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Muddymitts

Oct 27, 2015 8:27 PM CST

Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)

Wow Leslie -- that Merci Marci is amazing!! I agree with Neal -- it does look like a watercolor painting!!

And it's a space-ager -- how cool is that? So is that a bed devoted to space-agers?

Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)

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Muddymitts

Oct 27, 2015 8:28 PM CST

Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)

Zencat said:Mary Ann, "Blackcurrant" increased quickly for me. That clump was 3 years old.

Such good news Celia!!!

Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)

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lovemyhouse

Oct 27, 2015 9:20 PM CST

Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi

Muddymitts said:Also meant to say -- I love your picture of Stairway -- the first picture. It is really beautiful.

Thank you, Mary Ann.

Okay, Jen, I have to get Sailor, now.

It’s okay to not know all the answers.

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Henhouse

Oct 28, 2015 12:26 AM CST

Name: Sherry Austin
Santa Cruz, CA (Zone 9a)

Charlotte, I will always grow Edith Wolford because it was one of the first named Iris I grew.. She has been with me through 3 houses.. Yes, there are newer, prettier varieties out there now, but she will stay. Just call me sentimental..

I'm late to the party today..
Some of my favorites this year:

'Yours Truly' Joe Ghio's modern play on historic, 'Truly Yours'

'Rainbow High'.. I have no picture that does this one justice... It just glows..

'Brouhaha'.. Another wonderful Ghio introduction.

The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.

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yadah_tyger

Oct 28, 2015 2:42 AM CST

Name: John
Kansas City,MO (Zone 6a)

I got this one from a gentleman in Dallas Texas.

Beyond

Note to self. Stop reading this forum and stop looking at the pictures. My wishlist is WAY over budget. Not to mention I'll need a pneumatic shoe horn to fit new ones in.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not guilty.' Theodore Roosevelt

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tveguy3

Oct 28, 2015 2:56 AM CST

Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)

Mariposa Sky is another work horse! It grows very well, and always blooms. It's supposed to re-bloom, but not in this zone.

Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.

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tveguy3

Oct 28, 2015 3:00 AM CST

Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)

Matters Of The Heart is one I have imported from Tempo 2 a while back. It is a good grower and has always bloomed.

Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Matters of the Heart')
Uploaded by tveguy3

Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.

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tveguy3

Oct 28, 2015 3:04 AM CST

Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)

Material Girl is one that grow nicely, and blooms on a regular schedule. I really enjoy this one. A big bright spot in the garden.

Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.

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grannysgarden

Oct 28, 2015 5:23 AM CST

Name: Bonnie Sojourner
Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas (Zone 7a)
Magnolia zone

Tom, is Mariposa Sky a really blue color? I love your iris photos.

Thro' all the tumult and the strife I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul— How can I keep from singing?

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tveguy3

Oct 28, 2015 6:12 AM CST

Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)

Well, the last clump shot is closer to the real color then the first two pictures. My camera just loves to make things blue.

Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.

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grannysgarden

Oct 28, 2015 7:23 AM CST

Name: Bonnie Sojourner
Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas (Zone 7a)
Magnolia zone

Still looks blue on my computer. I guess I should grow it and see. grins

Thro' all the tumult and the strife I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul— How can I keep from singing?

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crowrita1

Oct 28, 2015 7:38 AM CST

Name: Arlyn
Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a)

Dotted Swiss Sass, H.E. (1956)

Jake Sass, J. (1943)

Rameses Sass, H.P. (1928) Dykes Medal1932

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iciris

Oct 28, 2015 8:29 AM CST

Name: Barbara
Northern CA (Zone 9a)

No ID bought as Abbondanza

Best Bet

Bowled Over

• “Whoever said, ‘Do something right and you won’t have to do it again’ never weeded a garden.” – Anonymous

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lovemyhouse

Oct 28, 2015 8:49 AM CST

Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi

Really, really, really like Yours Truly. Has been on my wish list for awhile.

Bonnie, a generous Cheesehead sent me Mariposa Skies and I can share it when I ship to you next Spring if you like.

NOID yellow that reminds me of Polly and will be the centerpiece of "Polly's Place" memory bed I will be constructing next Spring.

Tentatively identified as Terra Rosa. The more I research, the more certain I become of that ID. Have had it seven or eight years and it is a prolific and sturdy Iris.

Tracy's Sunshine. My stepnephew's name was Tracy and I have this one in the memory bed constructed for him and my niece, Crystal. Got it just for the name and was surprised by how much I liked it when I saw the blooms.

Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Tracy's Sunshine')
Uploaded by lovemyhouse

It’s okay to not know all the answers.

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irisarian

Oct 28, 2015 10:18 AM CST

Name: Lucy
Tri Cities, WA (Zone 6b)
irises

I see I put the photo of IB 'In a Flash' & its pod parent in the wrong thread. Pod parent is Sinister Desire. I will repost here. Doesn't seem to work. Read Kent's Enabling photos.
For this thread I'll supply IB 'Carriwitched' which you have seen before. It is a demon grower.

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janwax

Oct 28, 2015 10:32 AM CST

Name: Jan Wax
Mendocino County, N. CA (Zone 9a)
I'm a semi-retired studio potter.

Coffee Shop, a 2008 Blyth, listed as Very Very Early, is so appreciated
in early Spring. Love the color combo.

Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Coffee Shop')
Uploaded by janwax

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lovemyhouse

Oct 28, 2015 10:33 AM CST

Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi

Is this the one you wanted, Lucy?

irisarian said:It is great that Sable Night is so much darker than Sable. that is why hybridizers keep at it.
In a Flash & Sinister desire. SD is the pod parent of In a Fl.

It’s okay to not know all the answers.

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Lestv

Oct 28, 2015 10:50 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)

I really like In A Flash. Just got Sinister Desire this year.

Sherry - I love all three of your pictures. Does Rainbow High grow well? It looks like another child of Starship Enterprise, and one I would love to have instead.

I must be on a yellow tangent lately - Love Material Girl, Tom and Jake, Arlyn.

Charlotte - Purr Form Mints is very lovely in person. I really like it. The blooms last a long time, and they are large. It's soft color blends well with other irises.

Mary Ann- Yes, that is part of the Spoon Bed. Not all the space agers are in there, but the garden has a large collection of them. Almost all of my Burseen's are in that garden, whether they have horns/spoons/flounces or are "normal". I did add a few of his to my new bed this year too since the Spoon Bed (and it's extension) is full.

"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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janielouy

Oct 28, 2015 11:12 AM CST

Name: Jane H.
Kentucky (Zone 6b)

Wedding Belle

Dusky Challenger - stately and timeless (slightly out of focus)

Sheer Ecstacy - one that I have had for a long time that never fails to bloom,

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