Does anyone have a picture of Cool Breezes (that was one of the rhizomes sent)? Can't find a pic in the Database, the AIS Wiki, or by Google Search. Know it is white with pale blue plicata markings - maybe?

Others sent include: Sultan's Palace, Study In Black, Celebration Song, Jesse's Song, Cee Cee, Again & Again, Alpenview, Bolder Boulder, Cross Current, Evening Velvet, Exactitude, King Tush, Night Game, Peggy Anne, Rare Edition, Rich Man, To The Point (horns!), Tennessee Gentleman, and Buffer Zone.

Seems he thought I needed more blue and purple in my garden! Greg.

But Mary Ann - I got tons more this year too, so you will have to peruse my plant list to really figure out how many babies you will need to make room for!!

Sherry - Blueberry Tart's coloring really lives up to it's name. I think it is much nicer than it photographs since the blue is tricky to capture with a camera. Good choice!

I spelled that one wrong on the rhizome.

Coulee Breeze

M. Roberts
2003

29" tall

Marilyn, I like Iris Sisters too !

It just turned out that those (the blue ones) were the ones that needed thinning and it was not a concerted effort to increase that colour range.

Cross Current does not get the press it deserves. The flower is huge looks so much better in person than in a picture.

Whatta bunch of beauties, Leslie!!

P.S. I'm really afraid to go look at your plant list kiddo. I'll spend my nights planning new Iris beds instead of sleeping!!!!!

There are red ones in there Mary Ann

Whoops - I shoulda done what Mary Ann did and not look at (ok revisit) your plant list.

There are 20 that I want (18 new and two replacements).

Very troubling!

Greg - I owe you big time so just send me your future want list. Like Coulee Breeze! At 29" it could almost be an IB.

I looked at your list Leslie, you have some real beauties there.

Will somebody please send me some rain, it has not rained worth talking about in weeks, everything is so dry here all I do is keep watering, we need a really good down pour, forecast said fifty percent chance of rain today, it's not going to rain not a cloud in the sky and 90 degrees

Same here Vi. I ran the hoses all day yesterday and they have been on since eight this morning. Trying to get some moisture below an inch of soil.

We have been hot and rain free of late or I would be glad to send some!

I will take one of those, that one, and one of those, two of that!. Oh, got have that!.............repeat.

The sad truth!

You know your list inspires that same feeling.

Ok, I am going to publicly drool.

This is my list of cultivars wanted from Lestv's garden. (don't write this down, I will send something your way during bloom time-hopefully it will be pared down at bit)

The list is most wanted to least wanted (scale 1-10 [with 10 being the most wanted])

10

Owyhee Desert

9

Dazzling
Jamacian Dream
Secret Rites
Tiger Honey

8

Apollodorus
Chuckwagon
Megabucks
Montmarte
Parisian Dawn

7

American Master
Easter Candy
Starship Enterprise
Tanzanian Tangerine

6

Acoma
Bold Statement
Champagne Waltz
English Charm

Replacements

Nora Eileen
Venita Faye


This is just a drool list. A starting point. Next year is a long way off.

I can guarantee to you that I will have a nice big bunch of Acoma so don't buy any! Think you're going to be good for Jamaican Dream, Parisian Dawn and Secret Rites as well. Maybe to Chuckwagon too. I moved the rest around a bit so will have a better idea by next spring! And while it didn't bloom in this, it's first year, Change In The Weather (a very ruffled blue) is going to be gigantic by next spring.

Winter isn't even nearby and I am already salivating about next years acquisitions! Yippie!!!!

I should have plenty of Megabucks to give away next year - if the drought doesn't kill everything.

I have to add another to my tally - Montmartre!

Sherry

I'm still working my way through his list, and I was up very, very late last night.

I'm always happy to enable!

Greg, I know it's not top on your list, but I could spare an English Charm if you like!

Also I have some extra Calamity Carol and Crooked Little Smile that I would be happy to share/trade if there are any takers out there!

Calamity Carol


Crooked Little Smile