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BeardLESS - Species
The following Iris are Beardless. They prefer to remain in established clumps. If they need to be moved or transplanted this should be done in the fall (September in this area) or in early spring. They have to be kept moist while being moved or the plants with perish. They need to be planted as soon as they are received. They are shipped in September and are not shipped with the Bearded Iris.
Various Beardless Iris species. Can be used for different foliage effects. Some of these can be used as pond plants. Some different and unusual Iris plants.
$7.00 CAST ASHORE (Chapman '98 ) ML 30" Cream-white with violet-blue veins; yellow signal, very large flowers, vigorous. An interspecies cross of versicolor X virginica. HM AM
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$7.00 GERALD DARBY (Darby '1968) 60" Blue-violet, violet leaf base. An interspecies cross of versicolor X virginica.
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$6.50 I graminea 10" Fruit scented small royal purple with white stripes & yellow streak.
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$6.00 I Lactea. 22". Very narrow foliage; small delicate with flowers with blue stripes.
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$6.00 I orientalis 36" White species spuria iris with yellow spot.
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$5.50 I typifolia 33" A siberian species from Mongolia; grass like foliage; purple flowers.
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$5.50 I versicolor 20' Blue violet water iris; excellent for ponds but will grow in garden.
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$6.00 I virginica shrevi 32" Moisture loving species like versicolor but wider flowers. Blk stalks
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Bearded - Species
These are some selections of species iris. Some of these are ancestors of modern bearded iris. Others are species that were grown for their own merits in gardens since 1600 or earlier.
$7.00 I aphylla H-17 Yellowish-green cast, dark veining; maroon hafts. Usually has some violet streaks on petals.
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$6.50 I aphylla H-7 18" Violet-blue standards; falls heavily veined purple, white haft lines; beard light yellow.
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$6.00 I croatica 25" Dark violet, falls darker, white veins in throat; white-yellow beard. Tetraploid.
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$7.00 I palladia Dalmatica 40" Lilac blue; sweet scent. In cultivation for centuries.
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