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. MARTINA VERHAERT
(Morss) 20" E Re Ex VFr Sev 5 ½". People line up to have a closer look at this new winner from Mort! Martina Verhaert is the lovely wife of the well-known Belgian daylily connoisseur, Francois Verhaert. The flower is a perfect combination of two ¼" wide edges - - the outer one white, framing the inner one of dark, clear purple with matching purple eyezone. The color between the eye and edge is a lovely, pastel orchid. The throat is a clear, yellow to bright green and extends into center of the eye. An early morning opener, the form is open face, with extremely wide, overlapped petals and slightly rolled back sepals. The outer edges are ornately sculpted in ruffles, piecrusting, tendrils, loops and pleats. The small-plants seem as tough as piano wire and in perfect proportion to the low well-branched scapes that display all blooms above the foliage. A fine parent, and though a reluctant pod parent the pollen is very fertile. Supply limited. Junior Citation AHS, 1998. Very limited. (Forest Phantom x Druid's Chant)