1969, Brown
'Buffy' (Opal Brown, R. 1968). Seedling# 6-5C40. TB, 36-38", 36-38" (91-96 cm). Midseason bloom. Color Class-RP4YOPcm, Standards orient pink; falls ivory pink, dainty fringed edge pale orange-buff, hafts brushed RHS 20C; beard 21B, deeper in throat. 'Rippling Waters' X 'Grandiflora'. Brown's Sunnyhill Gardens 1969.
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Awaiting original catalog description |
Sometimes an iris is a surprise when it blooms. BUFFY was such an iris. Its description does nothing to prepare you for its pastel beauty. Lacy, buff-pink flowers of heavy substance are displayed on tall, well-branched stalks. During the 1970 bloom season this one stayed beautiful through some of our worst weather. It was probably the most photographed iris in my garden. [Mullin, Ron (1971). Irises I Like, American Iris Society Bulletin 204(January 1972), 10.] |
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION |
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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. |
BobPries - 21 Apr 2019
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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JPG | Buffy.JPG | manage | 60 K | 31 Jan 2011 - 15:38 | IrisP | |
JPG | Buffy01.JPG | manage | 76 K | 21 Nov 2014 - 04:19 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Mary Hess-Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
JPG | Buffy_DSD_7053.JPG | manage | 206 K | 23 Jan 2021 - 16:06 | SharleneSutter | growing at www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter |
jpg | buffy01.jpg | manage | 668 K | 30 Dec 2015 - 16:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Country Delight Iris |
JPG | buffy02.JPG | manage | 979 K | 28 Mar 2016 - 12:45 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by HIPS Archives |
JPG | buffy03.JPG | manage | 942 K | 28 Mar 2016 - 12:47 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by HIPS Archives |
jpg | buffy09.jpg | manage | 111 K | 08 Jul 2020 - 14:26 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Delane Langton-Eagle Ridge Iris Gardens |
JPG | buffy2.JPG | manage | 841 K | 19 Feb 2018 - 03:22 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Larry Harder |
jpg | buffy3.jpg | manage | 29 K | 30 Mar 2013 - 02:04 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Country Delight Iris |
jpg | buffy4.jpg | manage | 60 K | 06 Nov 2013 - 15:31 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Alain Chapelle-France |
jpg | buffy6.jpg | manage | 31 K | 26 Nov 2018 - 15:50 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary. |
jpg | buffy7.jpg | manage | 30 K | 26 Nov 2018 - 15:51 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary. |
JPG | buffy9.JPG | manage | 355 K | 13 Oct 2020 - 21:46 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the 1976 Schreiners catalogue by Terry Laurin |
jpg | buffyTIF.jpg | manage | 36 K | 04 Dec 2011 - 19:06 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by The Iris Fan |