SIB. IRIS PICTURE
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CULTIVAR
HYBRIDIZER
COST |
BLOOM PERIOD, HEIGHT (inches)
DESCRIPTION |
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Butter and Sugar
McEwen 1976
$6.00 |
M, 28"
White standards, butter yellow
falls. This was historically the first yellow Siberian. Winner Morgan Award 1981 and Morgan-Woods
Medal 1986. |
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Caesar's Brother
Morgan 1931
$6.00 |
M, 36"
One of the most popular
Siberians. Dark blue blooms with erect standards. The foliage remains
beautiful until frost. A Morgan
Award winner 1953. |
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China Spring
Bauer/Coble 1999
currently unavailable
$8.00
|
EE
Very early blooming, tall medium blue with light blue standards and
styles. Vigorous grower. |
Photo courtesy
Walters Gardens, Inc. |
Contrast in Styles
Hollingworth 1989
currently unavailable
$10.00 |
E, 28" to 30"
3" to 5" flowers have incredible contrasting colors with rich
wine purple standards and falls and lighter blue-purple styles! Semi
flaring falls display prominent white and yellow signals with purple
veining. |
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Dreaming Spires
Brummitt
currently unavailable
$6.00 |
M, 28"
Lavender standards, royal blue falls. |
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Double Standards
Bauer/Coble 2000
currently unavailable
$10.00
|
M, 34"
Blue-violet falls with lighter blue standards. 'Double Standards' produce
twice the usual number of standard petals giving the bloom a full, ruffled
appearance. The falls (outer petals) are trimmed with a gold signal set on
a burst of white. |
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Forever
Remembered
Miller 2004
$9.00
|
M, 30"
Bright rose violet with blue infusion; modern
form and nice blue-green foliage. |
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Frosted
Cranberry
Miller 1991
currently unavailable
$10.00
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ML, 30"
Dark rose-pink. Falls have a few dark wine veins, styles are pearl rose. 1998
Morgan-Woods Medal winner. |
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Gull's Wing
McGarvey 1988
currently unavailable
$6.00
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EM, 30 to 36"
Gleaming white flowers with wide flaring
falls. Flowers resemble that of a Japanese Iris. Excellent cut flower. |
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Kamayama
Witt 1968
$6.00
or
10 for $45.00 |
EM, 36"
Dark, dusty purple. Tall
strong grower and bloomer with the blooms distinctly taller than the
foliage. It is very vigorous and easy to grow. |
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Lois J.
Cook 1972
currently unavailable
$5.00
|
M, 32"
Violet blue, off white blaze. |
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Miss Duluth
Sass
currently unavailable
$5.00
|
M, 30"
Glowing, deep reddish purple
standards with contrasting blue falls. Very pretty color combination. |
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Over in
Gloryland
Hollingworth 1993
currently unavailable
$6.00
|
M, 34"
Opens very dark velvety blue-purple with a
notable gold blaze, eventually transforming into lighter shades.
Tetraploid. Award of Merit 1996. Morgan-Woods Medal winner 2000. |
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Pink Haze
McGarvey 1969
$6.00
|
30 to 36"
Warm lavender-pink with finely edged white
falls and a crimson blaze. Morgan Award 1984. Morgan-Woods Medal 1988. |
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Purple
Teal
$6.00
|
M, 36"
Dark, dusty purple; tall,
strong grower and bloomer. Color really stands out. |
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Roaring Jelly
Shafer/Sacks 1992
$8.00
|
M, 30"
Shaded and dappled red-purple.
This real beauty is different than any other red we have. Morgan-Woods
Medal winner 1999. |
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Roku Oji
Shimizu 2002
currently unavailable
$10.00 |
EM, 28"
Deep blue-purple with a bright white signal on each fall (the outer
petals). 'Roku Oji' has six falls (most Siberian Iris have three) that are
short and round giving the flower a circular form. |
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Ruffled Velvet
McEwen
$6.00 |
M, 24"
Ruffled, deep plum purple
flowers with prominent black and gold etching in the center of each fall. A Morgan
Award winner 1980. |
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Shirley
Pope
McEwen 1979
$6.00
|
EM, 30"
Very dark velvety purple with a flashy white
signal. |
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Sparkling Rose
Hager 1967
$5.00 |
M, 30"
Rose-mauve self, veined signal
tip and flash of blue. |
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Spirit of
York
Bush, Geo. 1983
currently unavailable
$6.00
|
EM, 30"
Standards rose-orchid; falls rose-violet
dusted gold with a small white signal veined violet. Vigorous and forms
beautiful floriferous clumps! |
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Steve
Varner
currently unavailable
$9.00
|
ML, 34"
Spectacular contrast between intense, deep
blue falls and sky blue standards, combined with a unique open face, a
likeness of Japanese Iris. |
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Steve
Varner
Briscoe
currently unavailable
$7.00
|
M, 25"
Very large, showy, smoky blue flower. A strong grower.
Morgan Award winner 1982. |
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Strawberry Fair
Hollingworth 1994
$8.00
|
L, 29"
Piecrust, heavily ruffled, crushed strawberry colored falls, lighter pink
standards and white starburst signal! Tetraploid. Award of Merit & Morgan Award winner
2001. |
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Swank
Hager 1968
currently unavailable
$8.00 |
M, 28"
Brilliant deep blue on both
the standards and the falls, small white signal almost non-existent. A
beautiful true blue self. Morgan Award 1973. |
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Towanda Red Flair
Scheffy
$5.00
|
M, 20"
Rosy wine red. |
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Tycoon
Cleveland 1939
currently unavailable
$6.00 |
M, 32"
Tall, deep blue-purple. A Morgan
Award winner 1951.
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White Swirl
Cassebeer
$6.00 |
L, 24 to 30"
Large, ruffled pure white
flowers with a very pale yellow throat.
Morgan award 1962. |
Homestead
Farms Nursery
Siberian
Iris (Iris Sibirca) are a most outstanding, maintenance-free species of
plants. These graceful, but rugged plants bloom in late spring and
maintain their beautiful grass-like foliage all season. After bloom, the
mature seed pod and stem are excellent in dried arrangements. They prefer
sun to part shade in evenly moist acidic soil. Not enough good can be said
about Siberian Iris. They are rugged, vigorous, smothered with bloom. Not
fussy about soil, they take a wide range of conditions, quickly forming
large clumps. Resistant to iris bores and drought tolerant once
established. Give them plenty of water until established. They love mulch,
just like daylilies. This very hardy iris grows in zones 3-9.
