Lestv said:So Tom, are your flags used to flag the seedlings you are keeping another year? Or are they there for another reason?

The red flags are the flags of death! The yellow flags get another year, No flag means it hasn't bloomed yet.

Such beautiful pinks, Tom!

Good to understand the flag system. Saw so many flags in various colors on the PNW but don't know if everyone uses the same colors to mean the same thing. I am guessing the system is unique to the hybridizer?

Beautiful colors on your pinks, Tom, but dang, sad to see that the standards on that second pic of the first one look shorter.

A lot of that has to do with the angle of the picture I think, here's yet another pic I found of it while digging through them.

This is from a cross of Quiet Reflections X Gitano
Quiet Reflections Pod Parent

Gitano Pollen Parent

Seedling 14-2-A


Another rainy day picture, there were lots of those this year. This one has exceptional bud count and branching but I couldn't get anything to take with it, so it may get dumped.

I really like 14-2-A, I think it's very pretty, and I love the lines in it. please don't dump it because it's not fertile .... yet. It might need some more time and the right "cross".

I don't think it's good enough on it's own to be kept, if it could pass along the other good habits to something more unique it might be good to use it in that way.

I agree with Barbara. I think 14-2-A is very pretty and I can't think of any similar pink irises with stripes.

Totally_Amazing said:I agree with Barbara. I think 14-2-A is very pretty and I can't think of any similar pink irises with stripes.

Here's a sibling of 14-2-A. It didn't get a number as it had too many things about it that I didn't like, including poor bud count.

I crossed Gitano with pollen from Paul's Pink Seedling.
Gitano Pod parent

Paul's Pink Seedling pollen parent.


Seedling 15-9-A

It bloomed small and short, will see what happens next year.

I crossed Brazilian Art with pollen from Cold Fusion
Brazilian Art Pod Parent


Cold Fusion Pollen parent

Only a couple bloomed from the last batch planted. This one is from Au Sommet Pod Parent and Don't Stop Believing Pollen parent.

Pod Parent Au Sommet

Pollen Parent Don't Stop Believing

Not sure where these colors came from.

That color is beautiful.

tveguy3 said:Only a couple bloomed from the last batch planted. This one is from Au Sommet Pod Parent and Don't Stop Believing Pollen parent.

Pod Parent Au Sommet

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Au Sommet')
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Pollen Parent Don't Stop Believing

Not sure where these colors came from.

Wow ~ That is beautiful!

I agree with Evelyn. And do I see tomato plants in the background? My kind of garden! Good work!

That color is beautiful. I love seeing the results of your crosses. Thanks for posting them.

Thanks for the comments. Yes, Leon, those are tomato plants. I've become a lazy gardener in my old age.

A few months later.

Wow! I wouldn't say "lazy", just smarter. I like the idea of landscape cloth to prevent weeds (my biggest problem). Tomatoes look beautiful vine-ripe & peppers are very healthy looking! Good job! I love them both.