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May 14, 2016 2:54 PM CST
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Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
I am back!

Where are all the Burseen's??

Today I give you Elvis Dreamer. Man, can this one give you some ugly chimera (as seen on the Super Freak page):
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Then there is this bloom - is that not the longest beard horn combo???!!! Blinking
(The color is off in this pic)
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More "usual" Elvises:

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"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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May 14, 2016 6:39 PM CST
Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
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Wonder if you could commission a felt painting of that one? Whistling
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May 14, 2016 7:44 PM CST
Name: Pam
Pennsylvania
Cat Lover Dog Lover Keeps Horses Irises Region: Pennsylvania
A "Velvet Elvis Iris" ???
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May 14, 2016 7:46 PM CST
Name: Celia
West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Irises Plant Identifier Hummingbirder Birds
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Cat Lover Butterflies Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Rolling on the floor laughing
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May 14, 2016 8:15 PM CST
Name: Eric Jarrett
Vale, NC (Zone 7b)
Beekeeper Dog Lover Region: North Carolina Keeper of Poultry
I'll have to get a pic of Untamed World tomorrow. Should have got one today. It was (in my Cousin Eddie voice) "really nice." Big Grin
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May 14, 2016 8:20 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Pam - there is a Red Velvet Elvis iris.... Whistling and a Velvet Elvis! Maybe someone should paint all of them on ... well.... Velvet! Hilarious!
"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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May 15, 2016 8:02 AM CST
Name: Eric Jarrett
Vale, NC (Zone 7b)
Beekeeper Dog Lover Region: North Carolina Keeper of Poultry
So here we have....Untamed World




I also just realized that I only have 2 Burseen irises, this and Ty Blue sooooo if anybody needs to divide any of theirs this year...

Just sayin' Whistling
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May 15, 2016 8:20 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Beautiful color on Untamed World!
"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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May 15, 2016 8:31 AM CST
Name: Celia
West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Irises Plant Identifier Hummingbirder Birds
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Cat Lover Butterflies Enjoys or suffers cold winters
My only Burseen decided not to bloom this year. Shrug! Next year. Maybe.
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May 15, 2016 9:03 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Sounds like Celia needs to add to her collection.... Whistling And not all of his are as crazy as a few I am going to be posting!
"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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May 15, 2016 9:23 AM CST
Name: Celia
West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Irises Plant Identifier Hummingbirder Birds
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Cat Lover Butterflies Enjoys or suffers cold winters
I do! nodding
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May 15, 2016 12:54 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Now this one is really impressive if you like pom poms. It took a couple of tries to get me the entire bloom.

This chimera version gave me the pom poms and no standards:

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I just loved it after it got itself all together!





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"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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May 15, 2016 3:35 PM CST
Name: Jan Wax
Mendocino County, N. CA (Zone 9a)
I'm a semi-retired studio potter.
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This Burseen, Cosmic Collision - bloomed today - new to me - Thanks, Brad!





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May 15, 2016 3:47 PM CST
Name: Jan Wax
Mendocino County, N. CA (Zone 9a)
I'm a semi-retired studio potter.
Irises Hummingbirder Hellebores Organic Gardener Dog Lover Daylilies
Region: Ukraine Region: California Dahlias Garden Art Cat Lover Vegetable Grower
Curtsy Queen was one of my favorite Burseen's this year.
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May 15, 2016 5:06 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
My Cosmic Collision hasn't bloomed. Nice to see it!!

Curtsy Queen is a lovely color.
"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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May 17, 2016 9:29 AM CST
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
It certainly is!!! Lovey dubby
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May 25, 2016 8:06 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
I love this one. Purr Form Mints is very tall, with very large blooms. This year I was going to divide, but it looks like most of the increases put up bloom stalks so I will have to see what happens from here. The plus was lots of blooms so I had weeks to enjoy her. Very nice scent too!

Here she is with her sisters Glitter Gulch and Abby and Me. I was happy that their bloom times overlapped.

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Then here she is by herself and with a bee friend:

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"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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May 25, 2016 11:17 AM CST
Name: Jan Wax
Mendocino County, N. CA (Zone 9a)
I'm a semi-retired studio potter.
Irises Hummingbirder Hellebores Organic Gardener Dog Lover Daylilies
Region: Ukraine Region: California Dahlias Garden Art Cat Lover Vegetable Grower
She's a beauty!

...and really good photographs, Leslie. They're wonderful enlarged.
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May 25, 2016 11:34 AM CST
Name: Sherry Austin
Santa Cruz, CA (Zone 9a)
Birds Bulbs Region: California Dragonflies Foliage Fan Irises
Keeper of Poultry Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2015
I'm glad I posted *one* picture of 'Plum Full' in the database. It bloomed earlier and was one of many pictures I lost.. It bloomed heavily for it's first year in the ground, with lots of flowers up and down the stalks..


'Notta Lemon' threw out it's first bloom on Feb 24th.. I got this picture on May 3rd.
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'I Wuv Woses'


'Tobacco Chew'.. These beards are hysterical!
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'Itsa Whatever' is a bit of a changeling in color...


I'm told this is not registered as a Space Ager... I beg to differ! First blooms were full of horns.
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'Awesome Alex'
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'Hoss' was lighter than I thought it would be, but still lovely..


'Judge's Special' was very pretty. I managed to get one last picture at the tail-end of it's bloom.
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I'll probably have to wait 'til next year on 'Beth's Blessing', Caribbean Cruise', 'Cow Palace', 'Stolen Identity', & 'Swirling Skirts'.
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May 25, 2016 12:13 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Sherry - were you surprised by Notta Lemon? I thought it would be a brighter yellow than what mine turned out to be.

My I Wuv Woses looks so different than yours. The poms stayed up with the standards giving it a rose like look. Will post mine soon.

Rick Tasco said that he often has the Burseens bloom heavily their first year and he has some bloom out. I haven't had that happen yet, but Mercy Marci sure needed a year off this year! Others have bloomed heavily every year.

Love Sights Unlimited! Lovey dubby
"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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