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| SILVER TONGUE (Bernard Pryor) 36" ML $35 Seedling No. 53/98-A (Garnet Storm Dancer x Dark and Dangerous) Standards are very dark red-purple with white rim and petal reverse. Falls are a slightly deeper tone of red-purple. All petals feature a large lemon blotch (thumbprint) signal, overlaid with a bright lime-green steeple signal - creating a double star signal feature. The style arms are pure white - gradually fading to mid pink with age. Ruffled and rounded form. A person who has a 'silver tongue' is considered somebody who has a fine voice - and who is also a great orator. | ||||||||
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| SOUTHERN STAR (Heather Pryor) 41" L $35 Seedling No. 108/96-A [Sdlg 29/93-B (Volcanic Wildfire x Fashion World) x Little Nutkin]. Standards and falls are deep velvety red-black with a fine lemon rim and petal reverse. All petals feature a very large yellow blotch (thumbprint) signal overall with a golden-yellow steeple signal - creating a double star signal feature. Style arms are deep salmon-red with a yellow midrib. Ruffled and rounded flower form with flowers slightly reflexed. The reflexed flowers allow you to see the striking double star signal feature. The name is meant to conjure up visions of the southern sky at night - not a soap opera starlet! | ||||||||
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| AMANDA GRAINGER (Heather Pryor) 41" E $35 Seedling No. 19/01-B (Renee Fleming x Our Dorothy) Standards are a pastel creamy-white with a very fine lime-yellow line signal. The style arms are pastel lemon, blushed cyclamen-pink with strong lemon-yellow tips. Falls are pastel lemon, blushed mid pink to the petal edges with a bright green, raised steeple signal which also features a red surround at the signal tips. Very ruffled flowers. Mature blooms change to medium pink overall. Named for a dear friend and weekend 'weed warrior' in the Iris Haven garden.
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| BOLD GAMBLE (Heather Pryor) 42" ML $35 Seedling No. 167/96-B [Sdlg. 61/91-E (Ann Chowning x Sea Lord) x Sdlg. 007/95 ('Bout Midnight x Rachel's Request)]. What a beauty this is! The very dark violet-blue petals all feature a lime-green steeple signal which is overlaid a white 'blotch' or thumbprint signal. The beautiful 'star' signal pattern really sets off the deep dark violet petals! Style arms are dark red-violet with pure white edges. Large, rounded and ruffled flowers are a real stand-out in the garden. A 'must-have' cultivar for those who love the deeper shaded cultivars.
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| KAKADU SUNSET (Bernard Pryor) 40" E $35 Seedling 23/00-A Jive Talkin' x Sdlg 007/98 (Desert Jewel x Margaret Lee). Standards are a mottled, deep sunset-red and lemon, with 'broken color' aspects on the standards only. Standards also feature lemon-yellow lime signals - with red 'extensions' into the petal. Falls are deep sunset-red with lemon 'blotch' or thumbprint signal, overlaid with an orange steeple signal which features a dark red outline. The flowers are rounded and ruffled, with slight reflexing on older blooms. KAKADU is a famous Australian national park, located in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is famous for its sensational tropical sunsets. | ||||||||
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| NANCY TICHBORNE (Bernard Pryor) 36" M-L $35 Seedling 117/00-D (Swirling Waters x Truly Scrumptious) Standards and falls are mid lavender. Standards feature lime line signals and a white luminata area around the line signals. Falls feature a raised, elongated white steeple signal (crest) as well as lime line signals and white luminata area around the line crest. Style arms are pale lemon-lime, with pale lavender tips. Highly ruffled and rounded flowers. Named for New Zealand's premier watercolour artist. | ||||||||
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| SECRET RENDEZVOUS (Heather Pryor) 40" E $35 Seedling 50/00-G (Our Dorothy x Renee Fleming) Standards are pastel-pink with darker pink petal blush at petal edges and fine lime-green veined signals. Falls are mid cerise-pink with slightly darker petal edges. Falls feature lime steeple signals with maroon surround and tips. Style arms are pale lemon with pink blush at the tips. Sometimes the style arms feature small lemon 'horns'. Ruffled, triangular flower form. | ||||||||
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| BAYOU BUCKSKIN (Jim Hedgecock) 30" M $25 Standards and falls pinkish tan, near green signal with brown spear point edges. Flaring, slightly curled falls. Very vigorous. Unusual coloring and form. Discovered growing in a channel below a planting of Louisiana iris.
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| ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI (Calvin Helsley) 25" LM $35 Large blue-violet flowers have small, nearly hidden, white signals. The extremely wide standards are medium violet and recurve back against the falls. | ||||||||
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| JOY WITHIN (Calvin Helsley) 34" M $35 Wide and flaring flowers are blue violet. The outstanding feature of this iris are the contrasting red-violet style arms. Signals are slight and consist of just a few wide white lines. | ||||||||
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| MY BUBBA (Calvin Helsley) 36" M $35 Named for the hybridizers pet Boston terrier! It's not really black and white but a dark blue-violet with large white signals. Flowers feature a flat, perky and ruffled form. Definitely not a dog, this iris will soon become a member of your family garden. | ||||||||
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| SWEET ENCOUNTER (Calvin Helsley) 30" M $35 Gently waved flowers and a lovely shade of medium rose. The signals are white with violet veining. There is a faint violet flush around the signal. | ||||||||
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