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Jul 14, 2019 5:27 AM CST

Region: Australia Irises
Liked these also..
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Jul 14, 2019 10:48 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Do you know what any of them are? For future buying potential of course.... Big Grin
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Jul 14, 2019 11:48 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Paul's Easy as Pie:
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Sutton's Electric Burst:
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Blyth's Chaos Theory Lovey dubby :
I am jealous of how all the flatties open totally flat all the time in the PNW. Or at least all the ones I saw did. They aren't as obliging in North Carolina.


Paul's Cat Tales: Thumb of 2019-07-14/Lestv/d6e422

I want to point out something in this picture because it proves that you can't always rely on beard color. Cat Tales usually has brown beards but quite clearly a couple of the blooms on this rhizome have orange and white beards.
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I had something like that happen a few years back with the SDB Little Stitches that had different beards on early blooms than on the later blooms of the same rhizome. It probably isn't a common issue but don't panic if your Cat Tales doesn't have brown beards!
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Jul 14, 2019 12:00 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Boy, I sure do like this one. Tom's Carnival Clown:
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Blyth's Colours of the Wind:
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A very nice plicata but I forgot to take the tag picture. Bad me. D'Oh!
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A newer Blyth intro that is a child of Ghio's Magical. This is a really pretty iris.

A Woman's Love:
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"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Jul 14, 2019 12:15 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Paul's new intro Break In:
Lots of variation from bloom to bloom.


And his intro Paisley Print that is at the top of my wish list. Lovey dubby Lovey dubby

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Yet another new intro of Paul's, Instant Attraction:
I bet this one looks even nicer when it's not soaking wet. Smiling
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"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Jul 14, 2019 8:38 PM CST
Name: Robin
Melbourne, Australia (Zone 10b)
Region: Australia Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Seed Starter
Riversdale1 said:Liked these also..
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The first one looks similar to Care To Dance but with more apricot on the standards and falls. I like this seedling better. Thumbs up .
The purple plicata with the orange beard in the background grabbed my attention too.
Just when I thought I had enough pinks I fell in love with the second one Lovey dubby
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Jul 14, 2019 8:43 PM CST
Name: Robin
Melbourne, Australia (Zone 10b)
Region: Australia Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Seed Starter
Lestv said:

Paul's Cat Tales: Thumb of 2019-07-14/Lestv/d6e422

I want to point out something in this picture because it proves that you can't always rely on beard color. Cat Tales usually has brown beards but quite clearly a couple of the blooms on this rhizome have orange and white beards.
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I had something like that happen a few years back with the SDB Little Stitches that had different beards on early blooms than on the later blooms of the same rhizome. It probably isn't a common issue but don't panic if your Cat Tales doesn't have brown beards!


I've never seen different beards on the same stem before. Shrug!
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Jul 15, 2019 4:35 AM CST

Region: Australia Irises
Lestv said:Do you know what any of them are? For future buying potential of course.... Big Grin

If you look closer at the photos there's a number which is the seedling number. This one was TG 111B which became Truth Or Dare. The rest are not named at this stage but you can zoom in on the numbers. Just remember some may not be kept to grow on for various reasons..

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Jul 15, 2019 4:39 AM CST

Region: Australia Irises
Totally_Amazing said:

The first one looks similar to Care To Dance but with more apricot on the standards and falls. I like this seedling better. Thumbs up .
The purple plicata with the orange beard in the background grabbed my attention too.
Just when I thought I had enough pinks I fell in love with the second one Lovey dubby


Much better colour than Care To Dance. Hopefully it was kept to grow on.. Not sure what happened to the pink may have got the chop but there's many more to come through.
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Jul 15, 2019 7:19 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
In their current catalog Thomas wrote that of the thousands of seedlings, only about 4% make it to be introduced. So you never know which ones you will see again.

Obviously the named ones I am posting have been introduced. Several are this year's intros.
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Jul 15, 2019 4:32 PM CST
Name: Jan Wax
Mendocino County, N. CA (Zone 9a)
I'm a semi-retired studio potter.
Irises Hummingbirder Hellebores Organic Gardener Dog Lover Daylilies
Region: Ukraine Region: California Dahlias Garden Art Cat Lover Vegetable Grower
Splendid photos, Leslie!
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Jul 15, 2019 5:45 PM CST
Name: Evelyn
Sierra foothills, Northern CA (Zone 8a)
Irises Region: Ukraine Garden Procrastinator Bee Lover Butterflies Plant and/or Seed Trader
Region: California Cat Lover Deer Bulbs Foliage Fan Annuals
janwax said:Splendid photos, Leslie!


I agree Lovey dubby Thank You!
"Luck favors the prepared mind." - Thomas Jefferson
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Jul 18, 2019 3:56 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Paul's intro Buckskin Ruffles:
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The BB seedling V-130-B: I like the coloration on this one.
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Blyth's intro By Moonlight:
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Tom's intro Lavender Breeze:
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"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Jul 18, 2019 4:05 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Most medians were done when I was out in Oregon, but I did capture a few.

Lynda Miller's intro Ditzy Blond:


Paul's IB Continuation:

and his BB Caramel Chocolate Sundae that I am seriously considering buying.
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Jul 18, 2019 4:19 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Paul's BB Delectable Treat, I didn't get a good "not soaking wet" picture of this one.
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Paul's Species-X intro Weird Science:

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Paul has a bunch of iris that have cat references in their names (he is the creator of Cats Eye after all). It is fun to keep coming across them in the fields Here is a new one, his BB intro Catisphere:
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"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Jul 20, 2019 4:05 AM CST

Region: Australia Irises
If you like the little ones Dancing Around
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Jul 20, 2019 8:53 AM CST
Name: Deborah
midstate South Carolina (Zone 8a)
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff!
Charter ATP Member Amaryllis Tropicals Plant and/or Seed Trader Seed Starter Plumerias
Plant Identifier Peonies Lilies Irises Hummingbirder Echinacea
Very nice. I love that one. Lovey dubby nodding
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Jul 20, 2019 2:47 PM CST
Name: daphne
san diego county, ca (Zone 10a)
Vermiculture Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Lovey dubby Lovey dubby to 'dancing around'
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Jul 21, 2019 1:42 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Haven't found a Mid-America iris you want yet? Hee. Here are some more of their goodies for you.

Paul's BB Smooth Jazz (open for detail):
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and his MTB Flirtin' Skirts:


This is Thomas' Arilbred Pounce (wish I had taken more pics of it):
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and his MTB Plinko:
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Jul 21, 2019 1:51 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
This iris is a favorite. Mine at home died but I will absolutely be replacing it. I mean, just look at it! Lovey dubby Lovey dubby
Paul's
Creature of the Night:


a bunch of his BB Kiss The Frog: Thumb of 2019-07-21/Lestv/b32a29


and his 2018 intro Heartfelt:

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"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black

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