What are your 10 favorite irises?

I am considering culling my irises and only growing my very favorites. Anyone want to share their favorites?

Of course, I don't know whether this is even possible; it seems that part of the wonderous excitement of irises is the
collector's delirium, and the anticipation of a new one blooming next spring!

There are popularity lists on ais website, also the sib site, probably some others.

My fave iris are the ones in bloom at the time.

inanda

A few names.
Ruby Eruption
Velvet Toy
Gingerbreadman
Solar Flight
Batik
Gizmo
Indian Chief
Honoribile
Persian Berry
Cherry Garden

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Pheasant Feathers
Cinnamon Girl
Sir Michael
Chief Waukesha
October Splendor
Loreley
New Dawning
Alately
Protocol
Dutch Chocolate
an old Noid known to me as "Harem"

photo is Chief Waukesha

only 10?
hmmmmm
ok

Walkara
Daughter of Stars
Syrian Princess
Chocolate Moose
Dark Drama
Gypsy Queen
Satan's Mistress
Persian Padishaw
Desert Joy
Heat Flare

How interesting. None of the above are mentioned twice! Haven't heard of a lot of them, so I will be looking them up in the plant files...

I will start my list:

Liason
Mother Earth
Rhapsody in Bloom
Rosemary's Dream
(Very Dark Strong Grower?)


Ok here's the game we are playing. You are being forced to move far away and can only take 10 fans with you from your garden....

Starhip Enterprise
Twirl the Kilt
Puddy Tat
American Sweetheart
Fancy Woman
Sea Power
Wearing Rubies
Whos' Your Daddy
Bewilderbeast
my own seedling to be introduced, brown,gold, yellow, white broken color

D

I can only choose 10? LOL... How about 10 favorite bearded and 10 favorite beardless?

Top 10 Bearded Iris:

Adoregon (TB)
Awake (SDB)
Death By Chocolate (SDB)
Explicit (TB)
Hold My Hand (TB)
Kelly Lynne (TB)
Ruby Eruption (SDB)
Sky and Sun (TB)
Starship Enterprise (TB)
Strawberry Swirl (TB)

Top 10 Beardless Iris:

Adriatic Blue (Spuria)
Emily Ann (Siberian)
Freckled Geisha (Japanese)
Lucky Devil (Spuria)
Mister Peacock (Siberian)
Rivulets of Wine (Japanese)
Ruby Star (Japanese)
Snow Prince (Siberian)
Sultan's Ruby (Siberian)
Trance (Japanese)

Oh my!! Only 10 irises...it's unthinkable (shock, horror...shudder)
But 10 I would just HAVE to take with me are

Christmas Time
Blue Cheer
Conjouration
Superstition
Fantaisie
Lemon Brocade
Mulled Wine
Select Circle
Lunar Frost
Ruby Slippers

That has to be the hardest choice any iris fanatic had to make. I must've changed the list at least 10 times, ROFL
It was a lot of fun though :)))

Terri

Here's my 10 irises

WR Dykes
Sir Michael
Eater the Queen
Gizmo
Bijou
Cat's Reign
Victorine
Corsage
Zandria
Devil's Riot

Ok, here's a few of my favorites:

Bewilderbeast
Chinese New Year
Michigan Pride
Speeding Again
Angeli de Luce
Splashacata
Chasing Rainbows
Owhyhee Desert
Ringo
Rare Treat
Istanbul


It's hard, you've only asked for 10 but I have hundreds of favorites.

And here are a few of mine
Happenstance
Dusky Challenger
Prague
Shurton Inn
Man About Town
Bowled Over
Indulgence
Sea Power
Sotte Voce
Social Graces
Harvest of Memories (for rebloom and fragrance)

Here's my favorite Louisiana's:
Zydeco
Bywater
Sea Wisp
Twisted Sister
Tchoupitoulas
Beausoleil
Violet Ray
Andouille
Lillie Edwards
Lafitte Celebration
Frenchman's Street
False River
Chief Menteur Pass
Irish Bayou

Dutch Chocolate
Throb
Deep Pacific
Tutu Teal (SDB)
Awake (SDB)
Brown Lasso (BB)
Raspberry Silk (BB)
Mesmerizer
Apollo One
Rosalie Loving (SDB)


Too many sizes and colors to choose from. No one can stick to the commitment to move only 10! Are you nuts?!?!?! heheheh ;)

I hear you Elizabeth--I was tempted to just list everyone I grow--lol

Ok, here is todays favorite list (it varies)
JACQUESIANA
JOY
EDINA
BUCKSKIN
SECRET PLAN
DUTCH CHOCOLATE
COMMANCHERO
BLAZING SUNSET
MAJENICA
TEEN ANGEL

hey, can I pick another ten?
Laetitia

This is a great list of special irises! I plan to look them up and add on to my own list of gotta haves. Only 10 irises? I've gotta be nuts!

Jersey Bounce-white
Chocolate Marmalade
Earthborn
Goodnight Moon
China Dragon
Cranberry Ice
Mer du Sud
dardanus
Banana Frappe
Apricot Topping
Most of these have been chosen from my most recent Schriener's and Blue J Iris "wishlists". I forgot about Sea Power--that's like the star on the top of the Christmas tree:)

Here's some of my favorites that bloomed this year in my garden.
Spirit World
Night Stalker
Huckleberry Fudge
Easter Bonnet
Emphasis
Innocent Star
Olympic Challenge
Silk degrees
Thornbird
Vita Fire
They were beautiful......
Winnie

Hey, no fair! Winnie got to choose more than 10. hehehehe....

Like anyone can stop at just 10 ; ) ! I've noticed here at Dave's that a little self indulgence hasn't hurt anyone:LOL: More to share later, right?:)

Did I miscount? When you look at one purple/lavender iris for years and then have all these beautiful colors pop out for the first time you want to list them all.LOL I love them all and can't wait till spring to see some new blooms.
Winni

I don't 10 favorites yet, but I am challenged to find 10 rebloomers that will actually rebloom in my climate, which is cooler here than the rest of the south due to the altitude.

This is based only on what has bloomed for me so far.

Braggadocio
Citoyen
Death By Chocolate
Gypsy Prince
Life of Riley
Lindis
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Three Strikes
Witching
Valvoche