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. ART IMPERIAL
30" E Re Ex Ev EMO 5¾" - 6". Dr. Arturo and
Dr. Nina Imperial's sub-tropical garden in Lake Jackson, Texas contains
one of America's premier daylily collections. Reflected by the blue
waters of a huge lake, their spacious garden reveals exquisite taste
and horticultural excellence. ART IMPERIAL is an opulent orange red
color with a yellow to green throat, encircled by a ruffled, gold edge.
The blooms are of medium substance, and the clear color shows singular
saturation, intensity and brightness when planted in light shade. The
form is so flat and round as to be unique in both size and refinement
in this singularly assertive color. Little wonder that Timber Press
features its photo on the cover of their new Color Encyclopedia of Daylilies
advertisement brochure. The strongly recurrent scapes have 3 way branching
and 20 or more buds. A paragon in the garden, providing unique, blazing
color, all the more enhanced by a wide stripe down the center of the
petal. Fertile both ways. JC AHS 2000.
[(Autumn Valentine x Betty Warren Woods) X Crimson Wind].