iris season just started

Black Magic maiden bloom.

Cranapple maiden bloom.

Laurie, your Shaker's Prayer beat my Papillon for earliest bloom. Maiden bloom of Shaker's Prayer.

Lo Ho Silver maiden bloom.

Julianna,

I am very happy to see Shaker's Prayer blooming for you. It's one of my very favorite Sibs. I can tell you, though, that it'll be a whole lot happier, will get a whole lot taller and larger-flowered, and will grow and bloom prolifically if you move it away from your beardeds so that you can keep it well mulched, fertilized, and watered. When happy, my SP can flower over 4' tall. Give it the right conditions, and you'll be amazed at what it can do!

Laurie

Not possible to allow the Siberians to grow wild here or they get invasive. Dad likes his mown field and will mow anything not protected by fencing or a raised bed. He is not into flowers but motors so we compromise.

Shaker's Prayer gets fed and we have an artesian well for dry weather but it rains often in thunder showers because we are near Andreoscoggin River and the Ocean. Shaker's Prayer is loaded with buds which amazed me for a first year plant. So are the others I bought from you even the verisicolors.

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Raspberry Blush recently turned historic.

Blackcurrant maiden bloom.

Blue Eyed Blond

Blackcurrantis lovely .they all are this one just says " come here "LOL

Kansas Ingleside maiden bloom.

Hoodlum maiden bloom. From Maine Iris Society Show.

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Oklahoma Bandit maiden bloom.

Between The Lines versicolor Shafer/Sacks 22" M,1991 maiden bloom.

Mainer,
Thanks for sharing your photos! Making my list for Saturday's sale!!!

Hooked,

Will be there with my husband and my mother, other family will be home that are not interested in irises but my mother likes not knowing what she picks up at the sale and finding out what they are will be up to me. Still not finding much about the irises called Dash Away, Chantilly Dancer and Jesse Lee and they will not be blooming this year. Only two from the sale did not live through the winter. Indian Footprint and Little Show Off. So far I am liking what we picked out.

Picadilly Circus maiden bloom.

Good morning Mainer,
Well I hope to meet you on Sat.!
What info. are yu looking for on these iris?

DASH AWAY
(K. Waite, R. 1978), Sdlg. 74-35-A. SDB, 15" (38 cm), M-L
"S. white, trace of yellow in midrib; F. sulphur yellow (RHS 68) with white edge at lower end, slightly ruffled; white beard tipped yellow. Sky and Snow X Pamela Ann. Tow Path Lane Gardens 1981 "

CHANTILLY DANCER
(Barry Blyth, R. 1994), Sdlg. A44-11. SDB, 12-14" (30-36 cm), ML
"S. lavender pink with light violet midrib infusion; F. creamy white, light pink overlay on lower 2/3, 1/4" lavender pink plicata stitching; beards white, tipped burnt tangerine. V7-5, Gigolette sib, X Chanted. Tempo Two 1994/95 "

JESSE LEE
(C. Lankow, R. 1985), Sdlg. OA21-10. SDB, 9" (23 cm), E
"S. light blue (RHS 97D); F. slightly lighter; white beard; slight sweet fragrance. Wright L75: (Blue Trinket x Cotton Blossom) X Rain Dance. Kirkland Iris, Riverdale Iris 1987 HM 1991"

Does this help? This info comes from the Iris Register.

Hooked

Thank you! Just exactly the info I was looking for. Hope to meet you at the show.
Julianna

Clarence maiden bloom.

Papillon must be a historic but can find no info on when or where on this one.

Candystriper versicolor (Bee Warburton, 1991) 25", M. Maiden bloom.

Julianna,
Papillon is registered but there isn't any info. listed. Could it be that it is new ,not historic?

Bonnie

'Sibirica Papillon' was registered by Dykes in 1923.

Thanks Bonnie and Laurie. I can now place proper name tags on these plants.

Laurie, I placed your name on my reserve Turkish Topaz list for when it grow big enough to share. Notice your versicolors are starting to bloom now. Grin.

Julianna

Wonderful, Julianna. Thank you!

Yes, I did see the versicolor pics, and I'm very pleased to see them doing so well for you. They're starting to bloom here, too. What do you think of them?

Laurie
I think versicolors are delicate in looks but hardy in reality. They are in my raised beds and doing fine. Want more of course. Thanks for introducing me to new types of iris last year.

Versicolors are just about my easiest irises. They can take all sorts of abuse, and my northern MN climate doesn't faze them in the least. You're exactly correct - delicate but hardy.

Did you both go to the iris show in Auburn today ? how was it ?

Not me. A bit too long of a drive. ;-)

The Show was great and Bonnie won ribbons with her historics. Her friend clerked for the show so was learning how things were being judged today. Will share photos when I have time to sort.

Hubby was great today for taking Mother and I to the show, but demands attention now, meaning I must share a movie with him for he went to the iris show with me not really being interested in irises the way I am. Bought about 36 SDBS and one IB for a dollar a rhizome and 5 new ensata for $5.00 a pot. Will need help to find them all most likely. Am now a member of Maine Iris Society and they said they would teach me how to show some of my irises possibly next year.

Julianna

LOL Laurie,
even though it would be great to meet you :-))
I owe you a follow up letter from last year but we moved late last fall and I have been busting my bud to put a rosegarden in.Over 50 planted so far...20 + to go.So I don't even know why I am on DG's....can't I plant in the rain ? actually I am beat.Tomorrow is another day.

Congrat's .....WOW 1 $ per rhizome,that was a steal ! paid $ 5.00 locally in Augusta per rhizome.Glad you took some more pictures.

Now the fun part! Trying to find enough room to plant all these lovely little babies!! I just love how quickly SDB's multiply. I looked up all the info. for the 25 I bought and now I'm collecting photos of each. I usually save this for winter, but couldn't wait to see what I bought!

Wanda, one of the blue ribbons I got yesterday was for your MME. Henri Cayeux that we traded in 2005.

It was great to meet you Mainer! Always nice to put a face to a name.

hooked,
noticed that you are from Farmington ,did you know any Sample's on Middlestreet ? Edna and Vinnie ? she was my husbands aunt and I remember she had some wonderful irises.

Wish I would have taken out time yesterday to drive to Auburn to meet you guys and join the society as well which I have been thinking about for the last 2 years or so.

Eglantyne,
I believe I have heard my daughter speak of Edna. I'm sure if I saw her picture I'd probably know who she was. I am terrible with names! Did Edna go to Fairbanks Church ?

It would have been nice to meet you also! Maybe next meeting, auction, sale etc..? You can join any time. If you want to D-mail me your address, I would be glad to forward it on to Ted and ask him to send you some info.

Bonnie

Bonnie, I am not a great photographer at show situations. There is clutter like the soda machine in the shots but here goes. If you still want the photos will send later in private email.

Julianna

Sure Julianna,
Thanks!

MME Henri Cayeux

Second place ribbon on Among Friends