Catching up again...
Here's a bi-color that does very well in my garden.
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'Art Form' (TB Ben Hager 1989) |
One I lost 2 years ago. Ginny Spoon was nice enough to send me another.
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'Blue Kentucky Girl' (TB Schreiber 2002) |
Ginny Spoon from Winterberry also helped me to fill in my Dykes collection with this historic iris.
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'First Violet' (TB Fred DeForest 1952) American Dykes Medal 1956 |
In the Bestiary 2 gnu... I mean new cultivars bloomed from Brad Kasperek. 'Gnu' and 'King Tush' compliment each other nicely.
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'Gnu' (TB Brad Kasperek 1993) |
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'King Tush' (TB Brad Kasperek 1997)
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A relatively new Wister Medal winner just bloomed this season.
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'Kathy Chilton' (TB Frederick Kerr 2006) Wister Medal 2012 |
Another new bloom is Sutton's 'Lord Of Rings.' Shades of bronze with a a subtle darker bronze edge that widen from the hafts toward the end of the falls make it unusual.
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'Lord of Rings' (TB George Sutton 2003) |
Historic irises like Minnesota Skies remind us of the origins of modern hybrids.
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'Minnesota Skies' (TB Alice Foss for Victor Hartkopf 1957) |
Speaking of modern hybrids, 'Montmartre' has just about every feature of the newest hybrids. Over the top? Sure. I love it.
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'Montmartre' (TB Keith Keppel 2008) |
This border bearded is another white with purple plicata. It is distinguished by the vey narrow edge on the falls and lightly peppered as well.
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'Orinoco Flow' (BB C. Bartlett 1993) |
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