Anyone growing arilbred iris?

I hear they do very well in my part of the country. I would love to see pictures of the ones you have been successful with. I thought I should put in a few of them as well.

You are so right!! They grow very well in the southwest. There are many iris varieties we can't grow here, however................ arilbreds seem to thrive.

Here are a couple to start with.

Babylonian Fire

Cool Kisses

Drop Of Gold

Sunset Trail

Oh, those are lovely. I will have to have some of those for my terraced front beds.

Big Black Bumblebee

I like them too......because they have such an exotic look to them.


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Last one for now......... more later.

Grand Vizier

Grand Vizier is stunning. I also really like Babylonian. Heck, I like all of them! Can't wait for the rest.

Well................ you didn't have to wait too long, I hope.

Turkish Topaz

On Bended Knee

Desert Fire

Fancy Works

Queen Sheba

Vera Marina (One of my favorites.....................to me, it's the most eeriest and most beautiful of all colors)

Last one for tonight............ more later. :-)

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Ben's Huckman Hopefully an '08 introduction
These are ones growing and thriving here in Maryland
and if they do well here they can grow anywhere especially in area that are like their homeland
:)
Anita

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Desert Diamond

Persian Padishaw

Stripped Moonbeam has irregular varigated foliage

Desert Joy

Frontier Spirit

High Sierra Snow

Lakeside Elf

Tatai Pasha

Tcha'Deetch

Vera Anne

Zipporah's Beauty

Wow! Thanks Anita and Margie! Yes, New Mexico has a climate just like most of Turkey so I am looking forward to growing some of these. They have very unusual color configurations, it seems to me. I really like Vera Marina and also Desert Diamond and Persian Padishaw. Tcha'Deech is also wonderful. These will work wonderfully in my very rocky front yard, where I can add soil among the rocks.

FYI
They are having an Aril Trek in your neck of the woods in 2008
You might want to think of attending
http://www.arilsociety.org/arilsociety.pl?events

Thanks for the info. I just joined the Aril Society International last week. I am looking forward to their events, but hope they have some before 2008. I did notice that they have a plant sale on July 25. That will be a great place for me to get started. In the meanwhile I can work on building up soil for AB's.

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Anita, I like your "Tcha'Deetch". Do you grow that one? I'd like to now where to find one.

Here are a few more arilbreds:

Domingo

Nineveh

Emerald Fantasy

Sheba's Jewel

Turkish Tangent

Bronze Age

Pallu

Last one for now.............. They are a fascinating iris.

Onlooker