2008, Black
'Man's Best Friend' (Paul Black, R. 2008). Seedling# M143AA. IB, 25" (64 cm), Late midseason bloom. Standards light slate-violet, muted brassy-gold midrib, brassy gold texture veins radiating upward; style arms slate violet, crests edged brassy gold, lower crests veined brassy gold; falls medium red-brown, darker texture veins, light butter yellow veins over hafts, 1/4" grey-white band, white dart at end of beard; beards white tipped bright yellow; ruffled; pronounced spicy fragrance. T. Johnson seedling #Q38D, sibling to 'Country Dawn', X 'Devoted'. Mid-America 2008. Honorable Mention 2010; Award of Merit 2012; Ben Hager Cup 2012, Sass Medal 2015.
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From Mid-America Garden catalog, 2008: MAN'S BEST FRIEND (Black 08) IB Midseason-Late 25” (63cm.) Man's Best Friend is a constant companion that is always there and always ready to please. This introduction is one of the best performers in the garden. A clump of Man's Best Friend is filled with flowers. Because of spacing and bloom sequence, it never appears crowded. Light slate violet standards have brassy gold midribs and texture veins shot upward. Strongly flared falls are rich medium red-brown with darker texture veins and are narrowly banded slate violet. Short butter rays surround bright yellow beards that terminate in white darts. It has great eye-appeal and is a must have. Sdlg. M143AA: Country Dawn sib X Devoted. $22.50. |
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jpg | BHP_7633-X2_mans_best_friend.jpg | manage | 89 K | 12 Feb 2016 - 08:13 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |
JPG | MansBestFriend03.JPG | manage | 116 K | 03 Dec 2016 - 03:27 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
jpg | MansBestFriend1.jpg | manage | 49 K | 29 Aug 2017 - 02:22 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by South Jersey Iris |
jpg | MansBestFriend_by_JanLauritzen.jpg | manage | 74 K | 01 Sep 2011 - 16:34 | Main.janlauritzen | Taken at Government House, Victoria, BC at AIS 2011 Convention |
jpg | MansBestFriend_by_JanLauritzen_2.jpg | manage | 72 K | 01 Sep 2011 - 16:35 | Main.janlauritzen | Taken at Government House, Victoria, BC at AIS 2011 Convention |
jpg | Mans_Best_Friend.jpg | manage | 61 K | 01 Feb 2010 - 17:49 | Main.Laymont+ | by Mid-America Garden Oregon USA |
jpg | Mans_Best_Friend_IB_Black_08_s1cr.jpg | manage | 551 K | 13 Aug 2015 - 14:48 | BobPries | Courtesy Paul Black |
jpg | Mans_Best_Friend_clump_IB_Black_08_s2cr.jpg | manage | 525 K | 13 Aug 2015 - 14:50 | BobPries | |
jpg | Man’s_Best_Friend.jpg | manage | 61 K | 28 Dec 2016 - 22:07 | Main.KWalker | Photo by Ken Walker; AIS 2012 Convention |
JPG | mansbest01.JPG | manage | 68 K | 09 Mar 2015 - 20:08 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Will Plotner |
JPG | mansbest02.JPG | manage | 66 K | 09 Mar 2015 - 20:10 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Will Plotner |
jpg | mansbest03.jpg | manage | 86 K | 19 Apr 2015 - 15:54 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mid-America Garden |
JPG | mansbestfriend01.JPG | manage | 46 K | 04 Sep 2014 - 00:34 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Jeanette Graham |
JPG | mansbestfriend02.JPG | manage | 81 K | 19 Jul 2014 - 18:56 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
jpg | mansbestfriend02.jpg | manage | 68 K | 15 May 2014 - 19:07 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
jpg | mansbestfriend03.jpg | manage | 62 K | 22 Jul 2014 - 15:22 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
JPG | mansbestfriend04.JPG | manage | 61 K | 28 Nov 2014 - 20:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
jpg | mansbestfriend05.jpg | manage | 46 K | 19 Dec 2014 - 19:29 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden |
JPG | mansbestfriend06.JPG | manage | 70 K | 04 Jul 2015 - 20:01 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
JPG | mansbestfriend07.JPG | manage | 100 K | 19 Jul 2015 - 01:48 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
jpg | mansbestfriend08.jpg | manage | 29 K | 01 Sep 2015 - 19:42 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Wild Iris Rows |
JPG | mansbestfriend09.JPG | manage | 60 K | 28 Sep 2015 - 21:59 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Pat Canter |
jpg | mansbestfriend1.jpg | manage | 91 K | 08 Apr 2016 - 14:04 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Ola Piatek-Poland |
JPG | mansbestfriend10.JPG | manage | 48 K | 11 May 2017 - 15:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Jeanette Graham |
jpg | mansbestfriend10.jpg | manage | 159 K | 01 Apr 2017 - 03:12 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
jpg | mansbestfriend11.jpg | manage | 156 K | 19 Apr 2017 - 03:27 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Judy Schneider-The Shady Spot |
jpg | mansbestfriend12.jpg | manage | 128 K | 23 Dec 2017 - 04:01 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-France |
jpg JPG | mansbestfriend2.jpg mansbestfriend13.JPG | manage | 46 618 K | 11 Feb 2013 08 Aug 2018 - 17:49 14:27 | Main.TLaurin | Mt. Pleasant Iris Farms Photo by Don McQueen-London,Ont.-Canada Zone 5 |
jpg | mansbestfriend3.jpg mansbestfriend2.jpg | manage | 43 46 K | 15 11 Feb 2013 - 02:26 17:49 | Main.TLaurin | Stout Gardens at Dancingtree Mt. Pleasant Iris Farms |
JPG jpg | mansbestfriend4.JPG mansbestfriend3.jpg | manage | 52 43 K | 03 Oct 2015 15 Feb 2013 - 13:16 02:26 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Pat Canter Stout Gardens at Dancingtree |
jpg JPG | mansbestfriend5.jpg mansbestfriend4.JPG | manage | 161 52 K | 19 Apr 2016 03 Oct 2015 - 20:41 13:16 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Howard Dash Pat Canter |
jpg | mansbestfriend6.jpg mansbestfriend5.jpg | manage | 59 161 K | 24 19 Apr 2016 - 02:31 20:41 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris of Howard Dash Sissinghurst-United Kingdom |
jpg | mansbestfriend7.jpg mansbestfriend6.jpg | manage | 20 59 K | 26 Feb 2013 24 Apr 2016 - 21:26 02:31 | Main.TLaurin | Merlebleu Photo by Iris Garden of Sissinghurst-United Kingdom |
jpg | mansbestfriend8.jpg mansbestfriend7.jpg | manage | 32 20 K | 07 Oct 26 Feb 2013 - 21:57 21:26 | Main.TLaurin | Photo Merlebleu by Loktev's Iris Garden-Russia Garden |
jpg | mansbestfriend9.jpg mansbestfriend8.jpg | manage | 421 32 K | 01 07 Oct 2016 2013 - 18:46 21:57 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Schreiner's Loktev's Iris Gardens Garden-Russia |
jpg | mansbestfriend9.jpg | manage | 421 K | 01 Oct 2016 - 18:46 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Schreiner's Iris Gardens |