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. DIXIE AYERS
(Kirchhoff) 28" EE Re Ex Dor 5". This special daylily is
named for a special daylily friend from Georgia who delights everyone
with her keen humor and fine eye for good daylilies. It is also a favorite
of garden visitors. Though displaying dormant plant habit, it performs
here as well as most evergreens. The vivid red eyezones and bright red
edges (flecked gold), splashed onto sorbet orange colored petals, are
intense and punctuated by yellow to green throats. An early morning
opener, the form is symmetrical, overlapped, and wide open with sepals
slightly recurved. Sparkling with diamond dusting and firm substance
these blooms remain fresh all day. The strongly recurrent scapes produce
multitudes of showy blooms. A fine parent - moderately pod fertile and
very fertile pollen.
(Frank Smith x Seedling) X (Edgy Appeal x Seedling). JC AHS 2000.