1965, Kuntz
'Debby Rairdon' (Mrs. Hilbert Kuntz, R. 1964). Seedling 59-2. TB, height 36" (91 cm). Midseason to late bloom. Color Class-W5Y, Subdued yellow with white on reverse side; falls pearly white with white on reverse side. Parentage unknown. Noyd 1965. Honorable Mention 1966; Judges Choice 1967; Award of Merit 1968; American Dykes Medal 1971.
See below:
From AIS Bulletin #178, July 1965. Introducing DEBBY RAIRDON (Kuntz) 34" E-L. The closed wavy standards are subdued yellow with white on the reverse side. The round, wavy, horizontal falls are pearly white with yellow on the reverse side. Very heavy substance. (Parentage unknown. The pod parent was a good pink.) Net 25.00. Noyd's Iris Garden. |
In the Luihn garden we observed an iris numbered 59-2, and "flipped." The standards are white-edged yellow, and the falls are similar, with the substance like wax. We later learned this iris is named DEBBY RAIRDON (Kuntz '65), and has been introduced by Luella Noyd. [Joseph Ghio, “The 1965 Iris Season in Review,” Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 179 (October 1965): 82.] |
This year's winner, DEBBY RAIRDON, was completely acceptable here. With perhaps the most perfect form in irisdom, this pale yellow and white is outstanding in other ways too. Its heavy substance lets it take our gusty spring winds without a tear. Branching is not as elegant as in some other varieties, but is adequate considering the height of the stalks. Although this iris is of unknown parentage, it is apparently from pinks, since all its sibs are pink and several descendants from it, including Noyd's 'LUCKY NUMBER' and 'SANDBERRY', are also pink. A hybridizer who gets a clear pink with Debby's form has a winner. [Mullin, Ron (1971). Irises I Like, American Iris Society Bulletin 204(January 1972), 9.] |
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 | DEBBYRAIRDON02.jpg | manage | 76 K | 03 Jun 2014 - 02:57 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection |
jpg | DEBBYRAIRDON03.jpg | manage | 90 K | 03 Jun 2014 - 02:59 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection |
jpg | DEBBYRAIRDON04.jpg | manage | 69 K | 03 Jun 2014 - 03:01 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection |
jpg | DEBBYRAIRDON05.jpg | manage | 63 K | 03 Jun 2014 - 03:04 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection |
jpg | DebbyRairdon01.jpg | manage | 257 K | 10 Apr 2017 - 19:16 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Damon Gardens |
JPG | DebbyRairdon10.JPG | manage | 58 K | 21 Feb 2014 - 21:18 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania |
JPG | DebbyRairdon8.JPG | manage | 69 K | 21 Feb 2014 - 21:15 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania |
JPG | DebbyRairdon9.JPG | manage | 47 K | 21 Feb 2014 - 21:17 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Darius Gusas-Lithuania |
jpg | DebbyRairdonEI.jpg | manage | 29 K | 11 Dec 2012 - 15:15 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
jpg | Debby_Rairdon.jpg | manage | 66 K | 20 Sep 2014 - 15:22 | Main.georgebacon | Breezeway Photo by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris Garden |
jpg | IMG_9050-X2_debby_rairdon.jpg | manage | 144 K | 21 Feb 2016 - 03:41 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |
jpg | TBDebbyRairdon.jpg | manage | 73 K | 15 Feb 2010 - 17:10 | EleanorHutchison | Photo by El Hutchison, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Z3 |
jpg | debby-rairdon-mu.jpg | manage | 22 K | 11 Jul 2010 - 02:24 | Main.mikeu | Debby Rairdon by Mike Unser |
jpg | debby02.jpg | manage | 73 K | 07 Jun 2015 - 02:41 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
jpg | debbyrairdon01.jpg | manage | 50 K | 21 Aug 2014 - 15:27 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris City Gardens |
JPG | debbyrairdon02.JPG | manage | 66 K | 23 Aug 2015 - 18:46 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Across Iris Lanes Garden |
JPG | debbyrairdon03.JPG | manage | 387 K | 28 Apr 2017 - 03:18 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Wisconsin Iris Society |
jpg | debbyrairdon1.jpg | manage | 30 K | 27 Nov 2018 - 20:49 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iriszkert Szasz-Hungary. |
jpg | debbyrairdon6.jpg | manage | 24 K | 19 Mar 2013 - 16:09 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Will Plotner-Wildwood Gardens |
JPG | debbyrairdon9.JPG | manage | 471 K | 14 Feb 2021 - 03:35 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the 1976 Cooley's Iris Gardens catalogue by Terry Laurin |
jpg | rsz_debbyreirdon.jpg | manage | 71 K | 12 Jan 2014 - 02:57 | Main.Harloiris | photo courtesy Scottie Finney |