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Here is the wonderful rainbow of 2011 median iris donated by a great group of generous hybridizers! Now is your chance to own all of these brand spanking new beauties and help the Median Iris Society. There is a limited number of this exciting collection so order early ... don't hesitate. This is a $140 value that you can purchase for only $70.00 (plus $5 shipping). Send your check to MIS 2011, 2213 Hereford Blvd , Midland TX 79707 . If you have questions email dkstraus@swbell.net. Enjoy the descriptions below, and be sure to thank our hybridizers for their generosity! But hurry, they will go fast!
'Burnished' (Jean Morris 2011) SDB, 12", Sdlg # FCXB-09-1, Early-Midseason. Standards dusty peach, deep purple midrib at bottom only; style arms dusty peach, purple midrib, yellow edges, feathered crests. Falls dusty peach, hafts golden peach prominently veined deep peach; beards deep tangerine in throat, burnt tangerine in middle, slight lavender at end; lightly ruffled, diamond dusted, purple base foliage; slight spicy fragrance. 'Fraidy Cat' X unknown.
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'Cheer Me Up' (Nancy Price 2011) SDB, 13.5", Sdlg # 03-116L, Midseason. Standards blend of light blue-grey and yellow, style arms light blue-lavender. Falls yellow green beards blue, yellow in throat. 'Vavoom' X 'Starlight Waltz'
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'Peach Pie' (Thomas Johnson 2011) SDB, 13", Sdlg #TA140B, Midseason. All it needs is a dip of ice cream. Mid peach standards blend to slightly darker buff peach margins. Styles are peach pink. White patches around orange over white beards are lined mid brown. Center bands of dusky raspberry plicata blend to mauvish peach margins. Makes very pretty clumps. ('Mochaccino' x 'Helmsman') X ('Hustle' x 'Rebus')
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'Dancing in the Moonlight' (Paul Black 2011) IB, 20", Sdlg #P152F, Midseason. Bright clean yellow. Strongly flared falls have slightly darker hafts and small paler patches around glowing yellow orange beards that sometimes end in short yellow horns. Vigorous growth gives many stalks with 2 branches and 5 buds. This is one of several seedlings from a cross being used to bring the green and turquoise colors of SDBs up into TBs. Who knows whether it will work or not? Even if it doesn't it is still a beautiful garden subject. 'Meow' X ('My Ginny' x 'Bushwhacked') .
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'Prince of Persia' (Bruce Filardi 2011) IB, 22", Very Early-Early, Sdlg #BF-167A. Standards bishops violet veined white; style arms white flushed pale lavender. Falls darker, more intense bishop's violet, white area around beard, pencil thin white rim; beards white base tipped yellow-orange; luminata pattern. 'Spice Lord' X 'Brash'
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'Barely A Whisper' (Stephanie Markham 2011) MTB, 26", Sdlg #02-03H, Midseason. Standards & style arms pale creamy yellow. Falls pale orchid pink with soft yellow hafts, and yellow beards. It's a very vigorous grower and a heavy bloomer that looks really nice in a clump.
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'Pixel Packin' Mama' (Barbara & David Schmieder) MTB, 20", Sdlg #982MT-PB-1, Midseason. Standards grayed yellow underlaid with tiny violet dots producing very faint haze, style arms grayed yellow. Falls white ground covered by tiny violet dots overall, beards white. 'Pardner' X 'Bangles'
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-- Main.RPries - 2011-04-06