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Tall Bearded
The spectacular and showy climax of the bearded Iris season. These plants are 27" and over in height. Blooming here from very late May to late June. Top award for class is John Wister Medal (JW). The top award for all Iris is the Dykes Medal (DM).
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A GRAPE FIT (Schreiner 2015) 35" M
S. rose-violet; F. white ground, rose-violet plicata edging; beard hairs based dark orange, tips purple. Withheld for increase
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ABOUT LAST NIGHT (Paul Black, 1999) 30" (76 cm), M
S. purplish black; style arms deep purplish black, black midline and tan edges; F. black, hafts veined cream; beards bright yellow gold, wide; pronounced sweet fragrance................Not Available 2024. .
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ABOVE IT ALL (Michael Sutton, 2019) 39" (99 cm), M-L
S. bright white, ¼˝ chestnut rim with gold highlights, chartreuse at base of midrib; style arms white, golden brown crests; F. white zonal burst blending into violet-blue to dark purple at edge, yellow central stripe extending down petal from beard; beards lemon yellow; slight sweet fragrance.................Not Available 2024.
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ABSOLUTE STAR Schreiner's 2013) 37" M
Standards. pale yellow; Falls cream , pale yellow on hafts, petal edges touched pale yellow; beard hairs based yellow, tips orange. While registration says 'M' it is one of last to bloom for me. Strong substance, shrugs off heavy rain..............Not Available 2024.
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ACOMA (MaGee 1990) E 30" Plicata; pale blue standards; violet margins on white; henna beard.Very reliable cold hardy plant HM AM JW................Sold Out ....$14.00
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ALL ABOUT SPRING Kerr, 2005) 36" (91 cm), Midseason to late bloom. Standards lilac, yellow edge widening and becoming more gold at haft; style arms lilac, yellow edge; falls lilac, narrow yellow edge, wide gold hafts; beards golden orange; slight sweet fragrance............Not Available 2024.
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ALABASTER LACE ( Aitken, 2016) 42" VL-VVL
White self; beards pale blue; heavily laced..............Not Available 2024. .
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ALTERED STATES (Tom Burseen, 1997) 36" (91 cm), M
S. white ground, heavily washed and streaked purple; style arms dark purple; F. white, dotted, blotched and sometimes streaked purple; unstable pattern; beards purple black, hairs tipped mustard; ruffled; spicy fragrance . Not always streaked......................Not Available 2024
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AMIABLE (Ghio. 2002) 36" (91 cm), ML
S. medium pink; style arms pink; F. lavender pink; beards tangerine, white at end. HM 2004, AM 2006 .................Not Available 2024.
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ANGEL WINGS (Lynda Miller, 2005) 36" (91 cm), ML
Blue white self; beards pale baby blue, large deep baby blue haired horn; slight sweet fragrance..................Not Available 2024.
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ARCTIC ENCORE ( Aitken 2004) 36" (91 cm), M & RE
White self; beards yellow, orange in middle.........................................Not Available 2024
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ARTIST'S PALETTE ( Chapman,. 2000) 38" ML
S. violet, midrib touched brown, rim purple; style arms violet; F. butterscotch with lighter edge and thin chocolate band, brown shoulders with white haft markings, wide feathered violet band from beard to near edge, olive highlights becoming yellow at distal end; beards butterscotch; ruffled, lightly laced . Most riginal Colour - Florence 2002..........Withheld for increase
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ARTISTIC WEB (Tasco. 2010) -38-20, TB, 38" (97 cm), M
S. light orient-pink lightly washed magenta rose, very slight irregular light maize-yellow edges; style arms maize yellow edges lightening to rosy mauve wash near midrib; F. salmon apricot ground heavily striated beetroot purple becoming nearly solid at edge; beards white base, tipped bronze; lightly ruffled, luminata plicata; sweet fragrance........................Not Available 2024
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AROUND THE SUN (Paul Black, 2016) , 36" (91 cm), E-L
S. mid clear yellow; style arms mid gold-yellow; F. white, mid yellow haft and ¾˝ band, plum plicata dotting and veining in throat; beards dark marigold in throat, mid marigold in middle, mid-light marigold ends; pronounced sweet fragrance...............Sold Out ....$16.00.
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AUTUMN TRYST (Weiler 1993) EL 34" Rosy blue on white plicata, ruffled, branching. Reliable Rebloomer in my garden. HM..................$13.00
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AUGUSTINE ( Schick 2005) 36" (91 cm), M S. pink orange; style arms orange; F. pink orange, shoulders rose orange; beards orange; laced; slight musky fragrance.................Sold Out .$17.00
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AWESOME BLOSSOM (Black 2000) 32" ML S. peach pink, butter halo; style arms peach pink; F. warm white center texture-veined butter gold blending to wide butter gold band; beards tangerine orange; ruffled; slight musky fragrance.. HM 2002, AM 2006.......................Not Available 2024