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Feb 17, 2015 8:46 AM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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Feb 17, 2015 8:47 AM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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Feb 17, 2015 8:48 AM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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Feb 17, 2015 8:49 AM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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Feb 17, 2015 9:01 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
Strut Your Stuff is another oddball. I love this Iris -- but try to describe it in one word:
Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)
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Feb 17, 2015 9:03 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
Yup Debra!! You've got it!!
Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)
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Feb 17, 2015 9:39 AM CST
Name: Jane H.
Kentucky (Zone 6b)
Birds Region: Kentucky Clematis Daylilies Irises Region: United States of America
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Photogenic has lots of colors swirled around.
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Feb 17, 2015 9:40 AM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
I see a lot of those as bicolors (Quaker Lady), and multicolors (Milestone, American Maid), and then the chartreuse (some of which I posted in the yellows). That gives us loads of leeway. I think I will leave the bicolors because there are plenty for their own category.
So on to multicolor and greens:

The yellow green Grass Girl:
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Feb 17, 2015 9:43 AM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Blue, cream & yellow & veining:

Alley Oops:
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Feb 17, 2015 9:43 AM CST
Name: Jane H.
Kentucky (Zone 6b)
Birds Region: Kentucky Clematis Daylilies Irises Region: United States of America
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Rio is one of those hard to define colors.
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Feb 17, 2015 9:44 AM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Blue, white, yellow. This is an Emma Cook pattern.

American Master:
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Feb 17, 2015 9:45 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
Yup -- I think it's the multi-colors that cause the most confusion. Interesting (and beautiful) as they are, descriptions are difficult!! That Grass Girl certainly is an oddball -- that color is sort of mustardy...............

Yes it does, Janie!!!
Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)
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Feb 17, 2015 9:46 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
I'm still not clear in my mind exactly what an Emma Cook pattern is. It's been explained to me -- but I've forgotten.............. Whistling
Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)
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Feb 17, 2015 9:47 AM CST
Name: Jane H.
Kentucky (Zone 6b)
Birds Region: Kentucky Clematis Daylilies Irises Region: United States of America
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One of a Kind is definitely that with the brown rim and many shades of
purple and lavendar.
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Feb 17, 2015 9:49 AM CST
Name: Paul
Utah (Zone 5b)
Grandchildren are my greatest joy.
Annuals Enjoys or suffers cold winters Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Garden Procrastinator Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Plays in the sandbox
Tender Perennials Tomato Heads The WITWIT Badge Region: Utah Vegetable Grower Hybridizer
I haven't been participating but here is one.....Stop Flirting
Paul Smith Pleasant Grove, Utah
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Feb 17, 2015 9:52 AM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
To quote Winterberry:
"Emma Cook pattern - an amoena pattern with white, yellow, pink, peach, or orange standards and narrow, anthocyanin pigmented bordered falls. The border can also be broader grading from darker at the periphery."

anthocyanin is a fancy way of saying the falls are bordered in the reddish blue/violet family of colors.
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Feb 17, 2015 9:53 AM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Beautiful choice Paul!
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Feb 17, 2015 9:54 AM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
grey/chartreuse

Art of Raphael:
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Feb 17, 2015 9:56 AM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
A blended:
Bermuda Triangle:
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Feb 17, 2015 9:58 AM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Another blended:

Best Friend:
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black

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