From AIS Bulletin #153, April 1959: Introducing EDENITE-EM. 30 in. (Great Day X Sable Night). Entire flower is deep red-black with the falls having a sooty black appearance. Flower is large with wide petals. Fertile both ways. H. C. '58. $35.00 net. Eden Road. |
From Rainbow Hybridizing Gardens catalog 1963: EDENITE (Plough '59) EM-30". Unquestionably the finest addition to the blacks to appear in many a year. Everyone seems drawn to this compelling deep red-black with falls of an almost coal-black appearance. Large flowers with rounded form. Fortunately this is fertile both ways, as everyone will want to try it. One outstanding new Iris like this will attract more attention in your garden than a dozen ordinary sorts. JC'&O, AM'61. Great Day X Sable Night. Regularly $15; on $20 order $8.95; on $25 order $5.95. |
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4-23-16edeniteBud.JPG | manage | 157 K | 24 Apr 2016 - 22:00 | CattleLady | Edenite Bud, day before it opened. |
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Edenite.jpg | manage | 54 K | 01 Feb 2011 - 18:57 | IrisP | |
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Edenite01.JPG | manage | 81 K | 11 Dec 2014 - 20:02 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
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Edenite12BHI.jpg | manage | 77 K | 18 Apr 2012 - 17:39 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
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Edenite4.jpg | manage | 64 K | 05 Sep 2013 - 20:33 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Echo Iris Garden |
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EdeniteEI.jpg | manage | 32 K | 11 Dec 2012 - 20:20 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
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Edenite_Plough_1958.jpg | manage | 128 K | 14 Apr 2014 - 20:08 | LynDC | Photo by Lyn Chappell NZ |
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IMG_5194-X2_edenite.jpg | manage | 109 K | 21 Feb 2016 - 10:31 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |
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edenite01.jpg | manage | 76 K | 08 Jun 2015 - 13:43 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
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edenite02.JPG | manage | 324 K | 24 Aug 2017 - 22:03 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kate Brewitt taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada |
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edenite03.JPG | manage | 324 K | 24 Aug 2017 - 22:05 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Kate Brewitt taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens-Hamilton,Ontario,Canada |
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edenite1.JPG | manage | 472 K | 10 May 2018 - 19:30 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
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edenite2.JPG | manage | 703 K | 10 May 2018 - 19:32 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
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edenite3.JPG | manage | 646 K | 10 May 2018 - 19:33 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |