Aztec SunPhoto Date: 20 April 1999
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Aztec Sun |
Aztec Sun, Dryer 1982 Photo Date: 20 April 1999 |
Betty Christine |
Betty Christine Photo Date: 27 April 2001 |
Black As Night |
Black As Night Photo Date: 28 April 2001 |
Black Fantasy |
Black Fantasy, Meek 1988 Photo Date: 23 April 2000 I like this iris's nice dark rich color. |
Dusky Challenger |
Dusky Challegner, Schreiner 1986 Photo Date: 30 April 1999 The color in this picture needs tweeking a little. In the future, I'll have to expand my picture editing skills to include color correction. At the moment, I crop and occationally adjust brightness and contract. |
Echo de France |
Echo de France, Anfosso 1984 Photo Date: 29 April 1999 |
Fire Creek |
Fire Creek, Luihn 1981 Photo Date: 25 April 1999 |
Glad Rags |
Glad Rags, Hager 1985 Photo Date: 23 April 1999 I think this is one of the nicest tall bearded iris that I grow. It has good rich colors. The standards in this picture are little washed out by the sun, but still look bright. The form of the blossoms is "modern" but is not overdone. |
Hody Do |
Hody Do, Byers 1986 Photo Date: 22 April 1999 This is a "space age" or "novelty" iris. The tips of the beards lift off the petals forming "horns". |
Hollywood Blond |
Hollywood Blond, Gatty 1989 Photo Date: 21 April 1999 This is an example of a more extreme modern form of bloom. Tall bearded iris should be less frivolous and more regal, in my opinion. |
Iris florentina |
Iris florentina or Iris germanica 'Florintina' Photo Date: 20 April 1999 This plant is the original source of orris root used in the perfume industry. The weak floppy petals, which lack "substance", are typical of older variety of bearded iris. Never-the-less, the basic form of the flower is quite elegant. |
Iris germanica |
Iris germanica Photo Date: 1999 This is the old "German Iris" that has been in cultivation for a long time. It is probably an ancent hybrid rather than true species. |
Iris kashmiriana |
Iris kashmiriana Photo Date: 30 April 2001 |