2 0 0 2 J Iris Colorado $8 Mostar (Registered by Tankesley-Clru BEARDED SPECIES AND SPECIES CROSSES . with distinct sweet fragrance. 25" Clones of wild-growing bearded iris species. commerce as I pallida cengialtii ' $10 Munich Blue Dark violet blue with v Iris aphylla: fragrance. Formerly known as I. il $10 L aphylla H-17 (Hanselmayer) Unusual color. Chartreuse-tan Introduced as "Munich Blue" by ~ with purple haft marks. Smoky blend. May be a $8 Odoratissima (Nicolaus Joseph Jacqu 44-chromosome hybrid. From J. and V. Craig. • Very fragrant. Our plant came fro $8 L aphylla Polonica (Blocki) Medium purple with white beard. Obtained from Richard Sparling. Iris pumila: Very early Alpine dwarf. $8 L aphylla Tiberica $5 L pumila B3B (Baumunk seedling) D $5 L aphylla Van N es X L aphylla (Peyrard) Very light purple blue-violet beards. SIONA seed c standards. Medium purple falls. Near amoena. $5 I. pumila 5PV (Baumunk seedling) Pa $5 L aphylla Werkmeister Very dark red-purple. From Varner white. From SIONA seed. $8 Aphylla Wine-Red (Warburton/Van Nes 1970) Reddish $5 I. pumila Bazek #4 This clone obtain purple self. Standard Dwarf height. From Terry Varner. $8 L pumila from Paul Black Smooth ll $8 Bright Water (Markham 97) Reddish mid-violet with soft blue light blue beards. Late. Exceptio beards. Grown by Lynn Markham from SIONA seed. $8 L pumila from Stephanie Rust A vii $10 Minnow (J&V Craig 00) Deep violet with lighter beard. purple pumila. From SIGN A seed $10 Ostry White (r. Tankesley-Clarke 94) P-:- unique ?la':iata - $5 Suslik (Burton 1995) Vigorous dark aphylla. Pure white. Can produce phcatas. Distributed as From SIONA seed collected by D aphylla B-66-2. Ours obtained from Lynn Markham. $8 Prodan (Hanselmayer r. 1958) Large red-purple. Vigorous Iris variegata: intermediate sized aphylla. From Richard Sparling. $5 L variegata 61-72 (Randolph) Deep J $10 Thisbe (Dykes 23) Almost white lavender self. From the yellow falls with dark stripes. I. v garden of the great iris pioneer. Thisbe was a cornerstone European diploid species and one in Ben Hager's work toward tetraploid MTB's. modern bearded hybrids. I. varieg $5 Transylvania Native (Registered by Tankesley-Clarke 1994) species in the ancestry of our mod Well branched solid deep purple. Collected in $8 L variegata Beardsley Paler yellow t , Romania by Randolph and distributed as aphylla 61-56A. Said to rebloom. From Terry Vari $8 L variegata Ebenthal #A-36 Domed I Iris pa/Iida: · Yellow falls with brown lines. Fr $5 Dalmatica (Collected, cultivated before 1600) Lilac purp!e, $8 L variegata Mangaliae #4354 (Prod Known for its fragrance. Received from Richard Sparling. yellow. Falls white with purple v, $5 Floridor (Cayeux 1927) Slate blue pallida containing the $8 I. variegata From Jean Witt Small, floridorin pigment. From Terry Varner. $8 L variegala Reginae (Horvat) White $8 Kupari (Registered by Tankesley-Clarke in 1994) Pure ~hite. Purple veining on falls. From Te Devoid of haft markings. Distributed by Randolph pnor to $10 Petit Lion (Baumunk '01) Our own 1 1960 as pallida YSA. Acquired from Zebra Gardens. perkiest and most floriferous ofthl $8 Loppio (Collected by Sir Michael Foster) Formerly known l variegata we have grown. Fron as/. cengialtii. A dark blue dwarf-sized iris from Italy. $8 Mostar (Registered by Tankesley-Clarke in 1994). Blue violet S AND SPECIES CROSSES . with distinct sweet fragrance. 25". Previously known in wing bearded iris species. commerce as I pallida cengialtii 'Mostar'. $10 Munich Blue Dark violet blue with white beards. Musky fragrance. Formerly known as I illyrica "Munich". mayer) Unusual color. Chartreuse-tan Introduced as "Munich Blue" by Tankesley-Clarke in 1994. ks. Smoky blend. May be a $8 Odoratissima (Nicolaus Joseph Jacquin 1797) 36 inches. rid. From J. and V. Craig. Very fragrant. Our plant came from Richard Sparling. cki) Medium purple with white beard. d Sparling. Iris pumila: Very early Alpine dwarf. $5 L pumila B3B (Baumunk seedling) Dark purple with aphylla (Peyrard) Very light purple blue-violet beards. SIGNA seed collected near Stavropol. purple falls. Near amoena. $5 I. pumila 5PV (Baumunk seedling) Pale yellow to translucent Very dark red-purple. From Varner white. From SIGNA seed. arburton/Van Nes 1970) Reddish $5 L pumila Bazek #4 This clone obtained from R. Sparling. d Dwarf height. From Terry Varner. $8 I. pumila from Paul Black Smooth light red-violet self with 97) Reddish mid-violet with soft blue light blue beards. Late. Exceptional! ynn Markham from SIONA seed. $8 L pumila from Stephanie Rust A vigorous and attractive 0) Deep violet with lighter beard. purple pumila. From SIGNA seed (Jean Witt). sley-Clarke 94) A unique glaciata $5 Suslik (Burton 1995) Vigorous dark violet with blue beards. Can produce plicatas. Distributed as From SIGNA seed collected by Dr. Rodionenko. s obtained from Lynn Markham. 1958) Large red-purple. Vigorous Iris variegata: rphylla. From Richard Sparling. $5 I. variegata 61-72 (Randolph) Deep yellow standards. Light ost white lavender self. From the yellow falls with dark stripes. I variegata is a bright · is pioneer. Thisbe was a cornerstone European diploid species and one of the forebears of our k toward tetraploid MTB's. modern bearded hybrids. I variegata is also the dominant egistered by Tankesley-Clarke 1994) species in the ancestry of our modem MTB's. From Varner. deep purple. Collected in $8 L variegata Beardsley Paler yellow than most variegatas. ph and distributed as aphylla 61-56A. Said to rebloom. From Terry Varner. $8 /, variegata Ebenthal #A-36 Domed straw yellow standards. Yellow falls with brown lines. From Richard Sparling. cultivated before 1600) Lilac purple. $8 L variegata Mangaliae #4354 (Prodan) Standards smoky ce. Received from Richard Sparling. yellow. Falls white with purple veins. From Terry Varner. ) Slate blue pallida containing the $8 L variegata From Jean Witt Small, late and vigorous. From Terry Varner. $8 L variegata Reginae (Horvat) White standards and falls. Tankesley-Clarke in 1994) Pure white. Purple veining on falls. From Terry Varner. ings. Distributed by Randolph prior to $10 Petit Lion (Baumunk '01) Our own 2001 introduction. Cutest, . Acquired from Zebra Gardens. perkiest and most floriferous of the several clones of Sir Michael Foster) Formerly known I variegata we have grown. From SIGNA seed. ark blue dwarf-sized iris from Italy. $10 L pseudopumila Italy Giant Purple OTHER BEARDED SPECIES AND SPECIES CROSSES $10 L purpureobractea Blue-Gray Dis1 $5 Atroviolacea (collected by Todaro 1856) Dwarf. Always our first sized plant. The strong purple br bearded iris to bloom. Dark violet with blue beards. Probably a name are not obvious in this clon natural cross between i.pumila and i. lutescens. Delightful! l junonia. From Jean Witt. $8 Adriatic Shores (r. Tankesley-Clarke 1994) 1 germanica. $8 L reichenbachii Yellow Bright cle Deep purple with white beards. 18". Widely distributed form. Vigorous. About 1O" Fron as l germanica U56. In many old gardens. $8 L revoluta Violet tetraploid from Ita $8 Amas (collected by Sir Michael Foster 1885) Large tetraploid • $10 L timofejwii XL variegata (Peyrard germanica type. Purple bicolor. Prominent ancestor of Purple/yellow bicolor. Fertile. ~ today's Tall Bearded Iris. From Superstition Iris Garden. $8 L trojana F-12 (Randolph) Veined $8 Dinar Mountains (r. Tankesley-Clarke 1994) Long in commerce from Asia Minor. Obtained from as l sambucina. Yellow standards. Falls veined and colored $8 L varbosianna K-29A (Randolph) B claret. Probably I variegata X 1 pallida. I. germanica. Ours from Richar $5 Flavescens (Candolle 1813) Yellow and white hybrid of $10 L X barthii Dwarf sizedpumila x a and Found in old gardens every­ I. variegata I pallida. with notable bushy light beai where. Ours came from Richard Sparling. $10 Magyar Medley (Edinger 98) This recently introduced "SPEC-X" is 7/8 l variegata by ancestry Yellow standards. White falls veined violet red brown. $5 Iris astrachanica "Kalmikij" (Registered by Bee Warburton in 1986) Grown by Bee Warburton from seed sent her by Dr. G.I. Rodionenko in Russia. Reddish-violet self with yellow­ orange beards. Its petite flowers and good branching These are perhaps our favorite iri ;"desce have made it attractive to hybridizers of Table Iris. This species of the Middle East. We have a 1 clone, by the way, differs significantly from the scientific for Byzantine Art, we contribute our r ' description of l astrachanica. Acquired from Terry Varner. International for their fabulous annual I1 $10 L croatica Randolph Y-16 Bluish violet tetraploid. Croatica the plant sale, to receive the beautiful an may have affinities with aphylla or germanica. From Sparling. to get periodical newsletters, join the Ar $10 L furcata Purple to blue violet. Similar to aphylla. Ours sending $10 to: came from Harald Mathes. Reita Jorda1 $10 L junonia Seldom grown tetraploid from Turkey. Sent to us 3500 Avenida Cha by Harald Mathes. See Mathes' article in the 1998 Aril Society Albuquerque, N International Yearbook about junonia 's breeding potential. A $28 three-year membership includes $8 L kashmiriana Purple and white. From Asia. Probably plant sale. tetraploid. Ours obtained from Adamgrove Nursery. $10 I. marsica Small violet tetraploid from Central Italy. BYZANTINE ART (Baumunk) This clone cultivated in France and obtained from Varner. Arilbred (0GB). Seedling OL4. Drama $10 I. perrieri Deep violet diploid from Southern France. and vigorous plants. Best Seedling, Den $5 L pseudopumila Yellow/brown. Collected from Malta. Acquired Show 2000. (Onlooker bee pod). from Terry Varner via Harald Mathes. Dwarf. $10 L pseudopumila Italy Giant Purple form from Harald Mathes. IES AND SPECIES CROSSES $10 L purpureobractea Blue-Gray Distinctive flowers on a dwarf­ , by Todaro 1856) Dwar£ Always our first sized plant.