Here are the ones I am going after next year.

Beverly Sills
Dusky Challenger
Hello Darkness
Honky Tonk Blues
Edith Wolford
Song of Norway
Sea Power
Mesmerizer
Babbling Brook
Silverado

I had "Edith Wolford" but lost her to the dreaded iris borer. I talked to a friend in Harrisburg and she has at least three of these listed; so I am already on the road to success.

Hi Brett, welcome. Nice collection you have!

Oh nooooo.....................I HATE the dreaded Iris borer.....................

I grow the entire dykes Medal collection, there are only one or two that struggle every year

Nice pictures everybody! I only have one and that is 'Celebration Song' , hope to get more next year.

Hi and welcome David! Pretty cool to have the entire collection. Which ones don't do well?

Welcome David, Think if I have enough wine that picture will appear upright, lol. I could use a glass right now,!

That's the good thing about laptops, just tip them sideways. There's a gorgeous dog in the picture, too, husky?

Hi, David
Welcome, I bet your garden is lovely!

I see "Wabash" & "Ola Kala" in that picture. The rest are not familiar enough to me to id. Very interesting picture.

Welcome!! Lovely collection!....Arlyn

Hi David. What part of the country are you in?

Can't you tell by the picture? He's on the east coast of Australia!
I imagine all our photos look upside down and sidewise to him.

..Arlyn

bluegrassmom said:Nice collection! Which of those do the best at your place?

I'm not on ATP much either--sorry for the slow response. All but Beverly Sills and Edith Wolford are new this year, so I can't really say yet. Just based on the growth over the last couple of months, though, I'm already worried that Conjuration will turn out to be a weed. I got Copper Lustre and Great Lakes at the local iris society sale, so I assume those do well here. I've heard that San Francisco is a little bit tender, but of the 40+ historics that I got from the HIPS sale it is doing the best so far, so I'd hate to lose it this winter. I'll probably rig up some sort of protection for it.

Brett,

Conjuration is indeed a great grower. Just when you think your season is over, it burst onto the scene.

Since the 2013 Dykes was just announced (Maryott's "That's All Folks"), I thought it would be a good idea to revisit this thread. I added a bunch to my collection this year. Here is my current list:

San Francisco
Wabash
Ola Kala
Blue Rhythm
Pacific Panorama
Stepping Out
Debby Rairdon
Mary Francis
Brown Lasso
Vanity
Victoria Falls
Beverly Sills
Titan's Glory
Jesse's Song
Everything Plus
Dusky Challenger
Edith Wolford (I lost this one)
Before The Storm
Thornbird
Conjuration
Hello Darkness
Stairway to Heaven
Yaquina Blue
Mesmerizer
Celebration Song
Crowned Heads
Splashacata
Sea Power
Queen's Circle
Starwoman
Golden Panther
Paul Black
Florentine Silk

That makes 32 (I did not count Edith since she is "lost". My targets are now:

That's All Folks
Drama Queen
Edith Wolford
Silverado
Honky Tonk Blues
Song of Norway
Kilt Lilt
Bride's Halo

Argus Pheasant '52
Babbling Brook...'72
Blue Rhythm '50
Brown Lasso..''81
Chivalry..'47
Conjuration..'98
Depute' Nomblot...French Dykes 1930
Eleanor's Pride..'61
Florentine Silk..2012
G.P. Baker..British Dykes..1930
Missouri..'37
Ola Kala..'48
San Francisco..'27
Sierra Blue..'35
Sky Watch..'70
Star Woman..2008
Stairway to Heaven..2000
Stepping Out..'68
The Red Douglas..'41
Wabash..'40
Yaquina Blue 2001
Beverly Sills..'85
Edith Wolford..'93
Jesse's Song..'94
Vanity..'82
Victoria Falls..'84
and the one I want the most is another British Dyke's winner, Mary Todd.........Arlyn

We only grow Allegience. Love it, but not a spiffy grower.

I wonder how some of the Dyke's winners ever won! They have pretty blooms, but it's not ALL about pretty. There are several that just don't grow well, here, at least, and some (Victoria Falls is one example) that just won't stand well...Arlyn