Show us your Wild Ones

I'll start this off with Genetic Artist, a Historic Arilbred introduced by Danielson in 1972.

GA is Beautiful!!

well all I can say is WOW
Gloria

Genetic Artist is a knock out! Most of my AB's haven't bloomed yet, but I am hoping for a bunch of wild ones from them, eventually.

Yah, WOW.

wow i love it

a MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the wildest I have. "Zandria"

Excellent photo of Genetic Artist. I have the iris but haven't been able to capture the beauty of it in a photo.

WOW! Mine are so tame compared to your WILD ones!

Alaskan Seas

Rustler

Earth and Fire is crazily colored...

Obi Wan Kenobi is ugly (sorry, just my opinion!!!)

LoL, Obi Wan Kenobi looks "classy" to me ;)

Okay, compared to Genetic Artist, this isn't so wild, but it was my first arilbred bloom ever. It is a little wild, too, It is another Danielson from 1985. Almost historic.

I think they're all beautiful and I love them all!

wow!

Just Kidding... my beautiful 3 year old grandaughter, who gets to do just about what ever she wants when with me.

Thanks for all the comments and photos.

pajaritomt... do you know the name of the Danielson Arilbred. I like that on too!

Here's an unusual bloom of Vegas Heat.

The real Vegas Heat. Not really wild.. but very pretty.

I think everyone knows and loves Batik... every flower is a little different. It can put on a wild show sometimes too.

Noble Warrior, a 2006 Arilbred introduction by Rick Tasco

I'll stop for now with Solar Fire... one of my favorites. A 2003 Tall Bearded intro. by Rick Tasco.

Our daughter's 'Solar Fire' had spoons this yr.,horns last yr. SA can change--yours were fuzzy horns? she lives in north-central Ohio nr Lake Erie. It didn't stay with us as we are further north--she is on a latitude with Hartford, CT.

Solar Fire is wild and fabulous looking and Space Age at that. Love the wild looking Batik and the wild looking Vegas Heat. Yes, I do know the name of my arilbred. It is Stars over LPaso and is from 1985. Very pretty. To me, almost all arilbreds are wild. I love them. Noble Warrior is great, too.
Zacattack did you really let your grandaughter pet a lion? Was it alive? If so, that'a wild!

WOW! Solar Fire is absolutely FANTASTIC!

Love GA! I haven't grown iris for many years...once had a collection of over 200 cultivars until the borers got them all.

I got this one last fall....not as spectacular as GA, but it is quite pretty and has a wonderful scent!

"Chasing Rainbows"

I think this one is kind of wild, but not in brightness of colors. This is Parisian Dawn, which just bloomed for the first time for me a couple of days ago.

See picture below.

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Now with photo!

Would you call this one wild? I think I might. Black with ruffles. This is All Night Long. I love it, wild or not.

irisMA... Your daughters Solar Fire sounds like mine. It had flounces in 2006, mostly horns, but a few flounces in 2007, and didn't bloom this year. Here's a photo with flounces.

Dan

pajaritomt... Thanks for providing the name of your Arilbred. I like it, may have to get one for my garden. Please show us your other Arilbreds when they bloom. Some Arilbreds are really amazing.

No the the Lion is not real, it's a stuffed display at the Fort Worth Zoo School. She wanted to give it a hug on her last day at school.

I did let her hold a live alligator though... of course it's mouth was taped closed. Boy are gators bellies soft. I would have never believed they were so soft.

Parisian Dawn is really nice... and I am growing All Night Long in my garden. Superstition Iris Gardens sent it as a gift with my order the first year it was introduced. Rick and Roger are really generous.

Teresa_in_BC and Seedsower... Thanks for your comments. I've considered getting Chasing Rainbows, in fact, I ordered it once, but was sent the wrong iris. The wonderful scent makes it even better.

Dan

Thanks, Dan. You can be sure I will post all my arilbreds when they bloom. I was afraid I couldn't grow them so when the first one bloomed I was ecstatic! Most are in flower pots right now. I hope to get them in the ground before winter and will probably have more blooms next year.
So glad to hear that the lion was stuffed! I couldn't imagine anyone allowing a child to hug a live one but it sure looked real. Your grandaughter is adorable. I see why her wish is your command. And what a great age! I once took my stepson to an alligator farm where he was photographed holding a smaller alligator and a small boa constrictor. The photo was the pride of his life, but not so much, now that he is 27. Unfortunately, I didn't get to pet the alligator's belly.
Everybody:
Wow, those are great Solar Fires. I have one on order and can't wait to see it -- hopefully this spring. I ordered it along with too many other rhizomes from Superstition, one of my favorite places to order from.
Here is Persona, an MTB by Keppel. It is a little wild compared to my other stuff. It is blooming about 3 weeks late here in New Mexico. You just never know what will happen with the weather around here.

teresa
i think your iris is Burst not Rustler
here is Rustler

pajaritomt... lovely little MTB.

Here's Bold Statement, an Intermediate Bearded intoduced by Tasco in 2002.

Circus Circus... somewhat wild.

Delirium... I've posted this one on other threads, but certainly worth another look.

Dude... also worth another look.

Bold Statement is definitely bold! I really like Circus, Circus, wild or not.

This is a Cimarron Rose X Touch Of Mink Seedling a repeat cross and this one had that white area on at least one fall of each of the three flowers