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■(SDB) 'Open Your Eyes'

2010, Black

'Open Your Eyes' (Paul Black, R. 2010) Seedling# O255A. SDB, 15" (38 cm), Midseason late bloom. Standards and style arms white; falls white, large irregularly blended inky dark-blue spot, white darts in throat; beards white; pronounced sweet fragrance. 'Ajax The Less' X 'Big Blue Eyes'. Mid-America 2010. Honorable Mention 2012, Award of Merit 2014, Cook Douglas Medal 2016.

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Please contact Brock Heilman for image use.Open Your Eyes SDB Gippsland Australia, photo Rachel Marksphoto by Rachel Marks, Gippsland AustraliaPhoto by Mid-America GardenPhoto by Jeanette Graham-Magic Valley Iris Societyby Mid-America Garden Oregon USAphoto by Chapman IrisPhoto by Jeanette GrahamPhoto by Damon GardensPhoto by SchreinerPhoto by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,CanadaPhoto By Steve Sayers-Magic Valley Iris SocietyPhoto By Steve Sayers-Magic Valley Iris SocietyPhoto By Steve Sayers-Magic Valley Iris SocietyPhoto by Mid-America GardenPhoto by Hugh Stout of Stout Gardens at Dancingtree.Photo by LoktevPhoto by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,CanadaPhoto by Iris Garden Feel Good-RussiaPhoto by Paul Black-Mid-America GardenPhoto by Paul Black-Mid-America GardenPhoto by Paul Black-Mid-America GardenPhoto by Jeanette GrahamPhoto by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,CanadaPhoto by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,CanadaPhoto by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection.Photo by Pilmore GardensPhoto by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris GardenPhoto by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,CanadaPhoto by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,CanadaPhoto by Seagate Nurseries-Long Sutton Bypass-Long Sutton-United KingdomPhoto by Seagate Nurseries-Long Sutton Bypass-Long Sutton-United KingdomPhoto by AitkenPhoto by Riverina Iris Farm-AustraliaPhoto by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris FarmPhoto by Sandy Gessner Eggertson-Merlebleu Iris Garden-Manitoba,CanadaPhoto by Klaus Burkhardt- Iris Schwertilienoase-GermanyPhoto by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris GardenPhoto by Klaus Burkhardt- Iris Schwertilienoase-GermanyPhoto by Cora RollerPhoto by Cora RollerPhoto by Cora RollerTaken in my garden in zone 5b on April 2, 2012
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From Mid-America Garden catalog, 2010: OPEN YOUR EYES (Black ‘10) SDB Midseason-Late 15” (38cm). Open Your Eyes demands your attention with its clear, clean color contrast. A clump of it is breathtaking. Pristine white flowers have big, inky dark blue eyes that seem to stare at you. Fast growing and free flowering. Another MUST have. Sdlg. O255A: Ajax the Less X Big Blue Eyes. $18.00.
 
 

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Topic revision: r57 - 05 Feb 2024, TerryLaurin
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