VIRGINIA LITTLE HENSON

Kirchhoff. 26'' E RE EX EV 5''. The daylily is ideal for any gardener who fancies growing quintessential daylilies. Since its very first bloom, we have waited to see its faults, and we have yet to see any. The color is coral- pink with hints of peach and rose. An EMO, the form is full and round, with petals lavishly encircled in complex gold ornamentation - flecked with the same peach-coral and rose of the halo. The early blooms display a lovely, pleated and piecrust edge. The fourth set of blooms present glittery (peach, coral and rose flecked) gold edges ranging the full gamut of styles - tentacles, hooks, knobs, teeth and more! Selected by the daylily connoisseur of SILOAM VIRGINIA HENSON fame - a grand and beautiful friend from Dallas, whose late husband, Ken, mentored our hybridizing program before it ever began. This one has a waiting list and is very limited. An easy, and a stellar parent. (SEMINOLE MAGIC X SUNSET BOULEVARD).

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.