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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.
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| 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 | Sold Out | (Jill Copeland 13) Creamy white with dark red purple signal pattern. |
Iris setosa native species of northern North America, mainly Canada and Alaska.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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 | Sold Out | (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 |
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| 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 |
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| MichiganInDallas | Rooster | WhyFie |
| Michigan In Dallas | $10.00 | (Jill Copeland 17) Louisiana Iris. 32" Deep blue purple self, striking yellow signals |
| Rooster | Sold Out | (Ron Vetzer 13) Louisiana Iris 30" Rust and amber falls, yellow standards, rust red feathered styles |
| Why Fie | Sold Out | (Jill Copeland 17) Louisiana Iris. 35" Rose violet self with lighter center, white and yellow sunburst signal |
| Main Catalog Index |
| Japanese Iris | Siberian Iris |
| Ensata Gardens catalog |