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. +GLORIOUS AUTUMN*
(Kirchhoff) 2005 27" M Re Ex Dor 5".
The excitement of such beauty as GLORIOUS AUTUMN is why people grow and
hybridize daylilies. A tiny gold edge above lavish orange red (on the
outside half) crowns the flower. The orange red shades into orange and
blends from gold into yellow above the flower's heart. The form is consistent,
glorious and sublime. The color and substance hold quite well and if anything
are enhanced by the sun. The sparkling texture is smooth and shell-like
- should ever a shell be so colorful! In Central Florida, the twice-recurrent
scapes have two-three way branching, above luxuriant foliage. Fertile
both ways, though not an easy parent. 99.9% double - we've never seen
it bloom single.