Hey everyone. Sorry for the delay, but good things come to those who wait. Superstition Iris Garden will be Introducing six Iris cultivars this year (2016) and they started to reveial them on their Facebook page starting January first. So let's look at their first beauty for this year.

Morning Hues





MORNING HUES (Tasco 2016), 15", ML. SDB (standard dwarf bearded).

Here is what Rick & Roger had to say about their first 2016 Introduction:

MORNING HUES (Tasco 2016), 15", ML. SDB (standard dwarf bearded). 3 buds, more when a second branch is present. 2 very involved seedlings make the parentage. There are doses of the TB Mesmerizer in each seedling; reblooming SDBs such as Carmel Celeste, All That Magic, and sibs to Replicator; SDBs Love Unlimited and Yearling; Hager and Mathes pumilas; MDBs Punk (space-age) & Ceremony, and several space-age SDB seedlings. Should be fun to breed with having all the space-age and rebloom genes behind it, though neither trait has been seen on Morning Hues so far.

How about a clump shot of "Morning Hues"?

yes, yes, yes!

Very nice!

Oh yes.

NEXT!!!!!


Signal Butte



SIGNAL BUTTE (Tasco 2016) AM (OGB-), 23", EML. An aril-median, don't be scared off by the word aril, if you can grow SDBs where you live, you can grow this aril-median since one of the parents is an SDB! Lightly veined with a distinctive dark signal. Parentage is the OGB arilbred Energizer X the reblooming SDB Replicator.

group shot of "Signal Butte"

Bold Awakening



BOLD AWAKENING (Tasco 2016) Arilbred--AB (OGB), 33", EML. Parentage is (Aztec Prince x (Bagdad's Folly x Energizer)) X Exotic Treasure

I like Signal Butte!

Wow, I can see Replicator's hand in the parenting of Signal Butte! What a great clump.

Irresistible Charm




IRRESISTIBLE CHARM (Tasco 2016) TB, tall bearded, 37", ML. Parentage is Gypsy Lord X Halloween Trick. Usually 7-to-9 buds, on 2, sometimes 3 branches. Nice clean clear peach standards. I always have trouble spelling this name!!

Mystic Image



MYSTIC IMAGE (Tasco 2016) TB, tall bearded, 37", M. Parentage is Smoky Shadows X Latte. 7-to-8 buds with a strong baby powder fragrance and medium purple based foliage.

Under My Spell

UNDER MY SPELL (Tasco 2016)--TB, tall bearded, 38", M. Parentage is Smoky Shadows X Iconic. All you choc-a-holics out there should love the chocolate brown standards with the shiny orange bronze midrib wash. Moderately ruffled, medium purple base foliage and 8-to-9 buds.

They are correct, I love it.

My favorite from this group of six 2016 Introduction's is "Irresistible Charm". It seems to glow! I have and like it's parent "Gypsy Lord" and the other (Halloween Trick) is on my wish list!!



I like the other two TBs as well; as a matter of fact, I like 'em all!!!

Of the TB's I like Under My Spell best. Really like the SDB best though.

Here are all six of the 2016 Superstition Iris Garden's Introductions. Very impressive group!


Morning Hues Signal Butte Bold Awakening



Irresistible Charm Mystic Image Under My Spell