SPECIES IRIS

 

 'For Jay'

  

Bog Plants, Species Iris and Species Crosses

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Iris pseudacorus The water loving 'yellow flag' from Europe. 3 to 6'. Also does well in ordinary garden soil if you water regularly when needed. Can grow in shallow water.

   
Black Raspberry Sundae Jin Yu Sushi    
Black Raspberry Sundae $20.00 (Jill Copeland 24) Tet. Pure white; dark rasperry signals and white feathered style crests
Jin Yu $8.00 (Jill Copeland 06) I. maackii. Light yellow self.
Sushi $12.00 (Jill Copeland 13) Creamy white with dark red purple signal pattern.

Iris setosa native species of northern North America, mainly Canada and Alaska.

       
  Santa's Whiskers      
         
Santa's Whiskers $10.00 (Lou DiSanto 23) I. setosa alba. Wider and more ruffled form with flaring falls; red bud spaths are very distinctive.    

Inter species crosses with I. pseudacorus  Grandchildren of the yellow flag, the ancestry is still mysterious. All are interesting flowers with fascinating line patterns in the petals.

Pseudatas: I. pseudacorus crossed with Japanese Iris (I. ensata)  These interesting flowers now have their own page. To view the page of Pseudatas, click on the title word of this paragraph.

Kinshiko, a pseudata

 

Iris versicolor / virginica. The native northern and southern 'blue flags' that grow in shallow water and along the edge of streams. Branched stems bloom at about 20-30" if grown well in moist, organic rich soil. Hybrids of the two are called robusta.

 
Asian Alliance Dark Aura Do The Math For Jay  
Asian Alliance $8.00/td> (Horinaka/Witt 88) a versicolor x laevigata. 3F. 24". Falls medium red-violet; tall standards lighter red-violet; yellow spear signal
Dark Aura $8.00 (Hewitt 96) Robusta. 36". Large, dark red-violet blooms on black-purple stems! Purple foliage in spring!
Do the Math $10.00 (Jill Copeland 08) Complex mix of I. versicolor and I. virginica. Vigorous clump of purple flowers
For Jay $8.00 (Copeland 03) a robusta. 6- 8 buds. Violet stds, dk violet falls, yellow signal and white halo with purple veins

 

 
Good Eye John Wood Simply Cute Wooly Bully  
Good Eye $25.00 (Jill Copeland 24) I. pseudacorus, I. virginica and I. ensaata white aamd light blue velveet
John Wood $8.00 (Wood 98) versicolor. Deep red-violet, gold and white signal; stems shaded purple
Simply Cute $8.00 (Copeland, Jill 15) Short biversata of velvety red violet, white styles
Wooly Bully Sold Out (Jill Copeland 06) Robusta. Vigorous blue purple self, lighter standards, gold signal

 

Louisiana Iris:  
  MichiganInDallas Rooster WhyFie  
Michigan In Dallas $10.00 (Jill Copeland 17) Louisiana Iris. 32" Deep blue purple self, striking yellow signals
Rooster $14.00 (Ron Vetzer 13)  Louisiana Iris 30" Rust and amber falls, yellow standards, rust red feathered styles
Why Fie $8.00 (Jill Copeland 17) Louisiana Iris. 35" Rose violet self with lighter center, white and yellow sunburst signal
Main Catalog Index  
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Ensata Gardens catalog