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. Butterflies Are Free* |
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Butterflies Are Free*
(Morss). 30” E Re Ex Fr Ev 7”. The unique color and extraordinary star shape enthrall visitors to linger and admire this giant’s great beauty and stature. The base color is greyed orchid lavender. The eyezone is a web patterned, lavender blue color, clearly outlined in violet, repeated boldly on petals and sepals. Inside the eye, the web color is blue violet, and it is red violet outside the eye. The large throat is yellow to green and the raised midrib is pastel lavender. The texture glitters in diamond dusting, complimenting the sparkling cellophane glitter edge. Substance and color are quite sunfast. The recurrent scapes have 3 way branching and 15 – 18 buds.