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■(TB) 'Rock Star'

1990, Byers

'Rock Star' (Monty Byers, R. 1990). Seedling# F16-1. TB, 30" (86 cm). Early midseason bloom. Standards apricot orange, almost completely overlaid with red violet mottling; falls apricot orange, medium red violet stitched edge, deeper stitching over hafts; beards red orange, light orange horn speckled red violet; heavily ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. 'Lovebird' X 'Gigolo'. Moonshine 1991. Honorable Mention 1994.

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Please contact Brock Heilman for image use.Iris RockstarIris RockstarPhoto by NolaPhoto by Iriswarehousephoto by Rachel Marks, Gippsland Australia, 2022Photo by Jean Claude Jacob-Iris de la Baie-FrancePhoto scanned from the John Weiler slide collectionPhoto by Blue J IrisPhoto by Exline Iris GardenPhoto by Blue J IrisPhoto by Don McQueen-taken at McMillenPhoto by Blue J IrisPhoto by Don McQueen-taken at McMillenPhoto by Elizabeth RienietsPhoto by Don McQueen-taken at McMillenPhoto by Riverina Iris Farm-AustraliaPhoto by Don McQueen-taken at McMillenPhoto by Daniel Boris,Iris Du Grand Barbu-FrancePhoto by Country Delight IrisPhoto by SchreinerPhoto by Iris OasisPhoto by Pleasants Valley Iris FarmPhoto by Echo Iris GardenPhoto by Alain Chapelle-FrancePhoto by South Jersey IrisPhoto by Irisaluze-Richard Serafinowski-FrancePhoto by Irisaluze-Richard Serafinowski-FrancePhoto by Elizabeth RienietsColleen Modra PhotoPhoto by His Iris GardenPhoto by IriswarehousePhoto by Eleanor Hutchison near Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada-Z3Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- FrancePhoto by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- FrancePhoto by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- FrancePhoto by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris GardensPhoto by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris GardensPhoto by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris GardensRockStar flPhoto by Argyle AcresPhoto by Exline Iris GardenPhoto by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary.Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary.Photo by El Hutchison, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Z3

References

From AIS Bulletin #281 April 1991 Introducing ROCK STAR-TB. LOVEBIRD X GIGOLO. Red raspberry S.; light orange F stitched red raspberry, deeper over the hafts; bright red orange b. and light orange horns speckled redviolet. Flamboyant! Smaller heavily ruffled flowers in perfect proportion on shorter stalks. Tremendously vigorous and floriferous-what a performer! A star was born! $35.00. Moonshine Gardens.
 

Culture

Quick Summary of Cultural Directions

Hardiness Zones 4-8 for most varieties, Some cultivars tolerate colder, others tolerate warmer zones (please comment in comment box with your location if this cultivar grows well in zone 3, 4, 9, or 10.)
Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade
Water: Prefers well drained good garden soil, Tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Intolerant of swampy conditions.
PH Prefers Neutral to basic solis 6.1 to 8.5, quite toleranr of more extreme conditions
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on relatively inorganic soils.
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Here
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Rock-StarNN.jpgjpg Rock-StarNN.jpg manage 54 K 10 Nov 2011 - 15:08 BetsyHiggins Photo by Nola's Iris Garden
RockStar01.jpgjpg RockStar01.jpg manage 65 K 08 Apr 2015 - 01:47 TerryLaurin Photo scanned from the John Weiler slide collection
RockStar02.jpgjpg RockStar02.jpg manage 74 K 10 Apr 2014 - 16:41 TerryLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
RockStar03.JPGJPG RockStar03.JPG manage 87 K 10 Apr 2014 - 16:42 TerryLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
RockStar04.jpgjpg RockStar04.jpg manage 89 K 10 Apr 2014 - 16:43 TerryLaurin Photo by Blue J Iris
RockStar05.JPGJPG RockStar05.JPG manage 141 K 23 Dec 2016 - 16:52 TerryLaurin Photo by Elizabeth Rieniets
RockStar1.JPGJPG RockStar1.JPG manage 85 K 13 Jun 2017 - 02:07 TerryLaurin Photo by Daniel Boris,Iris Du Grand Barbu-France
RockStar13.jpgjpg RockStar13.jpg manage 89 K 07 Aug 2013 - 21:48 TerryLaurin Photo by Iris Oasis
RockStar17.jpgjpg RockStar17.jpg manage 74 K 29 Nov 2013 - 16:30 TerryLaurin Photo by South Jersey Iris
RockStar201005.jpgjpg RockStar201005.jpg manage 24 K 11 Nov 2010 - 09:50 ColleenModra Colleen Modra Photo
RockStarEI.jpgjpg RockStarEI.jpg manage 29 K 18 Dec 2012 - 20:43 BetsyHiggins Photo by Exline Iris Garden
RockStar_fl.jpgjpg RockStar_fl.jpg manage 71 K 19 Apr 2011 - 18:56 IrisP  
Rock_Star_Iris_Iriswarehouse.JPGJPG Rock_Star_Iris_Iriswarehouse.JPG manage 49 K 27 May 2013 - 16:14 Main.Iriswarehouse Photo by Iriswarehouse
Rockstar front 2 26 Oct 2022.jpgjpg Rockstar front 2 26 Oct 2022.jpg manage 424 K 26 Oct 2022 - 09:44 RachelMarks photo by Rachel Marks, Gippsland Australia, 2022
TBRockStar.jpgjpg TBRockStar.jpg manage 60 K 15 Feb 2010 - 23:08 EleanorHutchison Photo by El Hutchison, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Z3
rockstar01.JPGJPG rockstar01.JPG manage 42 K 28 Dec 2014 - 15:30 TerryLaurin Photo by Jean Claude Jacob-Iris de la Baie-France
rockstar02.jpgjpg rockstar02.jpg manage 85 K 27 Jun 2015 - 21:03 TerryLaurin Photo by Exline Iris Garden
rockstar03.JPGJPG rockstar03.JPG manage 288 K 27 Feb 2019 - 22:35 TerryLaurin Photo by Don McQueen-taken at McMillen's Iris Garden-Norwich-Ontario-Canada
rockstar04.JPGJPG rockstar04.JPG manage 343 K 27 Feb 2019 - 22:32 TerryLaurin Photo by Don McQueen-taken at McMillen's Iris Garden-Norwich-Ontario-Canada
rockstar05.JPGJPG rockstar05.JPG manage 336 K 27 Feb 2019 - 22:30 TerryLaurin Photo by Don McQueen-taken at McMillen's Iris Garden-Norwich-Ontario-Canada
rockstar05.jpgjpg rockstar05.jpg manage 310 K 02 Dec 2019 - 15:08 TerryLaurin Photo by Riverina Iris Farm-Australia
rockstar06.JPGJPG rockstar06.JPG manage 315 K 27 Feb 2019 - 22:28 TerryLaurin Photo by Don McQueen-taken at McMillen's Iris Garden-Norwich-Ontario-Canada
rockstar10.jpgjpg rockstar10.jpg manage 51 K 08 Apr 2013 - 15:13 TerryLaurin Photo by Country Delight Iris
rockstar12.jpgjpg rockstar12.jpg manage 91 K 15 Jul 2013 - 02:05 TerryLaurin Photo by Schreiner's Iris Gardens
rockstar14.jpgjpg rockstar14.jpg manage 75 K 25 Aug 2013 - 01:45 TerryLaurin Photo by Pleasants Valley Iris Farm
rockstar15.jpgjpg rockstar15.jpg manage 64 K 06 Sep 2013 - 20:26 TerryLaurin Photo by Echo Iris Garden
rockstar16.jpgjpg rockstar16.jpg manage 70 K 13 Nov 2013 - 21:36 TerryLaurin Photo by Alain Chapelle-France
rockstar18.jpgjpg rockstar18.jpg manage 118 K 05 Mar 2014 - 15:54 TerryLaurin Photo by Irisaluze-Richard Serafinowski-France
rockstar19.jpgjpg rockstar19.jpg manage 92 K 05 Mar 2014 - 17:48 TerryLaurin Photo by Irisaluze-Richard Serafinowski-France
rockstar2.JPGJPG rockstar2.JPG manage 580 K 15 Nov 2017 - 13:30 TerryLaurin Photo by Elizabeth Rieniets
rockstar22.jpgjpg rockstar22.jpg manage 65 K 31 Jan 2011 - 15:24 BetsyHiggins Photo by His Iris Garden
rockstar3.jpgjpg rockstar3.jpg manage 18 K 08 Aug 2017 - 02:54 TerryLaurin Photo by Iriswarehouse
rockstar4.jpgjpg rockstar4.jpg manage 235 K 10 Jun 2017 - 03:13 TerryLaurin Photo by Eleanor Hutchison near Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada-Z3
rockstar5.jpgjpg rockstar5.jpg manage 255 K 01 Dec 2017 - 16:00 TerryLaurin Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France
rockstar6.jpgjpg rockstar6.jpg manage 206 K 22 Dec 2017 - 23:30 TerryLaurin Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France
rockstar66.JPGJPG rockstar66.JPG manage 277 K 18 Dec 2020 - 03:37 TerryLaurin Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France
rockstar7.jpgjpg rockstar7.jpg manage 179 K 05 Jun 2019 - 15:58 TerryLaurin Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens
rockstar71.JPGJPG rockstar71.JPG manage 194 K 01 Jun 2022 - 19:06 TerryLaurin Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens
rockstar72.JPGJPG rockstar72.JPG manage 179 K 01 Jun 2022 - 19:06 TerryLaurin Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens
rockstarAA.jpgjpg rockstarAA.jpg manage 54 K 18 Feb 2011 - 22:05 BetsyHiggins Photo by Argyle Acres
rocstar03.jpgjpg rocstar03.jpg manage 33 K 05 Dec 2018 - 19:44 TerryLaurin Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary.
rocstar04.jpgjpg rocstar04.jpg manage 39 K 05 Dec 2018 - 19:45 TerryLaurin Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary.
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