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. + Emerie Baker |
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+ Emerie Baker* $200.00
30” E Re Ex E 5 1 /2”. Our flute playing, daylily-growing friend, Janet Levario, from the Eldorado Hills of California chose this beautiful flower to be named for her mother. The color varies from medium to strongly pastel orchid, depending on the temperature. The form is set off by ornate edges, dripping in diamond-dusted sharks teeth and lace in silver and gold filigree. Although the ornamentation is exaggerated more in extremely hot temperatures, the midsummer bloom in KY was as ornate as we have observed thus far. Usually the form is petaloid type but occasionally there are hose-in-hose style formations as well as combinations of the two styles. The sturdy scapes have three to four way branching with 30 plus buds. Descended from FORTUNE’S DEAREST, and bred with five generations of our doubles. Ninety seven percent double.
