SCOTT BENNETT*

(Morss) 2005 28" EM Re Ex Ev 6 1/2".
This beautiful daylily is a worthy choice to bear the name of a hugely
talented artist whose love for daylilies is quite contagious. The reviews
from discerning daylily connoisseurs, top daylily hybridizers and just
plain normal folks have been raves! The color is apricot with a lavender
purple eye outlined in wine and echoed on the double to triple edge. The
dramatic edge matches the pewter lavender eye, outlined in wine and splashed
in gold. The form is EMO, overlapped, widespread, and full, with pleats,
piecrust, tendrils, and fascinating adornments on the multicolored edges.
The sparkling diamond dusted texture; substance and color hold well. Fertile
both ways, transmitting the double ornate edge - and various unique, desirable
qualities to its progeny. Three way branching and strongly recurrent scapes.


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.