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■(SDB) 'Sparkplug'

1989, Byers

'Sparkplug' (Monty Byers, R. 1988) Seedling# E34-106. SDB, 13" (33 cm), Early to midseason bloom and rebloom. Standards medium light blue violet; Falls bright red violet, white stripes radiating out nearly horizontally from double-wide frosty blue beard. 'Third World' X 'Jewel Baby'. Sibling to 'Gray Poupon' and 'Dark Crystal'. Moonshine Gardens 1989.

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From Moonshine Gardens catalog, 1989: SPARKPLUG (SOB) 13" E34-106: THIRD WORLD X JEWEL BABY. Medium light blue-violet S.; bright medium reddish violet F, with white stripes radiating out near horizontally from big bushy double wide frosty blue beards. How it sparkles--electrically! especially when at its best with several flowers open at once per clump and big clumps it does make--quickly! Catches your eye and won't let go!--at its best. Always throws up a bunch of rebloom stalks here all at once, in November --probably too late for much of the country most years, alas. Should be super in mild enough climates as it tries to put up more stalks here during the winter whenever we get warm spells. $10.00
 

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I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
Sparkplug.JPGJPG Sparkplug.JPG manage 44 K 18 Jan 2012 - 15:15 LoicTasquier Photo taken in the Netherlands - Zone 7 by Loïc Tasquier
sparkplug01.jpgjpg sparkplug01.jpg manage 79 K 07 Jan 2015 - 22:51 Main.TLaurin Photo scanned from the John Weiler slide collection
sparkplug02.jpgjpg sparkplug02.jpg manage 74 K 22 Aug 2015 - 02:42 Main.TLaurin Photo by Across Iris Lanes Garden
sparkplug2.jpgjpg sparkplug2.jpg manage 26 K 30 May 2013 - 21:10 Main.TLaurin Photo by Seagate Irises-United Kingdom
sparkplug5.jpgjpg sparkplug5.jpg manage 208 K 18 Jul 2022 - 14:06 Main.TLaurin Photo by Tammy Skahan-Ozark Iris Gardens
sparkplug9.JPGJPG sparkplug9.JPG manage 294 K 10 May 2022 - 01:55 Main.TLaurin Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens
sparkplug90.jpgjpg sparkplug90.jpg manage 196 K 06 May 2023 - 01:40 Main.TLaurin Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens
Topic revision: r19 - 02 Nov 2023, Af83
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