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We are pleased to offer 6 new introductions for 2008. The process of developing a new variety can be lengthy. From pollination to seeing the first bloom is two years or more. If the new seedling has promise then it is evaluated for several years to determine if it is worthy of introduction. We hope you like this years introductions. $100 plus shipping. Save $35.00! $180 plus shipping. Save $90.00! |
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High Emotion (Lesley Painter) 35” M Peach-pink standards. Blackish-violet falls have a peach-pink starburst around peachy orange beards. It is nicely ruffled with a great color contrast! Sweet musky scent. 7-9 buds L02-30C: (((L96-64B (L94-1B (Best Bet x Twist of Fate)) x Tempting Fate))) X Starring)……$45.00 |
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Lemon Cloud (Lesley Painter) 37” M Standards are white with some lemon veining. Falls are a bright lemon yellow with a white spray pattern at beards and sometimes displays a white centerline. The edges of the falls lighten and change to a narrow rim of white. The flower is lightly ruffled with rounded falls. Beards are white at end with yellow to gold tips toward throat. Slight sweet fragrance. Nicely branched with 7-9 buds. L03-36D: (Wings of Gold X Overjoyed) …….$45.00 |
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Liberty Classic (Lesley Painter) 39” ML White standards with a wide blue-violet plicata edge and midrib line. Blue-violet specks spread over rest of standards. Falls are a clean white with narrow blue-violet plicata edge. White beards lightly touched violet. Lightly ruffled with up to 7 buds. Slight sweet fragrance. Tends to be on the tall side. L98-36A: (Classic Look X Keppel seedling 88-40A (pollen parent of Storm Track) ………..$45.00 |
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Road To Glory (John Painter) 35” M Bright yellow standards. Falls are crimson red with a large central area of yellow and white below beards. Beards are golden yellow. Lightly ruffled. Colorful garden showoff! 6-7 buds. Slight sweet fragrance. J00-10C: (Starship Enterprise x Lena Baker) ………..$45.00 |
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Spades (Lesley Painter) 36” M Standards are a glossy purple-black. Falls are a velvety purple black. Dark purple beards have light purple tips blending to yellow tips in the throat. This moderately sized flower is lightly ruffled with a slight sweet musky scent. 7 buds
L99-3B: (Before the Storm X seedling L96-64B (seedling L94-1B (Best Bet x Twist of Fate) x Tempting Fate))) ……$45.00
Winner of the American Iris Society High Commendation Award 2005 |
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Valentino (John Painter) 36” EL Cardinal red standards with a bronze red base and midrib. Falls are a darker cardinal red with narrow lighter side edges. Bright gold beards and sometimes a hint of a gold centerline. Rounded and lightly ruffled falls. 7-10 buds. A very husky and prolific grower. J03-148A: (Crimson Twist x Golden Panther) .. $45.00 |
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Dreamlife (Lesley Painter) 37” M Standards and style arms are white. Falls are white with a blue wash that is darkest at shoulders and with a touch of lemon at the hafts. Beards are white with yellow towards the throat. Good stalks, branching and bud count. Nicely ruffled. Slight sweet fragrance L02-31B (Seakist x Sea Power)...$24.00 |
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Petal Pushers (John Painter) 36” M Standards are light pink. Falls are orchid-mauve with a slightly darker edge. Orange beards end with large upturned orchid-mauve flounces. Standards and falls are laced. Slight musky fragrance J00-6 (Imaginarium x Heartbreak Hotel)...$24.00 |
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Candy Club (Lesley Painter) 36" M-L Hard to describe! Mauve pink standards that are flushed yellow cream on midribs. Falls have a white ground with heavy raspberry plicata marks at lower edge and sides. Yellow shoulders have red violet plicata dots above raspberry dots over lower half of falls. Beards are white tipped gold. Ruffled and lightly laced (L00-33B: Jazzed Up x New Leaf)...$17.00 |
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River Romance (Lesley Painter) 36" M-L French blue with hints of violet. Falls are slightly lighter at blue beards. Nicely ruffled. It has a slight spicy scent (L00-59: Yaquina Blue x Overseas)...$17.00 |
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Taco Tiempo (Lesley Painter) 36" M-L Variegata of bright yellow standards and styles. Bronze red falls have a white starburst pattern around merrigold beards and a faint center stripe. 7 to 10 buds. Lightly ruffled. Nicely branched (L00-32A: Notorious x Hearthstone)...$15.00 |
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Brilliance (Lesley Painter) 32” M A bright Spanish-orange self that has deep orange beards.
It is heavily ruffled and has a citrus fragrance. (L97-7: Quito x Pedigree)...$14.00
Most votes for American Iris Society 2004 "High Commendation Award"! Awarded an “Honorable Mention 2007” from the American Iris Society |
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Jealous Halo (John Painter) 37" M Standards and falls are a clean white. Standards have a narrow bright yellow edge. Falls have a yellow edge to underside that faintly shows through to upper side. The beards are a brightly contrasting red-orange. The form is ruffled and flaring. (J97-23A: Jolt x Pedigree)...$12.00 |
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Merryvale (Lesley Painter) 35" L A beautiful ruffled and laced aster-violet self that lightens around white beards. (L98-42B: Honeymoon Suite x Art Nouveau)...$12.00 |
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Rainy River (Lesley Painter) 36" L Standards are light blue with a deeper midrib base.
Falls are a violet blue overlaid with deep violet. The beards are violet tipped lighter. Nicely
ruffled with broad rounded falls. (L98-9C: Tempting Fate x Honky Tonk Blues)...$13.00
A runner up for Perry Dyer's Contemporary Award "BEST NEW IRIS" for 2005/2006 and noted as "the best Neglecta on the market". Awarded an “Honorable Mention 2007” from the American Iris Society |
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Accidental Woman (Lesley Painter) 34” M A wide ruffled violet blue. Midribs deepening toward
the base. The falls are a lighter violet blue. Beards are light violet blue, gold in the throat .7
buds. (L97-46: In Reverse x Honky Tonk Blues)...$8.00
Awarded an “Honorable Mention 2007” from the American Iris Society |
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Jumpin Jack Flash (John Painter) 34” ML Standards are a deep pansy purple with streaks of
white. Falls are deep pansy purple more heavily streaked white. Beards are light purple. Lightly
ruffled. 7 buds on multiple branching . Purple based foliage.(J98-111: Gnus
Flash x Keppel 88-40A)...$11.00
Awarded an “Honorable Mention 2006” from the American Iris Society |
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Pickledilly (Lesley Painter) 38” ML Standards start out as pale mint which ages to smoke
white. Falls are greenish yellow with darker hafts and deeper veining. Falls develop smoke gray
influence with warmer temperatures. Green reverse to the falls. Marigold beards. Well behaved
grower, nice stalks with 6-9 buds. Slight spicy scent.(L98-89: Imaginarium x Indigo
Princess)...$9.00
Winner of the 7th Honourable Mention Award from the 2007 International Iris Competition in Florence, Italy Awarded an “Honorable Mention 2007” from the American Iris Society |
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Endearing Charm (Lesley Painter) 35” ML A dusky methyl violet self. Falls have prominent gold shoulders. Beards are gold with white at end. Nicely ruffled. This is Mom’s favorite! L98-27B (Notable X (Goodbye Heart x Titan’s Glory))...$7.00 |
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Cameo Kiss (John Painter) 36" M Ivory Standards with flesh pink influence. Style arms and crest the same. Falls are deeper flesh pink with purple haft marks; edges pale to ivory, especially at the sites. Beards are purple based changing to terra cotta. Nicely ruffled and flared J95-32A (Wings of Gold x Peking Summer)...$7.00 |
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Purple Ritz (Lesley Painter) 36" M Pleats and heavy ruffles make this deep violet purple self
special. Beards are blue violet. Area around beards is lighter. L95-33B (Indigo Princess x Titan's
Glory)...$7.00
Awarded the Knopf Cup for "Best Seedling" at the American Iris Society, Region 14, 2003 Spring Regional & "Honorable Mention 2005" from the American Iris Society Winner of the Leila and Paolo Tarini Prize for the Best Violet Variety at the 2007 International Iris Competition in Florence, Italy |
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