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. H. ‘PETER FERNYHOUGH’*
36” E Re Ex Ev 6”. This is a most extraordinary, deep wine-red self with triangular, yellow to lime green throat. Peter’s surname – is pronounced Fernyho, but in northern parts of England, it is pronounced Fernyhoff. A beveled black midrib and matching black veins add reinforcement to the flower’s substance. There is a blue sheen to the velvety texture. The EMO form is full, flat, and overlapped with medium pleats on the three inch wide petals. “Pete” was a dearly beloved member of the British Hemerocallis and Hosta Society, who did so much to publicize daylilies, and his beautiful garden was open to the public. Scapes have 4 – 5 way branching and are strongly recurrent. Very fertile, and an easy parent both ways. Barcelona Night X Diana Grenfell)