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Name: Richard or Shawn Joshua Tree (Zone 9a)      creativeclover Aug 31, 2018 7:05 PM CST |
| I know people have been doing crosses and they hope they will have some winners. We go and give them names, which sometimes can be challenging. If you were to here one called prohibition, Bonnie and Clyde, Al Capone, warp core breach, cloaking device what comes to your mind? Would it be color, form, number of blooms, rebloomer? |
Name: Daniel Erdy Catawba SC (Zone 7b)              ediblelandscapingsc Aug 31, 2018 7:33 PM CST |
| When I hear Bonnie and Clyde a pink and blue flower comes to mind When I hear Al Capone a large flower comes to mind 🌿A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered🌿 |
Name: Monty Riggles Henry County, Virginia (Zone 7a) Oops. The weeds took over!      UndyingLight Aug 31, 2018 7:55 PM CST |
| I would say it would be any one of those. To me, I guess it depends on what word it is - I'll use an example. 'Spiced Custard' is an iris I have recently began to love, but when I hear 'Spiced Custard,' I think of a deep reddish-maroon colour, or white with splotches of red or something of the sort. I see and don't see the name 'Spiced Custard' or, at least the imagery or colours that come to mind with it. However, tall bearded Dragon Flight looks quite what I'd expect when I hear that tag. - though, my imagination gives Dragon Flight black instead of white falls.  There's names like 'Nine Eleven Remembered' that give a good basis on the colours and things of sorts. I guess it depends on what you think of when a tagged iris and the relevance of the name to you.  SDB Stop and Stare |
Name: Sherry Austin Santa Cruz, CA (Zone 9a)        Henhouse Aug 31, 2018 11:38 PM CST |
| Warp Core Breach would definitely be a space age luminata.. The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us. |
Name: Daniel Erdy Catawba SC (Zone 7b) ediblelandscapingsc Sep 1, 2018 7:34 AM CST |
| I could see why Spiced Custard was named such. The falls remind me of a warm fall spices and the standard looks like custard. 🌿A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered🌿 |
(Zone 9b)  UndertheSun Sep 1, 2018 10:19 AM CST |
| Cloaking Device makes me think of a green hued bloom. Bonnie and Clyde, a bloom that wants to steal the show. Prohibition, an alcohol scented bloom. |
Name: Robin Melbourne, Australia (Zone 10b)    Totally_Amazing Sep 1, 2018 3:08 PM CST |
| Prohibition - one coloured like beer Al Capone - Black Warp core breach - I think of instability, a broken coloured iris Cloaking device - Green |
Name: Richard or Shawn Joshua Tree (Zone 9a) creativeclover Sep 1, 2018 5:12 PM CST |
| I was thinking the same thing Robin for warp core one. For prohibition I was thinking something like Tango amigo. |
Name: Joshua Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Zone 10b) Köppen Climate Zone Cfb        |
| Warp Core Breach would be a luminata. Cloaking Device would be something that blended in/didn't stand out, most likely green. (You're not a Trekkie by any chance?) Plant Authorities: Catalogue of Life (Species) --- International Cultivar Registration Authorities (Cultivars) --- RHS Orchid Register --- RHS Lilium Register My Notes: Orchid Genera HTML PDF Excel --- Lilium Traits HTML PDF --- Lilium Species Crosses HTML PDF Excel --- Lilium Species Diagram The current profile image is that of Iris 'Volcanic Glow'. |
Name: Evelyn Sierra foothills, Northern CA (Zone 8a)     evelyninthegarden Sep 1, 2018 8:35 PM CST |
| Who isn't? "Luck favors the prepared mind." - Thomas Jefferson |
Name: Daniel Erdy Catawba SC (Zone 7b) ediblelandscapingsc Sep 1, 2018 9:20 PM CST |
me  🌿A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered🌿 |
Name: Richard or Shawn Joshua Tree (Zone 9a) creativeclover Sep 1, 2018 9:24 PM CST |
| I did watch the next generation, voyager and deep space nine. I did not get into the last one. Also liked quantum leap. |
Name: Joshua Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Zone 10b) Köppen Climate Zone Cfb |
| I'm definitely a Trekkie. Watched all five series (TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager and Enterprise). Haven't seen Discovery. New JJ Abrams films are okay sci-fi, but not Star Trek. Also enjoyed Quantum Leap. Plant Authorities: Catalogue of Life (Species) --- International Cultivar Registration Authorities (Cultivars) --- RHS Orchid Register --- RHS Lilium Register My Notes: Orchid Genera HTML PDF Excel --- Lilium Traits HTML PDF --- Lilium Species Crosses HTML PDF Excel --- Lilium Species Diagram The current profile image is that of Iris 'Volcanic Glow'. |
Name: Daniel Erdy Catawba SC (Zone 7b) ediblelandscapingsc Sep 2, 2018 9:22 PM CST |
| Quantum leap was one of the best things to come out of the late 80's early 90's. There are a few daylilies with star trek themed names like Daylily (Hemerocallis 'Spocks Ears') If I remember correctly one member here has a star trek themed garden with a bunch of Trekkie named plants. I guess the fans are die hard fans nothing wrong with that just not my thing  🌿A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered🌿 |
Name: Lucy Hamilton, MA (Zone 6b) irises       irisarian Sep 3, 2018 11:59 AM CST |
| Perry Dyer named for a wonderful irisarian (1/4 aril) To those who know him, he died of a 2nd heart attack this weekend & will be terribly missed. |
Name: Bonnie Sojourner Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas (Zone 7a) Magnolia zone         grannysgarden Sep 3, 2018 12:37 PM CST |
| Sad news to hear we have lost another hybridizer. I did not know him but the iris world will miss him. I grow Mr. Dyer's Star of Africa and Serenity Prayer. I lost my favorite of his Wizard of ID and will replace it if i ever get a chance. His irises enrich my life. 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? |
Name: Evelyn Sierra foothills, Northern CA (Zone 8a) evelyninthegarden Sep 3, 2018 1:15 PM CST |
Lucy ~ Thank you for letting us know about Mr. Dyer.   "Luck favors the prepared mind." - Thomas Jefferson |
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