2006, Black
'Wish Upon A Star' (Paul Black, R. 2006). Seedling #L326B. SDB, height 13" (33 cm), Early, midseason, late bloom. Standards dark blue-purple blending to dark claret; style arms dark claret; falls dark purple-black, slightly lighter haft and edge; beards pale cream gold, white at end, large; pronounced sweet fragrance. Seedling #I269A, 'Zap' sibling X 'Neutron'. Mid-America 2006. Honorable Mention 2008, Award of Merit 2010; Cook Douglas Medal 2013.
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From Mid-America Garden catalog, 2006: WISH UPON A STAR - SDB, 13" (33 cm), Early-Mid-Late. The night is dark, punctuated only by the bright stars. Go ahead, make your wish. Dark red-purple standards are infused darker blue up ribs and finely veined outward. Black-purple falls are margined slightly lighter with shooting stars of plush chenille white beards streaming into the night. Most dark flowers disappear into the landscape but not Wish Upon A Star. Because of the starkly contrasted white beards, it makes a bold satement from across the yard. Intersting parent with tangerine and plicata on both sides. This is another SDB that makes a big clump filled with myriads of bloom stalks. Sdlg.!L326B: Zap sib X Neutron. $18.00. |
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jpg | IMG_5729-X2_wish_upon_a_star.jpg | manage | 242 K | 17 Feb 2016 - 05:41 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |
jpg | WISH_UPON_A_STAR.jpg | manage | 1 MB | 14 Oct 2015 - 04:43 | Main.tasiris | |
jpg | WishUpomAStar2SMIP.jpg | manage | 69 K | 20 Apr 2010 - 13:58 | Main.avmoran | |
jpg | WishUponAStar01.jpg | manage | 82 K | 23 Jan 2017 - 20:35 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm |
jpg | WishUponAStar02.jpg | manage | 276 K | 07 Apr 2017 - 21:32 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
JPG | WishUponAStar06.JPG | manage | 87 K | 22 Dec 2016 - 16:27 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Elizabeth Rieniets |
JPG | WishUponAStar31akp2.JPG | manage | 60 K | 28 Dec 2012 - 01:44 | KentPfeiffer | Taken in my garden in zone 5b on March 31, 2012 |
JPG | WishUponAStarkp1.JPG | manage | 58 K | 29 Oct 2011 - 14:02 | KentPfeiffer | Taken in my garden in zone 5b on April 30, 2011 |
jpg | WishUponaStar.jpg | manage | 56 K | 16 Jan 2010 - 19:26 | EleanorHutchison | Photo by El Hutchison, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Z3 |
JPG | WishUponaStar04.JPG | manage | 53 K | 14 Apr 2015 - 02:55 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by AIS Archives |
jpg | WishUponaStar05.jpg | manage | 73 K | 14 Apr 2015 - 02:57 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Stephens |
jpg | Wish_Upon_A_Star.jpg | manage | 51 K | 02 Feb 2010 - 07:10 | Main.Laymont+ | by Mid-America Garden Oregon USA |
jpg | Wish_Upon_A_Star_SDB.jpg | manage | 83 K | 27 Apr 2012 - 22:36 | UnknownUser | Photo by IRIS EN PROVENCE - France |
jpg | wish-upon-a-star_Hyeres.jpg | manage | 86 K | 12 Nov 2017 - 16:58 | UnknownUser | Photo by Iris en Provence, France (2017) |
jpg | wishupon01.jpg | manage | 88 K | 19 Apr 2015 - 22:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mid-America Garden |
jpg | wishupon02.jpg | manage | 87 K | 01 May 2015 - 19:40 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Breezeway Iris Garden |
jpg | wishupon03.jpg | manage | 57 K | 16 May 2015 - 20:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Jeanette Graham-Magic Valley Iris Society |
jpg | wishuponastar02.jpg | manage | 36 K | 05 Aug 2014 - 19:35 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Jeanette Graham-Magic Valley Iris Society |
jpg | wishuponastar03.jpg | manage | 56 K | 17 Oct 2014 - 02:50 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Jean Claude Jacob-Iris de la Baie-France |
jpg | wishuponastar04.jpg | manage | 50 K | 07 Jul 2013 - 22:34 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Schreiner's Iris Gardens |
jpg | wishuponastar05.jpg | manage | 54 K | 18 Jun 2015 - 03:21 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine |
JPG | wishuponastar06.JPG | manage | 365 K | 26 Jan 2017 - 22:26 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Elizabeth Rieniets |
jpg | wishuponastar10.jpg | manage | 28 K | 05 Mar 2013 - 21:06 | Main.TLaurin | Aitken's Salmon Creek Iris Garden |
jpg | wishuponastar11.jpg | manage | 50 K | 10 May 2013 - 15:39 | Main.TLaurin | photo by Stout Gardens at Dancingtree |
jpg | wishuponastar12.jpg | manage | 43 K | 10 May 2013 - 15:41 | Main.TLaurin | photo by Stout Gardens at Dancingtree |
jpg | wishuponastar15.jpg | manage | 35 K | 09 Oct 2013 - 19:49 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Loktev's Iris Garden-Russia |
jpg | wishuponastar16.jpg | manage | 33 K | 09 Dec 2013 - 15:23 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Plantas Distintas-Spain |
jpg | wishuponastar18.jpg | manage | 85 K | 05 Mar 2014 - 00:46 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Irisaluze-Richard Serafinowski-France |
jpg | wishuponastar2.jpg | manage | 264 K | 20 Nov 2017 - 15:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-France |
jpg | wishuponastar3.jpg | manage | 121 K | 24 Sep 2017 - 02:36 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris Garden Feel Good-Russia |
jpg | wishuponastar4.jpg | manage | 95 K | 18 Jan 2017 - 23:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Stoney Creek Iris |
jpg | wishuponastarSPIsdb.jpg wishuponastar5.jpg | manage | 37 211 K | 17 Apr 2010 18 Nov 2019 - 20:57 03:51 | Main.mshadow Main.TLaurin | Picture Photo by Snowpeak Riverina Iris Farm-Australia |
jpg | wishuponstar.jpg wishuponastarSPIsdb.jpg | manage | 56 37 K | 21 Jan 17 Apr 2010 - 19:58 20:57 | Main.avmoran Main.mshadow | Picture by Snowpeak Iris |
jpg | wishuponstar.jpg | manage | 56 K | 21 Jan 2010 - 19:58 | Main.avmoran |