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. LA VITA
(Kirchhoff) 30" M Re Ex Sev 5 ¾". Superbly elegant
blooms, featuring a perfectly clear, unblemished, concentrated deep
ruby red color with a blue sheen and chartreuse green throat. It was
a favorite of many of our garden visitors this year. Dan Hansen of Ladybug
Daylilies particularly favored this one. An early morning opener, the
form is perfect with wide, overlapped segments, edged in pleated ruffles,
and slightly recurved sepals. Many folks want clear reds without a trace
of orange in the coloration and with its blue sheen, silken texture,
sunfast color and substance LA VITA fits the criteria! One of the best
rebloomers of the year the strongly recurrent scapes have 3 - 4 way
branching and many buds.. Fertile pod and pollen. Limited.
{[(Ring Of Change x Scarlock) x (Tet Cathay Caper x Seedling)) x Dragon
King] X Maria Callas}.