北美百合协会 North American Lily Society – 英语世界百合属最具影响力的民间组织之一

协会概况与历史

北美百合协会（North American Lily Society，简称 NALS）是面向百合属（Lilium）爱好者的非营利行业组织，1947 年由北美一批百合种植者与育种者联合发起，宗旨是促进对百合属的兴趣、知识交流与品种保育。协会在北美几乎每一个州和加拿大各省都有活跃会员，会员还包括来自世界多国的百合爱好者，是英语世界百合属最具影响力的民间组织之一。协会注册为美国 501(c)(3) 非营利教育组织，会址与运营中心位于美国，日常工作由志愿理事会和各专项委员会负责。

出版物与会员服务

NALS 会员每年会收到四期彩色《季刊》（Quarterly Bulletin），分别在三月、六月、九月和十二月发行，内容涵盖百合栽培、百合属物种、播种繁殖、杂交育种以及协会动态。除季刊外，协会自 1947 年起持续编辑年度合订本（Yearbook），记录百合文化、品种介绍与年度百合评选结果，2012 年之前的年刊已编纂为 50 卷光盘版（超过 6800 页内容）。新会员入会会获赠《Let’s Grow Lilies》48 页栽培手册，此外协会也销售 90 页《Showing Lilies》裁判与展评手册，以及 32 页《Lily Disease Handbook》病害防治手册。

种子交换、研究资助与品种登记

会员可参与 NALS 运营的种子交换（Seed Exchange），获取来自会员捐赠的百合属物种与杂交种子，目录按园艺学分类的 9 大部类（亚洲杂交、铁炮、东方杂交、喇叭与奥勒良、LA/OT/OA 跨部杂交、物种等）组织。1989 年成立的百合研究信托基金委员会（Research Trust Fund Committee）每年向大学、植物园、私人研究者等提供小额科研资助，重点支持野生百合保育、百合育种、病虫害与栽培生理研究；2025 年完成资助项目包括通过流式细胞术比较物种与杂交品种的基因组大小、引进天敌防控红百合叶甲等。协会还参与英国皇家园艺学会（RHS）百合登记补充名录的整理与发布。

百合展评、年度人气榜与裁判认证

NALS 每年举办夏季百合展（Annual Lily Show）与国际百合研讨会，由不同地方分会轮流承办，展品包括切花、设计作品与摄影，裁判由 NALS 认证裁判打分。每年会员投票评选「百合人气榜」（Popularity Poll），1973 年开始，2025 年榜单前列包括 ‘Viva la Vida’、’Pink Jazz’、’Yellow Brush’、’Elusive’、’Finally’ 等品种，连续三年夺冠的品种自动入选「名人堂」（Hall of Fame），含 Black Beauty、Casa Blanca、Connecticut King、Enchantment、Scheherazade、Conca d’Or、Anastasia、Miss Feya、Easter Morn 等经典品种。协会自 1959 年起颁发 E. H. Wilson 奖（表彰对百合属有突出贡献的个人）与自 1982 年起颁发 Slate‑MacDaniels 奖（表彰对 NALS 有突出贡献的个人），2025 年获 E. H. Wilson 奖的是 Ieuan Evans。

区域分会、文化资料与公众参与

协会在加拿大与美国设有多个区域百合分会，加拿大地区包括 Alberta Regional Lily Society、Canadian Prairie Lily Society、Manitoba Regional Lily Society、Ontario Regional Lily Society、South Saskatchewan Lily Society、Victoria Regional Lily Society 等；美国地区包括 Mid Atlantic Lily Society、Michigan Regional Lily Society、New England Lily Society、North Star Lily Society、Ozark Regional Lily Society、Potomac Lily Society 等，各分会独立举办百合展、春季与秋季鳞茎销售、园艺旅行与培训。协会文化页面对百合园艺学 9 大分类（Asiatic、Martagon、Candidum、American Native、Longiflorum、Trumpet/Aurelian、Oriental、Interdivisional、Species）有完整图文说明，覆盖百合种植、冬季防寒、杂交播种、病害防治与红百合叶甲生物防治等实用知识。2026 年第三届线上国际百合展与研讨会由 NALS 主办，1 月 12 日起开放摄影投稿，8 月 6 日截止。

About the North American Lily Society

The North American Lily Society (NALS) is a non-profit organization of lily enthusiasts founded in 1947 to promote interest in the genus Lilium. The society has active members across nearly every U.S. state and Canadian province, plus members worldwide, making it one of the most influential English-language lily societies. Registered as a U.S. 501(c)(3) educational non-profit, NALS is run by a volunteer board and committee chairs.

Publications and Member Services

Members receive four color Quarterly Bulletins per year (March, June, September, December), covering lily culture, species, seed growing, propagation, hybridization, and society news. NALS has published an annual Yearbook since 1947; the 1947-2012 run is preserved on a DVD containing over 6,800 pages. New members receive the 48-page “Let’s Grow Lilies” handbook. The society also sells the 90-page “Showing Lilies” judges’ manual (revised 2006) and the 32-page “Lily Disease Handbook” by Edward A. McRae.

Seed Exchange, Research Trust, and Lily Registry

The NALS Seed Exchange offers member-donated seed of hybrid and species lilies, organized into nine horticultural divisions. The Research Trust Fund Committee, established in 1989, funds small grants to universities, botanical gardens, and individuals for work on wild lily conservation, breeding, pest control, and cultivation physiology; recent grants include flow-cytometry genome-size comparisons and biological control of the red lily beetle. NALS also helps maintain the RHS Lily Registry Supplement.

Annual Lily Show, Popularity Poll, and Judges

Each summer NALS holds an Annual Lily Show and Symposium, hosted by a regional society. The Popularity Poll, run since 1973, asks members to vote on their favorite lilies. Top 2025 winners include ‘Viva la Vida’, ‘Pink Jazz’, ‘Yellow Brush’, ‘Elusive’, and ‘Finally’. Cultivars winning three years in a row enter the Hall of Fame (Black Beauty, Casa Blanca, Connecticut King, Enchantment, Scheherazade, Conca d’Or, Anastasia, Miss Feya, Easter Morn). NALS accredits judges through its Judging School and awards the E. H. Wilson Memento (since 1959) for outstanding contribution to the genus Lilium and the Slate-MacDaniels Trophy (since 1982) for service to NALS; the 2025 E. H. Wilson recipient was Ieuan Evans.

Regional Societies, Cultural Pages, and Public Participation

Regional lily societies affiliated with NALS run their own shows, bulb sales, and tours. In Canada these include the Alberta, Canadian Prairie, Manitoba, Ontario, South Saskatchewan, and Victoria Regional Lily Societies; in the U.S. they include the Mid Atlantic, Michigan, New England, North Star, Ozark, and Potomac Lily Societies. The society’s culture pages cover all nine horticultural divisions (Asiatic, Martagon, Candidum, American Native, Longiflorum, Trumpet/Aurelian, Oriental, Interdivisional, Species) plus practical guidance on planting, winter protection, hybridizing, disease control, and red-lily-beetle management. NALS hosts the 3rd Virtual International Lily Show & Symposium in 2026, with entries accepted January 12 through August 6.

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