'luminatas' are like that

Greg - Should have enough Parisian Dawn to send you next year.

I love Volcanic Glow! So many of his are fabulous though.

Well I am surprised I have so many. Never really paid attention to the hybridizer before ATP. I know - bad me

Prior to this year:
Midnight Oil - TB
Montmartre - TB
Parisian Dawn - TB

Secret Rites (has yet to bloom for me) - TB
Schock - SDB

Storm Track - TB (has yet to bloom)

New this year:
Alpenview - TB *
Brilliant Idea - TB*
Coney Island - SDB (has gone missing!)
Cross Current - TB*
Easter Candy - TB*
Eye To Eye - AB (not sure this will grow here)
Jersey Cream - IB
Night Game - TB*
Persnickety - IB*
Protocol - IB
Telepathy - TB*
Venitah Faye - TB (had rot issue, so have two tiny little starts)
Wintry Sky - TB*

Ordered already for next year:
Sunbreak - IB

Wish list:
Class Ring
Haunted Heart
Volcanic Glow
Moonglade
Safari Sunrise
Santa
...just to get started

* iris sent to me by a couple of very generous members of this thread. Thanks!

I probably have more Keppel Irises than any other hybridizer.

Previously had:
Adoregon
Adriatic Waves
Alpenview
Brazilian Art
Brilliant Idea
Crowned Heads
Crystal Gazer
Dance Recital
Dearie
Drama Queen
Fancy Woman
Florentine Silk
Fogbound
Foreign Legion
Gitano
Gypsy Lord
Happenstance
La Scala
Local Color
Merchant Marine
Moonlit Water
Open Sea
Opposing Forces
Ringtone
Rustler
Sea Power
Secret Partner
Secret Rites
Sharpshooter
Teenybopper
Trade Secret
Wintry Sky

New in 2014:
Montmartre
Bel Espirit
Bodacious
Reckless Abandon
Russian Violet
Summer Shadow

Just like most everyone else here, some of these were due to the generosity of list members. Some were purchased through the PNW sale. And some were chosen and purchased from vendors.

Wow -- just did a quick count -- 10% of my Irises are Keppel's!!

Great bunch there Mary Ann. Can't wait for pictures this spring.

I didn't realize how many Keppel Iris I had until I checked for this ...

Older, already established :

Babbling Brook
Brazilian Art
Broadway
Class Ring
Congratulations
Dark Drama
Fiery Temper
Flamenco
Fogbound
Gypsy Lord
Happenstance
Haunted Heart
Jazz Era
La Scala
Midnight Oil*
Night Game
Reckless Abandon
Rio
Sea Power
Sneezy
Teeny Bopper
Tour de France
Venetian Glass
Villain

These were added this past year. Anxiously waiting for the spring bloom!

Alpenview
Brilliant Idea
Easter Candy Thanks Tom!
Italian Velvet
Last Laugh*
Montmartre
Mysterious Ways
Rivulet MDB
Wild Wings

Many of these came from the sales by my local club. Luckily there are many club members who are fans of Keppel iris!

It would be hard to have a collection of irises and not have some of Keith Keppel's. Long before I even paid any attention to hybridizers, I had several of his irises. I wonder if he ever reads these posts? If so it must really do his heart good to see how much joy he brings to all of us collectors, and to know that we all are anxious to see the new ones he will bring out this spring.

We could tell him...

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When Rivulet blooms, Pam, post the photos here. I'll bet it is a really great blue iris.

I don't have them listed by hybridizer, but when I see the plant, I usually know the hybridizer.

It finally warmed up today we hit the 40's and was finally able to get the roses covered with mulch it warmed up just enough to melt the ice out of the bags so I could get it down did not want a repeat of last year, the past couple weeks has been miserable here amazing how fast the cold came on was expecting a gradual downward slide not the deep freeze we have had lately. I suppose it could be worse couldn't imagine 8 ft of snow or whatever they got on the east coast :blinking:

I got rained out this afternoon so came in and started looking over Kieth's catalog from last year and thought I would share some pictures of some of his seedlings he talked about in the catalog as potential's. This 1st group is from the cross of Silk Road X Roaring Twenties 06-77 it was my personal favorite in his garden was pretty much awestruck on them, for those who didn't get the catalog he wrote in it that this cross was his best and most productive in 60 years and we all know he has produced some amazing plants just by reading our lists from above so that goes to show just how good these really are. I don't have pictures of them all but these 6 were the ones that caught my attention with my favorite of the group being (F) but would Love to have any of them. They are all different and have a beautiful blend of colors and patterns perfect form and branching loaded with ruffles they are all something to get excited about. Hope to see them all get a name someday.

I am curious if you had to pick 1 which one is your favorite of these.

06-77 C


06-77 D


06-77 F


06-77 J


06-77 W


06-77 DD

W's a beauty !

06-77-W makes me happy to look at it. Looks like it would be a showstopper in a garden setting.
I like yellow and blue Iris, but these two look much more complex. The colors are interesting, but feel muddy to me.
The reverse on 06-77D fascinates me.

I would say F or W. I don't care for the yellow--blue combination, no matter how good the rest of the plant.

They are all beauties! To choose just one, I'm torn between W and DD....

I love double D's, but in this case, I'm slightly more drawn to W.

There's a sports bar in Los Gatos called Double D's... I'm sure that's what you were referring to Rob.

That W is gorgeous

I'd pick D, F, and DD for sure, and W is nice too. Oh my, I'd maybe want more if I saw them in bloom.