Finally convinced

I finally heard my mother say, "I think I'd like to try some of the baby irises you have". WOW! So because she's a beginner with medians, specifically, SDB.

Which are the top 5 "beginning iris gardener" SDBs in your opinion of all time? Please factor is scent, clumping/multiplication speed, and color/form.

Thanks

Hmm. Scent I can't really help you with because I don't generally get down on my hands and knees to smell the littleuns.

If you want a nice selection of various colors and patterns, all of which I have found to be extraordinarily hardy, vigorous growers, and generous bloomers, I recommend the following:

What Again (rebloom)
Caution Sign
Firestorm
With Castanets
Chanted
Tantara
Little Episode
Ruby Eruption (rebloom)
Chocolate Cupcake
Auroralita (rebloom)
Forever Blue (not quite as vigorous as the others for me, but great rebloom potential)

The only one of these that has ever rebloomed for me is What Again, though I keep expecting Forever Blue to do so some day.

These are some of my most bullet-proof, reliable SDBs - great for beginner collections.

Laurie

Maya Mint (photo below) reliable and good increases. Can't recall fragrance, I don't have any Iris blooming yet. 40" of snow in April will slow things down a bit. *sigh*
Chubby Cheeks
Tantara
Snickers
Radioactive

Thanks, actually I have quite a few of those on the list (transfers from where else, MI and MN ;-) )

Does anyone else have any ideas?

Okay, I'll go out in the garden and see what is there that I HAVEN't sent you........

Laurie said " because I don't generally get down on my hands and knees to smell the littleuns." I can get down on my hands and knees. It's getting back up that is hilarious.

Marsha too funny! I get down but then I get on all fours to pull weeds, that's when I noticed how great Pilgrims' Choice smelled...

What do you have, that I don't? Perhaps we can up the antie... LOL

here's my list:

starry eyed
cat's eye
serendipity elf
fragrant too
jungle warrior
summoned spirit
urban star
dot.com
blue neon (picture)

belinda

I gotta get me a piece of that one back. I traded someone that for something and then mine part here gave up the ghost and the gardens I got it from hasn't listed it since....

Let's see daylily, I'll take 1 each Urban Star, Blue Neon, everything you mentioned really except Summoned Spirit and Dot Com...

LOL.

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Roni: Your wish is my command.
Clash
Cocoa Pink
Denali
Gypsy Passion
Herbal Tea
Jewel Baby
Jewelers Art
Radioactive
Summoned Spirit
Sparks Fly
Why Two Kay
Wizard of Hope

I didn't buy any new SDB's last year, how odd....

belinda: great clump of Bue Neon.

We must all shop at the same place. Ruby Eruption has never rebloomed for me. Maybe I'll up the feed this year, to see what happens. My first bloomed yesterday, French Wine. Not particularly showy, but Oh how welcome. One not mentioned but a fave of mine is ...
Crown Prncess I think. Will go see if I have namedthe pic.
inanda

SDB's that grow here in Maryland that do very well

Cat's Eye http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=3458483
With Castanets http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=3452406
Snowtree http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=3452401
Sunstrip http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=3432108
Firestorm http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=3446908
Baby Blessed http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=3452316
Nut Ruffles http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=3458564
Earth and Sky http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=3452355


All these grow well increase great and need very little if any care except clean up once a year and a little feeding, Earth and Sky was planted this last fall has 7 increases 2 of which bloomed.
Baby Blessed seems to love hurricanes and will rebloom when ever channel 11 anounces one LOL

That wouldn't be an NBC affiliate would it? I think I got Baby Blessed from Winterberry 2 years ago by mistake. I was supposed to be Narnia. I have a pic off to them to see if they can ID it. Oh and Earth and Sky are on my pre-order list for them for 2006. Hopefully, I'm going down there this weekend to see what's still in bloom as far as SDB goes. It's about 45 min. drive.

They are about the same as me so you should see lots
Have Don or Ginny Show you HUCK
hee hee
A

Some of the purples.
Gismo,
French Wine
Razzle Dazzle
Raspberry Jam

Paler ones for some lightness
Nessie
Static

Alene's other Love I think (too dark to go see)

Some lovely blues, pale blues, blues with bright white beards.

Pixie Princess bloomed today in therain. Purple & White.

Should take paper & pencil into the garden tomorrow.

inanda