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. Welcome to Daylily World ...
2008 Daylily World Introductions
Greetings From The Bluegrass!
We moved here from Florida in 2006 for the excellent soil and ease of growing daylilies. We haven’t been disappointed. The transition is progressing quite well. The daylilies established quickly and made it through the first winter. A late April freeze was hard on them but they recovered in time for glorious bloom.Daylilies are remarkable for their resiliency and we are looking forward to another great bloom season.
We love visitors, and the optimum bloom is from June 15 to July 20. You may wish to contact us for absolute peak dates, which are now expected for the last week in June.
As a part of Northern Daylily Mecca, Daylily World and Thoroughbred Daylilies would like to invite you to visit and enjoy the bloom with us. We are having a party following garden tours on the weekend of June 27 – June 29. There will be a gala at Thoroughbred Daylilies on June 28, and you are invited to join in the fun.
There will be plenty to eat and plenty of door prizes. Meanwhile, RSVP. Ya’ll come!
As the magic of a new daylily season draws near, we are delighted
Capture the daylily magic!
David Kirchhoff and Mort Morss