I was kind of surprised I had so many Keppel irises. There are alot I want (but have no room for them!). Here is my list!

In order of acquisition:

Cross Current 1994
Night Game 1996
Flame Amber 2009
French Lilacs 2007
Gitano 2007
High Octane 2007
Jargon 2009
Alpenview 2002
Florentine Silk 2005
Telepathy 2002
Bel Esprit 2002
Synergy 2004
Persnickety 2009
Crowned Heads 1997
Fancy Dress 1997
Suspicion 1998
Wintery Sky 2002
Bollywood 2007
Venetion Glass 2002
Italian Velvet 2006


I also just got a few for a friend; so I should get these in a few years:

La Scala 2008
Nouveau Riche 2008

You have some beauties, Greg. I tried to get Wintry Sky this year, but it was sold-out. It's on my list for next year.

Hi,! I have only a very few Keppel iris, some of his old ones, that are "historic". I'm mainly into "historics", Re-bloomers, and "family-hand-me-downs".The few "new" cultivars I buy are mostly for "theme" beds( I'm starting on "Indian tribes", now). One thing I like to do, and I guess it's silly, is to buy from the hybridizer, if possible. If I want a Hedgecock iris, I buy from Comanche Acres, Spoon iris come from Winterberry, etc. This is sort of impossible for most historics, of course, those guys(and gals) are long gone to the Garden in the Sky! With a lot of the Hybridizers not listing their older intros, or only selling thru other vendors,a person is somewhat limited in where they buy. Keppel has had a LOT of neat intros , and I'm sure I'll get more of them(as they AND I get older, and become "historics"! )...Arlyn

I prefer to order from the hybridizer if possible.

I just Googled Keith Keppel Irises -- and found his 2012, 2011 and 2010 introductions -- but no prices for anything. How does one go about getting that information?

Keith Keppel and Joe Ghio you need to send for a catalog. They don't put the things they offer on the internet. I think there catalogs are about $3 and are available late winter-early spring. The reading is worth the cost.

Paul Thank You for the kind words This was the 1st year that Adriatic Waves looked really good here it has been growing fine but just never bloomed like that so I was thrilled when it put on a show this year unfortunately it was one of the clumps that the scorch got to I was able to save a few bulbs and bought a couple more to replace what was lost I hope it blooms next year.

Mary Ann these pictures are a mix from my gardens, Schreiners and Kieths garden this spring and I agree with Lucy if you can buy the bulb from the grower it is well worth the extra money spent ,you will get great quality and it will be true to name. Most of the time when I think I am going to save money buying it for less somewhere else I regret the decision this summer I bought 1 bulb of Monmarte from Joe Ghio and 3 from another online source and they both arrived at the same time and the 1 bulb from Ghio was bigger than the other 3 combined and his was dug fresh and rooted in a week the others are still just sitting there trying to decide if they want to live. If you need prices from Kieth send me a tree mail of what your after and Ill look them up for you in the catalog and send you his contact info.

If you get into his website you can send Keith an email through his website. I think you can just google Keith Keppel Irises.

Undercurrent


Eye Candy


Aristocracy


Tuscan Summer


Reckless Abandon


Mercury Rising


Rustler


SunBlaze


Adoregon


Open Sea


Wintry Sky

I love that undercurrent, I had it, but it died during the first winter. I didn't replace it. That Eye Candy, sure has a brilliant color! Wow, just reaches out and grabs you! Yet more going to my wish list for next year, There's no hope for me, lol

Brad, fantastically beautiful pictures, and yes, you're killing my next years budget!

Thank you so much for posting all these lovelies.

I seem to remember that EYE CANDY was really hard to find a few years ago when I went searching for it. Seems to me I finally got it from Aitken's or another one of those places where I only occasionally shop -- and it had won the BB award that year, too -- same thing happened with CHRISTIANA BAKER. Seems like just when I decide I truly like something and really want it, it becomes hard-to-find! So if you want EYE CANDY you might want to start searching now for an iris garden that carries it...

Ooh-Ooh -- there's another one -- I have *Adoregon*!!!

Thanks Betty for the heads up on Eye Candy. I'll have to order that one early if I find it.
OK, Mary Ann, it's time for you to get your iris in a data base! It's not that hard if you have Excel
Just make a column for the name of the iris, then in the next column list the name of the person who hybredized it, If you want you can add a column where you got it, also when you planted it, Which bed it's planted in and any other data you want. You can do all kinds of sorting, if you put a heading on each column, you can sort by each one. You can get them all in Alphabetical order, then sort by bed, or what ever. I'll bet you have a lot more of Keppel's irises. Sounds like a good winter project????

You're right Tom -- I've been dragging my feet on that project. Actually, it hasn't been until the past two or three years that I've had so many different varieties that I've needed some kind of coherent tracking system. I pretty much know them by heart (the names) -- but like I said, I haven't paid any attention to the hybridizers except for the Ghio's.

I think this computer probably has some kind of office system that would contain a spread-sheet -- but I haven't bothered with stuff like that since I closed my business five years ago. Now my computer is purely for fun and research/information. But thanks for the prod -- sometimes that's all we need to get the job done!

Hope you can find Eye Candy.....I need to move mine to a better spot
Eye Candy
Dear Diary...another nice Keppel BB

Found a couple more Keppel's in my Iris beds!

*Trade Secret*:



and *Crystal Gazer*:



Crystal Gazer is one of my favorite Irises!! (sorry -- that photo is slightly out of focus)

Still researching -- this is fun!!

Also -- *Fogbound*:

Mary Ann, you and I can work on our programs this winter, and we'll have Tom to help us if needed.

Cool, Polly!!