New Introductions for 2009

New Irises by Terry Aitken and the rest of our “family of hybridizers”.

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- TALL BEARDED -
CELTIC WOMAN (Aitken ’09) TB, 38" (97cm), E. 8 buds, 3 branches. An exceptionally durable and vigorous plant that carries a very nice sturdy bloom stem. Nicely domed and ruffled pink standards sit atop round and ruffled plicata falls done in a white ground with a broad band of delicate magenta, deepening at the petal base. Beard white blending to coral in the throat. Surely you will be enthralled by the dance of this Celtic woman!
Sdlg. #00T58: (Lovely Dawn x unknown plicata)
$50.00
CODE BLUE (Aitken ’09) TB, 36" (91cm), EM. Several years ago we introduced the best red iris that we had seen as ‘Code Red’. It seems fitting that this very exciting light blue with a red beard should get the companion name of CODE BLUE. Exceptionally round and heavily ruffled light sky blue flower with a very bright cherry red beard which is surrounded by a squeaky clean white zone on the falls. Matching ruffled standards have a white blaze on the midribs. A magnificent sight to behold with 3 branches and 8 buds.
Sdlg. #02T49B: (99T14: (Cranberry Delight x Engaging) X 99T53: (95T17: (Cranberry Delight x 87T49: (Unknown x Persian Gown)) x 94T62: (91T59: (88T4: (Designer Gown x Hawaiian Queen) x Hawaiian Queen)) x 91T29: (87T199: (Laced Cotton x Anon))) x Fantasy Lace).
What is amazing is “where did the blue come from?” You have to go all the way back to a grandparent of ‘Hawaiian Queen’ to find ‘Irene Nelson’ (B. Jones ’76) Bennett will be pleased!
$50.00
EASY BEING GREEN (R. Richards ’09), TB, 40" (102cm.), M. A vigorous grower, this is definitely a show bench iris, opening three and occasionally four flowers at once. Stalks are often close to 4 feet tall in its home garden. Giving a green appearance from a distance, a close examination reveals a pale yellow-green color, with a pastel blue influence in a pale white area below the yellow orange beards, on the style arms, and on the stigmatic lip. Occasional rebloom in the southwest, not tested in the northwest, this TB has produced reblooming seedlings when crossed to rebloomers. Slight fragrance.
Sdlg. #22501. (Green and Gifted X Tangueray)
$50.00
- BORDER BEARDED -
BANANA ROYALE (Aitken ’09) BB, 24" (61cm), 7 buds, 3 branches. Another member of the “bonanza” series of siblings. (What a diversity of colors in this cross!) This one is a yellow. Standards are mid yellow blending to light orange at the midrib. Falls are round and flared white with a perimeter band of yellow blending to smooth orange at the hafts. Bright carrot orange beards make this an eye catcher in the garden.
Sdlg. #00T58 (sibling to CUT ABOVE, COCONUT FROSTY, DARKTOP STRUTTER, LOVE POWER)
$30.00
MERMAID’S DREAM (L. Markham ’09) BB, 26-1/2" (67cm.) M. A petite, gracefully branched, prettily ruffled flower in navy blue with noticeably lighter blue edges, suggesting foam on the crests of ocean waves at night. Beards are pale blue, shading to pale lemon in the throat. Beautifully proportioned stalks sport 3 branches, spur and terminal for a total of 8 to 9 buds, and generous but slim foliage provides the perfect backdrop for this charmer.
Sdlg. #97-17B3: 93-47B: (Margaret Beaufort x Carrara Marble) X Sea Cadet.
$30.00
- INTERMEDIATE BEARDED -
CALLISTO (M. Smith ’09) IB, 24" (61cm) EM, 5 buds. An enchantress, like its namesake. Grecian rose-pink arched standards, green midribs. Rose bloom style arm crest and edges. Ruffled salmon tinted, green center fall ground with Grecian rose outer rim, irregular amethyst inner rim that’s wider at center edges with darker violet dots. Vermilion red beards.
Sdlg. #02-30S: (00-11A: ((97-19C, sib to Mosaic pollen parent x Music) X Lonely Hearts)
$20.00
ORCA (M. Smith ’09) IB, 25" (64cm) EM, 5-6 buds. Years of work has produced this killer (whale) near-black plicata. Purest white ground, falls with 1/2" wide near black rims, blackest at the distal edges. Some interior dark dots. Greyed electric blue beard. Very flashy, darker than its predecessor, ‘Starwoman’.
Sdlg. #02-28D: (((Chubby Cheeks x Dark Vader) x Storm Circle) X KK#88-40A, pollen parent of Obsidian and Storm Track.)
$20.00
- MINIATURE TALL BEARDED -
AUTUMN SPLASH (Fisher ’09) MTB, 17" (43cm), L. Long awaited by garden visitors, this is an unique plicata done in rich red-brown. Standards and style arms are red. Falls are white veined dark red in the haft area, blending to yellow in the lower falls with a wide red band. A red center stripe rises from the fall band up to the orange beard.
This unique, showy flower pattern really stands out in the garden. A vigorous grower, with 3 branches, double sockets and 8 buds.
Sdlg. #05-13: TOAF: (RR2: (EE8: (Te4: (Pink Bubbles x self) x self) x TBH8: (R4: (TC4: (Puppy Love x Pink Kewpie) x self) x T56: (TC4 x TANO: (TAK8: (Abridged Version x TM6) x TZZ8: (New Idea x New Wave)))) x 9TA7: (TBB2 x TANO) x TDY4: (TBB2 x TANO))) X TF1: (TL7: (TZZ4: (TC4 x Pink Bubbles) x TBS4: (TANOx TBH8)) x TAS7: (Rave Review x TFF2: ((TS8 x TZZ8)))
$20.00
COLOR BY TWO (Fisher ’09) MTB, 19" (48cm), EM. Stds. and style arms are light yellow; nicely flared falls are medium lavender; beards orange, white tipped light yellow at end. This plant has clean healthy foliage, producing stalks with 2 branches plus a spur and 8 buds. This is a larger, robust tetraploid type plant.
Sdlg. #04-12:.#TOAF. Sibling to Autumn Splash.
$20.00
FERNIE BRIDGE (S. Markham ’09) MTB, 25" (63.5cm), M. A favorite of our late friend Annie Fernie, who could brighten a room by simply walking into it, and named in her honor, this bright and cheerful little iris lights up any garden. Standards, styles and beards are a bright, clear yellow. The flaring falls are deep raspberry red, shot through with white veining and rimmed with yellow edges. Stems are beautifully branched, with triple-socketed terminals and at least 10 buds, for a long season of bloom. The plant is lovely even out of bloom, quickly forming a tight clump of abundant, clean foliage stained purple at the base. Diploid. Fertile both ways, with cute children in the works.
Sdlg. # 02-03A: Cyber Net X Razzleberry Dressing.
$20.00
HOT NEWS (S. Markham ’09) MTB, 24" (61cm), M. The news is red hot! The beautifully shaped flowers of this little iris have brick red standards over flaring, wine-red falls. A blue flash under the gold beards and a touch of gold on the hafts and style arms set off the red, making the flowers glow when the sun hits them. This is a fabulous grower, producing loads of nicely branched stalks and a good-sized clump in no time. Diploid. Fertile both ways.
Sdlg. # 03-02A: Cheese and Wine X Varner T93-6A1 (bright yellow self): (V-311A: (S-309: (Lemon Flirt x unknown) x Q-348: (N-329: ((Dancing Gold x unknown) x L-310: (Ringbearer x Dunderman 0-195:(Jana White x unknown)))) x V-369: (S-309: (Lemon Flirt x unknown) x Q-348: (N-329: ((Dancing Gold x unknown) x L-310: (Ringbearer x Dunderman 0-195:(Jana White x unknown))))).
$20.00
IN MY VEINS (C. Bunnell ’09) MTB, 18-20" (46-51 cm), ML. Stds are antique brass ground, speckled and veined maroon; style arms are antique brass with a slight maroon midrib. The falls are white with intermittent maroon veining and edged in brassy-gold. Beards are yellow tipped white. 3 nicely spaced branches with 8 buds.
Sdlg. #J89-1: (Zula X G54-2: (D7-7 (Bumblebee Deelite x Oshel Blue)
x unknown))
$20.00

- STANDARD DWARF BEARDED -
CUSTOM JEWEL (Aitken ’09) SDB, 9", (23cm.) L, VL, 3buds. This plant unites the two distinct rebloom lines of Allan Ensminger of Nebraska with Chuck Chapman of Ontario, Canada. Both parent plants are northern grown, early summer rebloomers. The result is a very round flower, lightly ruffled, intense yellow, blending lighter at the edges, with striking deep purple beards. While it does not rebloom for us, it is fertile and we will be looking to the next generation for rebloom seedlings.
Sdlg. #99M49: (What Again X Forever Blue)
$18.00
EXOTIC BLEND (Aitken ’09) SDB, 10" (25cm) 3 buds, ML. This is a really strange color blend. Basically, it is a white ground, gold plicata with a violet wash overlay on the midrib of the standards and over the white spot on the falls. Falls show some violet veins like spokes on a wheel. Beard color is mustard orange with a slight violet tone at the base of the hairs. Good growth, quickly forming nice clumps.
Sdlg. #02M15A: (Helmsman X 00M53: (Rebus x Yippee))
$18.00
FOURTH OF JULY KID (Aitken ’09) 9" (23cm) E., RE., 3 buds. This plant will not win you any awards. However, its virtue is that it reblooms a full month earlier than any other rebloom SDB that we know of and it is fertile. We see rebloom on the 4th of July every year, thus the name. It is capable of producing very nice seedlings. (See Maui Sunrise ’08) Another population of seedlings is on the way. Form is a bit narrow with upright standards and flared falls. Standards are light yellow blending to light orange at the base. Falls are light yellow blending to a medium orange spot. Beards are medium orange.
Sdlg. #87M31RE: (83M15: (M. Wright #L56 x B.Jones #271 pink) X 83M6: (M. Wright #L56 x Lucky Duck)
This plant will be sent “Free upon request only” with any regular minimum order of $25.00
SLOW BURN (M. Smith ’09) SDB, 11" (28cm) EM, 3 buds. Dark burgundy standards, smoldering red-violet fire lines completely cover the wide, ruffled falls. The blaze must be waiting to ignite from the hot vermilion-orange beard. A strong grower and fertile.
Sdlg. #03-02A: (97-16P:, sib to Mosaic pod parent) X 98-14D: (((Pele x Fairy Lore) x Minidragon) x (Incendiary x (Fairy Lore x Tricks))))
$18.00
TANZANITE (M. Smith ’09) SDB, 13" (33cm) E. 3 buds, A splendid little jewel, with the same deep blue-violet color as the rare African gemstone. Arched medium-dark blue-violet standards, very round, wide and ruffled medium dark blue-violet falls, with a pale lavender gray spear below bright cream-white beards, edged by a few white eyelashes. (rebloomed once with 5 buds and set seed for handsome blue IB’s)
Darker and wider sibling to Microwave;
Sdlg. #00-02B: (Blue Rill x Seafire)
$18.00

- MINIATURE DWARF BEARDED -
BETE NOIRE (M. Smith ’09) 7" (18cm) M, 2-3 buds. This little black beast will be a positive pleasure in your garden. Very ruffled black standards, glowing red-violet style arm heart, ruffled and crimped silky black falls with some horizontal pleating, darkest black-violet beards. The blackest of the cross and darker than its sib ‘Anubis’. (SDB)
Sdlg. #02-03L: (Incendiary x Panther) X Devil Baby)
$18.00
- JAPANESE IRIS -
AMETHYST ACTRESS (Harris ’09) JI, 9F, 40" (102cm) Late One or two branches with three to five buds. Flowers are white ground heavily sanded amethyst which fades to near white by day three. A full round water lily form, each of the three layers of petals lays down in an orderly fashion. Named for the “act”- of changing gracefully in color from day to day.
Sdlg. #99JC2: Hagoromo X 90JA5: (Rose and Silver x Reid 87J24, sib. to Picotee Princess: (Garnet Royalty x Reid D558-2: (Mystic Buddha x Frilled Enchantment)))
$35.00
- SPURIA -
LILTING LAVENDER (Aitken ’09) 56" (142cm). M, 2 or 3 branches, 5 or 6 buds. Our first Spuria introduction! (there are many more in the seedling field). Others will be featured at next year’s Spuria Convention. This flower has elegantly flared semi erect standards done in a smoky lavender deepening to rosy lavender at the midribs and petal bases. Falls are rimmed in smoky lavender and blend smoothly to yellow at the petal base. Style arms are smooth smoky lavender. A vigorous grower with good foliage.
Sdlg #99SPU-1
$35.00