David’s first cross was in 1958, and his love of daylilies continues unabated. He is perhaps best known for his red and double flowered cultivars, although his two Lennington All American daylilies - MING PORCELAIN and CHORUS LINE were shades of pink. His two Stout Medal award winners – BETTY WOODS, the first double ever to win is a golden yellow, as is his single flowered, BILL NORRIS. David eagerly anticipates the challenge of growing and hybridizing daylilies for northern hardiness. 
Mort Morss began hybridizing daylilies in 1971, and his cultivars are very popular and widely grown. His award winning, first introduction, was named INNER VIEW and it helped launch the popularity of patterned daylilies. Mort’s Lennington All American Award winning PAPER BUTTERFLY was the first widely acclaimed cultivar with a patterned eyezone. His unwavering pursuit of excellence in the realm of patterned flowers has resulted in a disproportionately large percentage of the most coveted patterned eyes and edges by cutting edge hybridizers world wide. The popularity of his cultivars is such that they usually sell out soon after they are offered and are beloved throughout the world. Barbara Watts* |
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+ Barbara Watts*
(Kirchhoff) 26” - 30” E Re Ex Fr Ev 6” – 6 ½”. We used to refer to this unique new Double as “David’s Lost Toothy Double”. It is an Early Morning Opener in petaloid or hose-in-hose forms (some blooms display both petaloid and hose in hose). During hottest weather, petals sprout teeth up to ½ inches long, tipped in pastel yellow gold. The color is quite variable. In the early, cool Kentucky spring, it is a blend of cream peach with rose blush and peach-yellow halo. In Florida and Kentucky when the days turn hot, the colors become increasingly coral and orange. Color and substance are sunfast. Pollen is very powerful; pods moderately fertile. The sun and heat intensify the colors. Named for a great friend and tireless promoter of daylilies from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Recurrent scapes have 3 – 4 way branching. 99.9% Double. (Never a single, so far)
