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Tall Bearded Irises
KING OF LIGHT (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. Seedling X22F. $25.
PHANTOM SHIP ((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. Seedling 1140K. $25.
QUEEN ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE (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'. Seedling 056A. $25.
BELLE DE PROVENCE (2006) (Melba Hamblen X Caracas) A beautifully formed and ruffled late-season pastel. Favorite Iris 2007 TBIS Tour. Best Specimen Region 20 Show 2007. Seedling 683G. $15.
COUNTY OF KENT (2005)
((Gigolo x Magic Kingdom) X Flights of Fancy)
Great form, color and vigor. Fine parent for luminatas and fancies.
HM 2007. $8.
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. HM 2007. $8.
HIGH PRIESTESS (2005) (Jazzed Up X (Prize Drawing x Flights of Fancy)) Big, wide, tall and
vigorous luminata-plicata amoena. Exceptionally nice foliage: best
in the garden! HM 2007. $8.
NEON MAMA (2004) (Tempting Fate X Vigilante) Yellow standards and patterned blue and red
falls. Distinctive and eye-catching. Sold out.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (2003) (Horatio X Night Game) Dark, smooth
red-purple self with orange beards. Sells out every year. HM Award. $10.
WILD WEST WIND (2000)
(Rustler X Harvest King) Lots of well formed flowers on strong plants.
Continues to become more popular. HM Award. $5.
Border Bearded Iris
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
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. HM 2007. $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. HM 2007. $10.
RIVERS OF BABYLON
(OGB) (2004) (Lancer X (Bionic Focus x Turkish Pendant)) Distinctive colors, fine form.
Tall with straight stalks. HM 2006. $15.
BYZANTINE ART (OGB)
(2001) (Onlooker X unknown) Dark signal bleeds red. A strong grower.
American Iris Society Award of Merit, 2005. Runner-up C.G. White Medal
2007. $5.
Table Irises (also known as Miniature Tall Bearded)
BACH FUGUE (2005)
(Cyber Net X unknown) No two flowers alike. Seedling #917S.
$8.
BACH TOCCATA (2005)
(Cyber Net X unknown) No two flowers alike. Seedling #9X. HM
2006. $8.
MERMAID STREET
(2004) (Cyber Net X unknown) Delicate pinkish cream standards.
White falls veined lavender. Branching and buds. $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. $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
DON'T THINK TWICE (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! seedling 152S. $10.
IT AIN'T ME BABE ((((Muchacha x What Again) x (French Toast x Chubby Cheeks)) x Frugal) X Rebus) Beautiful, floriferous luminata-plicata. seedling 152B. $10.
VIVALDI (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. seedling 181W. $10.
BLING
(2005) (Dark Rings X (Muchacha x Orange Dazzler) Super-bright glaciata with
fine form. A good grower too! Seedling #736A. $5.
COY MISTRESS
(2005) (Doll X Chubby Cheeks) Extra wide flowers. Wonderful fragrance.
Late. Seedling #DoCC. $5.
SHARP DART (2005) (Irish
Moss X Celsius) Primary colors and rampant growth. Seedling #823K.
HM 2007. Sold Out.
COUSIN CAROL (2004) ((Nut Ruffles x Dark Vader) X Chubby Cheeks) Bright yellow and yellower.
Broad and ruffled. $5.
LAP CAT (2002) (Muchacha X Chubby Cheeks) Well formed white with very pale blue plicata
marks. HM Award. $5.
Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
GOBO (John J. Taylor) ((Silky Dip x Nancy Alane) X (Creamette x I. pumila R61-73D)) Cute, bright and distinctive. A very impressive mini! $10.
Bearded Species and Species-X Irises
GLADBECK YELLOW (Harald Mathes) Species-X (((Little Dolly x I. aphylla) x (I. reichenbachii x I. aphylla)) X sibling) This is the iris Mathes calls his "yellow aphylla". In appearance and habits it is very similar to the species EXCEPT for the clear, uniform lemon color. A gift to innovative hybridizers from the current dean of innovative hybridizers! Named for Mathes' home town in Germany. $15.
LITTLE CROAT (Richard Sparling) Species-X (I. croatica X unknown) Smooth medium purple with light blue beards. In size and habits, it is much like a Standard Dwarf. Will be of interest to breeders of median irises. Seedling RSCSD. $10.
VULTEE (John J. Taylor)
Species-X ((I. timofefewii x I. reichenbachii) x Swerti)
X sibling) A most intriguing diploid Standard Dwarf-size plicata
with branching and buds. Vigorous. $10.
IRINA'S GEM (Juri Pirogov) Species (Iris aphylla). (2006) 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. $15.
Pirogov photo.
LESSER GOLDFINCH Species (Iris
pumila) (2003) The brightest yellow of any pumila we have grown. Strong and vigorous.
HM Award. $8.
PETIT LION Species (Iris
variegata) (2001) An especially petite and floriferous clone of
variegata. American Iris Society Award of Merit.
$8.
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