Welcome, Val! Fellow Utahn here, too.

Thank you for all the warm welcomes.

Carl you have a nice clump of Conjuration. It is one of my favorites as well. I agree that it is a great grower and the number of blooms per stalk is amazing. It was one of my first to bloom and was almost the last as well.

The stalks are full of blooms. I took this photo after the first blooms had already died.


Love the blooms

I think that first photo is the prettiest one I've seen of that cultivar!!

Val and Carl. Both of your clump shots are lovely!

Conjuration may need to be staked because of the height. Very hardy, though.

Polly started this thread asking to see some clumps. I was bored today so started going through folders. I have shown this seedling before but here it is in a clump......

Gorgeous!

Conjuration is one of my tallest iris but I have never had it fall. We had a heavy rain and Conjuration was still standing, but Glacier Point and Harvest of Memories both went down along with a NOID blue. I think the others might have fallen because they need to be moved to a sunnier spot.

Paul, I love your seedling and the pink and purple in the back. Very nice!

The clump of Conjuration was taken in the Breezeway Garden during the 2010 AIS Convention in Madison Wisconsin. There had been a fair amount of heavy weather during that time and the clump was pretty much unaffected. There's a reason it won the Dykes medal in 1998.
I now have Conjuration (about a year) but it has yet to bloom for me.

Oh Paul! Now I'm going to catch Rob's Drooling problem! Any time you feel bored, just post your pictures. They sure brighten my day!

Impressive clump Paul. Just lovely. Keep going thru your folders. lol

Henhouse said:I.pallida 'Variegata' (Zebra)

• Species Iris (Iris pallida 'Zebra')
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'Quaker Lady'

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Quaker Lady')
• Uploaded by Henhouse

'Indian Chief'

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Indian Chief')
• Uploaded by Henhouse

The vegetable garden (there is still a big bed of asparagus, 3 blueberries, and room left for 3 tomatoes)

Let's see.. There's 'Whispering Falls', a couple NOIDS, 'County Cork', I. pallida 'Variegata', yellow historic NOID, 'Skating Party'.. foreground is 'Smart Money', 'Edgefield Brilliant', 'Halloween Halo'

Really like "Indian Chief" Didn't realize it was that pretty!

I just bought Halloween Halo this year along with Halloween Moon. I hope they bloom next year.

Paul -- that is a drop-dead gorgeous clump of your seedling!!! Wish I could see it in person.

What is that Iris directly behind the clump, with the darkish purple fall?

Looks like it has gold standards?

Morning Mary Ann.......The one behind with gold standards is another seedling as is the one in the upper left corner.

Well dang it Paul -- there goes my chance of having one of my own!!!

Could you post a full picture of it please?

I need to take a load of weeds and bloomed out iris stalks to the green waste, mow lawns, and water.....when it gets hot and my lazy streak sets in I will look for pictures.....

That's a beauty Paul!

tveguy3 said:Oh Paul! Now I'm going to catch Rob's Drooling problem!

Beautiful pictures all!