BRILLIANCE, by Lesley Painter at Napa Country, is my favorite orange and was my absolute favorite iris until some of the newer Blyth irises came along.
FIERY FIGURE - My second favorite
BRAZILIAN ART
CORAL SPLENDOR
RUSTLER
BARBARA MY LOVE
FIXATION
PRETTY SWISH - In sunlight and in shade
RIO
McKELLER'S GROVE and ORIGINAL CAST (At Mid-America)
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - Introduced last year by Terry Aitken. Pictures taken at Aitken's on an overcast day when it was about to rain, so the colors look subdued. I was very impressed with this bright orange and its fantastic beards, and someday I'm going to get it!
And I'll finish with some oranges I saw at Schreiner's a couple of years ago:
RAVE ON
MAGICAL GLOW
PENNY LANE
MANGO ENTREE
LEADING LIGHT
Sure hope you-all have some oranges and apricots to share with us!
