H. ‘Karen Newman’ (Couturier 2006)
36”, Diploid, Dormant, Mid-Season, Reblooms, 7”,
Buff Yellow Bitone With Peach Eye Above
Large Chartreuse Throat. Unusual Form (Crispate).
Its parentage is: Seedling X H. ‘Exotic Butterfly’

Geraldine Couturier receiving the Region 10 Lee Pickles
Outstanding Service Award and the AHS Region 10 Service Award.
(Photo by Laura Riester)

Many of you are familiar with Geraldine Couturier, recognized across the nation as a “spider” expert with several of her cultivars featured in The Color Encyclopedia of Daylilies. After beginning to hybridize in 1985, she registered her first daylily in 1990. It was H. ‘Witches Brew’ and it won an AHS Honorable Mention in 2000.

Originally from Michigan, Geraldine and her husband John (“Jack”) reside in Knoxville, TN where their garden has been on AHS National and Regional tours. Geraldine has been an AHS Exhibition Judge for over 20 years and is a familiar sight at daylily shows in the southeast United States. She is also a Garden Judge and a Garden Judge Instructor.

Geraldine has made presentations at Mid-Winter Symposium and at various daylily clubs. She’s won numerous photography and service awards on both a national and local level. She’s been tireless in her service to AHS, the Region and her local club. She’s been generous in donating plants (and a lot of her time) to national, regional and local events.

Until recently, Geraldine had one of the largest collections of early daylilies. A portion of this collection is now being cared for at the University of North Dakota. Due to health reasons, Sunnyridge Gardens in Knoxville, TN (the garden of Geraldine and John Couturier) is now closed to the public. Geraldine will continue to hybridize and introduce, but the marketing and sales will be handled elsewhere. The collection of introductions by Geraldine Couturier has now been moved to Delano Daylilies and future introductions will be handled there as well.

John and Geraldine Couturier at the
2007 AHS National Convention in Minneapolis, MN.
Photo by Laura Riester.

Click here to view photos of Geraldine’s introductions. For registration information and prices, please see the online Price List.