Flat Flowers.

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Definition - Generally the standards (inner flower segments) rise and the falls (outer flower segments) fall giving the appearance of a standard Iris flower. But in flat irises the standards present just as the falls and sometimes even have beards like the falls. This flower form is a novelty among bearded irises and also in siberians. It has become a standard of form in the Japanese and Iris laevigata such that they are generally refered to as 6 fall varieties. With that kind of acceptance they are not included here as a novelty but only those plants that present a japanese iris look on a otherwise different looking class. We are attempting to develop a list below of Irises with this trait. Please add any that have been missed by commenting in the comment box. For an article on flat flowers see Clive Russell in BIS.

ArilBred - 'Clementina', 'Giant Clematis', 'Hillside Show'.

Border Bearded - 'Japanee'; 'Japanese Garden', 'Little Freak', 'Oriental Snow', 'WhiteSaucer'.

Miniature Dwarf - 'Louise Strander'.

Miniature Tall - 'Mirame'

Siberian - 'Ama-No-Hane'; 'Ashfield Clementine', 'Ay Caramba', 'Believe In Angels', 'Ama-No-Hane', 'Berliner Welle', 'Bird Feeder', 'Blaues Schweben', 'Blue Rosette', 'Deep In My Heart', 'Diana Blue', 'Doreen Cambray', 'Dream On Dream', 'Feel The Love', 'Galadriel','Helicopter', 'How About Romance', 'Illini Peace', 'Invader', Karaliene Morta', 'Kita-No-Seiza', 'Love Always', 'My Bubba', 'Nagareboshi', 'Otoepopo Poppy', 'Parasol'; 'Precious Doll', 'Ranman'; 'Rikugi Sakura'; 'Roku Oji'; 'Six Love', 'Sparkling Brook', 'Spread Butter', 'Steve', 'Tealwood', 'Weisses Schweben'.

Standard Dwarf - 'Winsome Lose Some'.

Tall bearded - 'Amaryllis'; 'Beg To Differ', 'Calamity Jane'; 'Chaos Theory', 'Chasing Chaos', 'Clematiflora'; 'Clematis; 'Clydesdale', 'Cosmic Lullaby', 'Crew Cut'; 'Dancing Twilight'; 'Desloge Flattery'; 'Exotica'; 'Falling For You'; 'Festive Dancer';'Fiasco', 'Final Bow', 'Flat Broke'; 'Flat Rate'; 'FlatRiver'; 'Flopsy', 'Frosty Moonscape'; 'Full Disclosure', 'Gazoo'; 'Gay Holiday'; 'GoGo Girl'; 'Impersonator'; 'Incognito Too'; 'Japanesque'; 'JudyMogil'; 'King's Trophy'; 'Mary Contrary', 'Morskoy Peyzazh', 'Nettie Leonetti'; 'New Perspective'; 'No-Top'; 'Orbison'; 'Ozero Kenon', 'Pompon Two', 'Prekrasnaya Emiliya'; 'Purple Tulip'; 'Rhythm'; 'Six Pack'; 'Rodnye Prostory, 'Sunlight Serenade'; 'Stormy Whirl'; 'Top Down', 'Topless Dancer'; 'Tugs The Heartstrings', 'UFO'; 'Unfurled Flag'; 'Want-A-Hug'; 'What A Mixture'; 'White Parasol'; 'Why Be Normal', 'Yellow Eagle';

Flat TB Gallery

'Amaryllis' 'Arazzo' 'Beg To Differ' 'Calamity Jane' 'Chaos Theory' 'Chasing Chaos' 'Clematiflora' 'Clematis' 'Clydesdale' 'Cosmic Lullaby' 'Crew Cut' 'Dancing Twilight' 'Desloge Flattery' 'Exotica' 'Falling For You' 'Festive Dancer' 'Fiasco' 'Flat Broke' 'Flat Rate' 'FlatRiver' 'Flopsy' 'Frosty Moonscape' 'Full Disclosure' 'Gazoo' 'Gay Holiday' 'GoGo Girl' 'Impersonator' 'Incognito Too' 'Japanesque' 'JudyMogil' 'King's Trophy' 'Mary Contrary' 'Morskoy Peyzazh' 'Nettie Leonetti' 'New Perspective' 'No-Top' 'Orbison' 'Ozero Kenon' 'Pompon Two' 'Prekrasnaya Emiliya' 'Purple Tulip' 'Rhythm' 'Six Pack' 'Rodnye Prostory' 'Sunlight Serenade' 'Stormy Whirl' 'Top Down' 'Topless Dancer' 'Tugs The Heartstrings' 'UFO' 'Unfurled Flag' 'Want-A-Hug' 'What A Mixture' 'White Parasol' 'Why Be Normal' 'Yellow Eagle'

Flat Siberian Gallery

'Ama-No-Hane' 'Ashfield Clementine' 'Ay Caramba' 'Believe In Angels' 'Berliner Welle' 'Bird Feeder' 'Blaues Schweben' 'Blue Rosette' 'Deep In My Heart' 'Diana Blue' 'Doreen Cambray' 'Dream On Dream' 'Feel The Love' 'Galadriel' 'Helicopter' 'How About Romance' 'Illini Peace' 'Invader' Karaliene Morta' 'Kita-No-Seiza' 'Love Always' 'My Bubba' 'Nagareboshi' 'Otoepopo Poppy' 'Parasol' 'Precious Doll' 'Ranman' 'Rikugi Sakura' 'Roku Oji' 'Six Love' 'Sparkling Brook' 'Spread Butter' 'Steve' 'Tealwood' 'Weisses Schweben'

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-- BobPries - 2010-11-02