ‘Stratosphere’, 7 Y-O, a yellow and orange jonquil hybrid, several blooms per stem, 1985 (Sources: 2, 3, 4,11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16). See Photo.

2. ‘Accent’, 2 W-P, a white and pink large-cupped daffodil, 1987 (Sources: 2, 4, 9, 11, 16).  See Photo.

3. 'Ice Follies’, 2 W-W, a white large-cupped daffodil which opens with a yellow cup, 1992 (Sources: 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 16)

4. ‘Sweetness’, 7 Y-Y, an all yellow, fragrant jonquil hybrid, 1993 (Sources: 1, 2, 4, 9, 13, 16) See Photo.

5. ‘Ceylon’, 2 Y-O, a yellow and orange large-cupped daffodil, 1994 (Sources: 2, 13, 16)

6. ‘Salome’, 2 W-PPY, a white and pink large-cupped daffodil with a yellow rim on the cup, 1995 (Sources: 1, 2, 11, 13, 16)

7. ‘Peeping Tom’, 6 Y-Y, a yellow cyclamineus hybrid daffodil, 1996 (Sources: 1, 2, 13, 16)

8. ‘Rapture’, 6 Y-Y, an all yellow cyclamineus hybrid daffodil, 1997 (Sources: 2, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15). See Photo.

9. ‘Intrigue’, 7 Y-W, a jonquil hybrid with yellow petals and a white cup, several blooms per stem, 1998 (Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 12, 13)  See Photo.

10. ‘Tripartite’, 11a Y-Y, a split-corona hybrid, with several blooms per stem, 1999 (Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14)  See Photo.

11. ‘Monal’, 2 Y-R, a yellow and red large-cupped daffodil, 2000 (Sources: 1, 2, 9).

12. ‘Golden Aura’, 2 Y-Y, an all yellow large-cupped daffodil, 2001 (Sources: 3, 4, 12, 13). See Photo.

13. 'Bravoure’, 1 W-Y, a strong-growing trumpet daffodil with white petals and a yellow cup, 2002. (Sources: 2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16)

14. ‘Tahiti’, 4 Y-O, a yellow and orange double daffodil, strong stems, 2003. (Sources: 2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 16) See Photo.

15. ‘Segovia’ 3 W-Y, a miniature daffodil, 2004 (Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 14, 15, 16) See Photo.
    
    

16. 'Fragrant Rose' 2W-GPP, a later blooming pink and white daffodil with perfect form, 2005 (Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16).  See Photo.
    
    
17. 'Dainty Miss' 7W-GWW, intermediate- size, all white flower, 2006 (Sources: 3, 5, 9). See Photo.
    
    
18. 'Camelot' 2 Y-Y, all yellow large-cupped daffodil, 2007 (Sources: 2, 4, 13, 16)
    
    
19. 'Chromacolor' 2 W-P, a white and pink large-cupped daffodil, 2007 (Sources: 2, 16)
    
    
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 (Sources: 2, 4, 7, 9, 12, 16)
    
    
21. 'Merlin' 3 W-YYR, a small-cupped daffodil with white petals and a yellow cup rimmed in red, 2007 (Sources: 2, 4, 13, 14, 16)
    
    
22. 'Quail' 7 Y-Y, a jonquil hybrid, several blooms per stem, fragrant, 2007 (Sources: 2, 4, 11, 13, 16)
    
    
23. 'Falconet' 8 Y-R, a tazetta hybrid with yellow petals and a small red cup, several blooms per stem, fragrant, 2007 (Sources: 2, 4, 11, 13, 16)
    
    
24. 'Kokopelli' 7 Y-Y, an all yellow jonquil hybrid with several small blooms per stem, 2007 (Sources: 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 15) See Photo.
    
    
25. 'Saint Keverne' 2 Y-Y, an all yellow large-cupped daffodil, 2007 (Sources: 2, 4, 13)
    
    
26. 'Resplendent' 2 Y-R, a red and yellow large-cupped daffodil, 2007 (Sources: 3, 6, 10)
    
    
27. 'Brackenhurst’, 2 Y-O, a red and yellow large-cupped daffodil, 2008 (Sources: 2, 11, 13)
    
    
28. 'Hawera’, 5 Y-Y, a miniature yellow triandrus hybrid with several blooms per stem, 2008 (Sources: 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16)
    

Sources:

1. McClure and Zimmerman, P.O. Box 368, Friesland, WI 53935-0368 - www.mzbulb.com

2. Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, 7900 Daffodil Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061 - www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com
3. David Burdick Daffodils & More, P.O. Box 495, Dalton, MA 01227 - www.daffodilsandmore.com
4. Ron Scamp Quality Daffodils, 14 Roscarrack Close, Falmouth, Cornwall TR114PJ,England; www.qualitydaffodils.co.uk
5. Mitsch Daffodils, P.O. Box 218, Hubbard, OR 97032 -
   www.web-ster.com/havensr/mitsch/
6. Cherry Creek Daffodils, 21700 S.W. Chapman Rd., Sherwood, OR 97140-8608;
7. Ringhaddy Daffodils, 60 Ringhaddy Road, Killinchy, Co. Down BT23 6TU, Northern Ireland, UK - www.ringhaddy-daffodils.com
8. Oakwood Daffodils, 2330 W. Bertrand Road, Niles, MI 49120 - oakwooddaff@hughes.net
9. PHS, Attn. Jason Delaney, P.O. Box 6005, St. Louis, MO 63139-0005  - bulbboy_phs@yahoo.com
10. Templeton Daffodils, Pound Road, RD 6, Christchurch, New Zealand - d-l.adams@xtra.co.nz
11. COLORBLENDS, 747 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06608 - www.colorblends.com; www.daffodildepot.com
12. Universal Bulb Co., P.O. Box 1409, Pearcedale 3912, Victoria, Australia -  ij.dyson@bigpond.net.au
13. Walkers Bulbs, Washway House Farm, Washway Rd., Holbeach, Spalding, Lines, PE12 7PP, UK - www.bulbs.co.uk
14. The Warren Estate, 9 Greengate Drive, Knaresborough, HG5 9EN, UK -   www.miniaturebulbs.co.uk
15. Bramcote Bulbs, 105 Derby Road, Bramcote, Nottingham NG 2GZ, UK - www.bramcotebulbs.com
16. John Scheepers, Inc., (Van Engelen, wholesale), 23 Tulip Drive, P.O. Box 638, Bantam, CT 06750-0638  - www.johnscheepers.com