JUST A KISS AWAY (2009)
(Lotus Land X Queen of Angels) Love is JUST A KISS AWAY. Delicious
lacy opulence. The first of three or four intros from this great cross.
Makes big clumps here. Show branching. Seedling 3208Z. $20.Home 2010 Introductions Previous Introductions About Iris Colorado How to Grow Bearded Iris Order Form Gretchen Simons' Jewelry
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JUST A KISS AWAY (2009)
(Lotus Land X Queen of Angels) Love is JUST A KISS AWAY. Delicious
lacy opulence. The first of three or four intros from this great cross.
Makes big clumps here. Show branching. Seedling 3208Z. $20.
EXHIBITIONIST
(2009) ((Conjuration x Gigolo) X (Gallant Rogue
x Magic Kingdom)) This one demands center stage! Lavender amoena with blazing
red-orange in throat. When well-grown, EXHIBITIONIST shows off long fuzzy horns
with a small lavender dot at the end, matching the falls! Seedling 8134. $20.
PALE FIRE
(2009) (Opposing Forces X Frosted Pumpkin)
Wonderful distinctive color blend. Delicate pastels accented by a flame of a
beard. A good grower in Colorado. Seedling 3155Q. $20.
POINT COUNTERPOINT
(2009) (High Priestess X Ring Around
Rosie) Big bright variegata from unusual parentage. The first of
what could be several introductions from 'High Priestess'. Vigorous and hardy. Good stalks.
Should be an interesting parent. Seedling 2133 var. $20
KING OF LIGHT
(2007) (Amber Elegance X Quito) Big, bright, non-fading, modern, ruffled.
Great stalks. Received flattering comments at the Portland AIS convention
as a seedling. Best Seedling, Region 20 Show, 2006. Perry
Dyer's Contemporary Views "Pick of the Litter" Award. $15.
PHANTOM SHIP (2007) ((Tempting Fate x Vigilante) X Sea Power) Strong and dramatic. Awesome presence in the garden and on the show bench. Best Specimen Elmohr Iris Society Show 2007. $10.
QUEEN ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE
(2007) (Laugh Lines X County of Kent) Distinctive,
modern and strong growing luminata plicata. Our second introduction
('Elizabethan Age' is the other) from the excellent parent 'County of Kent'.
HM 2009. $15.
BELLE DE PROVENCE (2006) (Melba Hamblen X Caracas) A beautifully formed and ruffled late-season beauty. Showing herself to be an excellent parent. Favorite Iris 2007 TBIS Tour. Best Specimen Region 20 Show 2007. HM 2008. $10.
ELIZABETHAN AGE
(2005) (((Cheating Heart x (Prize Drawing x
Flights of Fancy)) X County of Kent) Luminata with strong colors and
good form. Strong, healthy plants. AM 2009. $8.
NEON MAMA (2004) (Tempting
Fate X Vigilante) Yellow standards with patterned blue and red falls.
Distinctive and eye-catching. HM 2008. $8.
Border Bearded Iris
BONJOUR (2008)
(Zing Me X Silverado) Distinctive and eye-catching. Makes a
great clump. $10.
ZINGERADO (2004) (Zing Me X Silverado) White with gold pumila spot. Great clumps.
Winner "Best Border Bearded", 2004 Florence Competition. HM
2006. $8.
Arilbred Irises
BABYLON PRINCE
(OGB-) (2009) (Nordic Sky X Smash) A new type of arilmedian. 'Nordic
Sky' is Howard Shockey's OGB that was introduced in 2009. 'Smash' is a
tetraploid MTB from the Craigs. Flowers are smaller that those of a
typical arilbred. $15.
PERSIAN SAPPHIRE
(OGB-)
(2005) (Chubby Cheeks X Barbarella) An SDB that is an arilbred! Grows as
strongly as any SDB here in Colorado. Genetically 1/2 Iris pumila,
1/4 aril and 1/4 tall bearded. Seedling #604B. AM 2009. $8.
HAMMURABI (OGB)
(2004) (Teucros X Astra Girl) (RC X MTB) Very aril-looking diploid
halfbred. Notably healthy plants here in Colorado. 17".
Looked good at Oklahoma City Convention. Goes dormant in
summer and winter here. AM 2009. $10.
RIVERS OF BABYLON
(OGB) (2004) (Lancer X (Bionic Focus x Turkish Pendant)) Distinctive colors, fine form.
Tall with straight stalks. HM 2006. American Iris Society Award of
Merit 2008. $10.
BYZANTINE ART (OGB)
(2001) (Onlooker X unknown) Dark signal bleeds red. A strong
grower. American Iris Society Award of Merit, 2005. C.G. White Medal 2008
(Top award for arilbreds). $8.
Table Irises (also known as Miniature Tall Bearded)
ROAD LESS TRAVELED (Mermaid
Street X Bach Toccata) Petite and dramatic!
$10.
BACH FUGUE (2005)
(Cyber Net X unknown) No two flowers alike.
HM 2009. $5.
BACH TOCCATA (2005)
(Cyber Net X unknown) No two flowers alike. HM
2006. $5.
Intermediate Bearded Irises
BARREL HOUSE BLUES (2004)
(Best Bet X What Again) Bright sky blue with darker infusions in petal
centers. Sister of 'Midsummer Night's Dream'. Looked good at 2007
MIS Convention. HM 2008. $5.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (1999) (Best Bet X What Again) Our first seedling and, so far, our most successful introduction. Winner of the American Iris Society's Sass Medal, the top award for Intermediates. MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM is a REBLOOMER, consistently providing flowers from August until frost. Smooth, wide and ruffled. $5.
Standard Dwarf Bearded Irises
DONE ME WRONG (2009)
(Gaily Forward X ((Muchacha x Orange Dazzler) x (Muchacha x Chubby Cheeks)))
Bright yellow with very bright orange beards accented by a lighter area in the
center of the falls. Perhaps she will be truer to you than she was to
me. Seedling 374H. $8.
PHILIP MARLOWE (2009) (Dinky Circus X Rebus) Dramatic contrasting dark purple stripes on a white ground. Named for Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled private eye. Seedling 185G. $8.
SOME SUNNY DAY (2009) ((Pure Allure x Chubby Cheeks) X ((Muchacha x What Again) x (French Toast x Chubby Cheeks))) Exceptional wide and round form. Soft and smooth. Pure and clean as a Colorado morning. Seedling 3105C. $8.
TROUBLEMAKER
(2009) (Marksman X (Pele x Jazzamatazz)) Stunningly
bright beards make TROUBLEMAKER the one that garden visitors notice first. A
prolific bloomer. You'll know who to blame if your irises misbehave. Seedling
143Q. $8.
SAPPHIRE ON VELVET(2008) (Dark Vader X Chubby Cheeks) Excellent form and substance. Smooth deep color. $5.
DON'T THINK TWICE (2007) (sister of 'It Ain't Me Babe') ....it's all right. Cute and perky. Excellent plant habits. You'll give her your heart, but she wants your soul! $5.
IT AIN'T ME BABE (2007) ((((Muchacha x What Again) x (French Toast x Chubby Cheeks)) x Frugal) X Rebus) Beautiful, floriferous luminata-plicata. Small round flowers. $5.
VIVALDI (2007) (Chubby Cheeks X (Lap Cat x (Sapphire Gem x Chubby Cheeks))) True sky blue in a modern Standard Dwarf plicata. Excellent wide form. Nice clumps. $5.
BLING
(2005) (Dark Rings X (Muchacha x Orange Dazzler) Super-bright gold with
fine form. A good grower too! $5.
SHARP DART (2005) (Irish
Moss X Celsius) Primary colors and rampant growth. HM
2007. $5.
Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
GOBO (John J. Taylor 2007)
((Silky Dip x Nancy Alane) X (Creamette x I. pumila
R61-73D)) Cute, bright and distinctive. A very impressive
mini! $5.
Bearded Species and Species-X Irises
FOURSOME (John
J. Taylor 2008) Species-X ((P-17: (I. imbricata x M-3: (I.
timofejewii x I. reichenbachii "Van Nes")) X I. variegata)
White with lavender veining. 14 - 18". 'Foursome' is the type of the
nothospecies I.
xsalishensis J.J. Taylor. $8.
HUTCH (John J. Taylor 2008) Species-X ('Foursome' sibling) Bronze, copper, gold, white. Heavily veined. $8.
SHERMAN (John J. Taylor 2008) Species-X ((P-17 x M-3) X M-3) (See 'Foursome' pedigree above.) Full yellow self with orange beards. $8.
TRIPLICITY (John J. Taylor 2008) Species-X ('Sherman' sibling) A lovely pastel. 14-18" 'Triplicity' is the type of the nothospecies I. xpreeceana J.J. Taylor. $8.
VULTEE (John J. Taylor 2007)
Species-X ((I. timofefewii x I. reichenbachii) x Swerti)
X sibling) An intriguing diploid Standard Dwarf-size plicata
with branching and buds. Vigorous. $5.
IRINA'S GEM (Juri Pirogov 2006)
Species (Iris aphylla). Collected in the "Yamskaya
Steppe" area near the city of Stary Oskol in the Belgorod region of Russia.
'Irina's Gem' was the one plant with lavender flowers among thousands of the usual
purple aphyllas. Found by, and named for, Irina Zolotukhina.
Grows to about 12 inches in Colorado. Sold out.
Pirogov photo.
PETIT LION Species (Iris
variegata) (2001) An especially petite and floriferous clone of
variegata. American Iris Society Award of Merit. Runner-up
Founders of SIGNA Medal 2008. $8.
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