2010, Black
'Better Than Butter' (Paul Black, R. 2010). Seedling# N36A. TB, 41" (104 cm), Early to late bloom. Standards white, narrow bright yellow bands; style arms white, yellow crests; falls light medium yellow darkening toward edge, narrow muted gold band; beards pale yellow base tipped light tangerine; slight musky fragrance. 'Jersey Bounce' X seedling# K142A: ('Secret Admirer' x 'Chiffon Ruffles'). Mid-America 2010. Honorable Mention 2012, Award of Merit 2014.
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From Mid-America Garden catalog, 2010: BETTER THAN BUTTER (Black ‘10) TB Early-Late 41” (104cm). This buttery confection will make your mouth water. Ruffled standards are bright white edged glittering bright yellow. White and yellow styles arch above round, flared falls of light yellow blending darker toward edges that are narrowly banded darker gold. Soft tangerine beards add a lovely contrast. Three branches and rebranch provide 8-9 buds. Clumps are very bright and showy. You can't ignore something that is Better than Butter! Thank you to Kathy Chilton for the nice name. Sdlg. N36A: Jersey Bounce X (Secret Admirer x Chiffon Ruffles). $50.00. |
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jpg | !P5252898.jpg | manage | 826 K | 08 Feb 2016 - 17:10 | IaninaBortnyk | by Ianina Bortnyk Ukraine |
jpg | BETTER_THAN_BUTTER.jpg | manage | 73 K | 20 Jan 2010 - 11:40 | Main.Laymont+ | by Mid-America Garden Oregon USA |
JPG | better_than_butter.JPG | manage | 3 MB | 06 Nov 2016 - 21:37 | Main.pereginsk | Photo by Iryna Lukava, Ukraine |
jpg | betterthabutter02.jpg | manage | 41 K | 26 Apr 2014 - 17:42 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden |
jpg | betterthanbutter.jpg | manage | 71 K | 22 Oct 2013 - 20:54 | Main.Harloiris | photo Delane Langton AIS Dallas 2013 |
jpg | betterthanbutter01.jpg | manage | 62 K | 01 Nov 2014 - 21:51 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Country Delight Iris |
JPG | betterthanbutter02.JPG | manage | 57 K | 23 Aug 2015 - 03:17 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Across Iris Lanes Garden |
jpg | betterthanbutter03.jpg | manage | 92 K | 25 Aug 2015 - 23:09 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mikey Lango-Taken at 2015 AIS Convention |
jpg | betterthanbutter04.jpg | manage | 129 K | 16 Mar 2017 - 14:00 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Judy Tapio-Jubilee Gardens |
jpeg | betterthanbutter05.jpeg | manage | 64 K | 22 Oct 2018 - 01:37 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Viktor Karpenko-Ukraine |
jpg | betterthanbutter1.jpg | manage | 238 K | 01 Oct 2016 - 21:23 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Schreiner's Iris Gardens |
jpg | betterthanbutter2.jpg | manage | 30 K | 31 Jul 2017 - 01:45 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Loktev's Iris Garden-Russia |
jpg | betterthanbutter3.jpg | manage | 80 K | 04 Nov 2013 - 03:48 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alain Chapelle-France |
jpg | betterthanbutter4.jpg | manage | 52 K | 23 Nov 2013 - 04:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Stout Gardens at Dancingtree |
jpg | betterthanbutter6.jpg | manage | 50 K | 12 Sep 2019 - 15:52 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Riversdale Irises-Australia. |