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. VENETIAN BAROQUE
(Morss) 26" EE Re Ex Ev 5 ¾". A complex heritage
elevates this eyed and edged daylily to a new plateau within the gene-pool.
The pear yellow color is tinted with a distinctly colored eyezone in
a concentrated blend of rich currant, wild berry and dark cherry shades,
repeated on the edges of the petals. A bright yellow to green throat
adds great contrast. An early morning opener, the form is full, and
the blooms open early. The petals are 3" wide, overlapped, and
widespread. The sepals are slightly recurved. Both color and substance
cope well throughout the season - especially for an EE, EMO! The strongly
recurrent scapes have 4 - 6 way branching with 40 plus buds. A fine
parent, producing well-branched seedlings in many colors with variously
colored eyes , edges and patterns. Unusually fertile pod and pollen.
{[(Paper Butterfly x Tet Lullaby Baby) x (Seedling x Wedding Band)]
x [Benchmark x (Dream Express x Seedling)] X (Seedling x Frank Smith)}.