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The First ....
Tall bearded Iris 'Grain Exchange' (Joyce Ragle, 2007) TB, 38 inches (97 cm), Ruffled Laced, Copper/Brown, Gold,White,Yellow. Plicata
Grain Exchange
Sunday.....
| Border bearded Iris 'Cranapple' (J. T. Aitken, 1995) BB, 24 inches (61 cm), EM S. and style arms cranberry red; F. dark velvety cranberry red; beards russet. (Gyro x Warrior King) X Maid of Orange. HM 1997, AM 1999 RHS |
These are irises planted as bulbs. The squirrels didn't uproot these like many of the other bulbs I planted.
Tall bearded Iris 'Jesse's Song' (B. Williamson, 1983) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), M S. white center, sanded into a solid methyl violet band; F. white plicata edge of methyl violet, sanded into a clean white ground; lemon beard tipped blue-white. HM 1985, AM 1987, Dykes 1990.
Jesse's Song
Tuesday....
This is an heirloom iris
Iris 'Pallida Dalmatica'?, (1597)TB, 36 inches (91 cm)
Wednesday....
Tall bearded Iris 'Buckwheat' (Byers, 1989) TB, 36 inches (91 cm), Cream yellow standards, falls medium yellow with variable greenish ecru influence and dark brown lines at hafts to just below yellow beard. Slight sweet fragrance..
Buckwheat
Thursday....
This is an heirloom iris
Iris Germanica (1500) Tall bearded Iris TB, 30 inches (91 cm)
Tomorrow?
Midnight Oil, Change of Pace, Fringe Benefits, Orion's Gate, Sorbonne, Majestic Ruler, Winterland (rebloomer), Lemon Pledge, Designer Label, Snowspoon, Orange Pop, "Princess" That Scentsation, Queen's Circle, Purple horns, Frosty Moonscape, Holy Kosmoly, "Sunset", Gnus Flash.
What to Plant?
I will be creating a graph for my irises with three important characteristics (1)The initial time sequences of blooms (2) height, and (3) color family. Iris 'Grain Exchange' was the first to bloom. It is about 38" in height and it is in the yellow color family. This information, in a graphic form, is especially helpful when you want to create a newly designed bed from scratch. If you have several iris varieties, and would like to include in your garden journal a similar graphic, contact me and I can help you create a chart. It is quite easy. I am in zone 7-8.
Irises: Arranged in the chart by first to bloom (x),
and height (y).
Each iris will have a bar representing it's color.
and height (y).
Each iris will have a bar representing it's color.
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From the Historic Iris Society:
Links of interest to irisarians…
- A.I.S. – The website of the American iris Society.
- S.I.G.N.A. – Species Iris Group of North America – the original historic irises. =)
- AIS Checklist Database – Searchable databases for iris Checklists and Name registration.
- Presby Memorial Iris Gardens – Located in Upper Montclair, NJ, Presby has a display garden of more than 2000 historic irises.
- Alain Marmier’s gigantic collection of historic iris in postcards.
- The World of Iris – Thanks to David Joyce from Clarke University, here is a small portion of Mike Lowe’s ‘The World of Iris’, the original HIPS website. David does not update the site any longer, so there are many broken links, but he is happy to share with us what he can.
Catalogs from Cooley’s Gardens and Schreiner’s Iris Gardens are the source many of the vintage treasures for the historic iris enthusiast. Schreiner’s continues to this day to put out must-have catalogs eagerly sought by restors, as well as quality garden irises, but Cooley’s unfortunately has recently closed. You can learn more about these growers by clicking on their names above.
HIPS member webpages featuring historic irises…
- Brighton Park Iris – Featuring the Chicago collection of a HIPS member, with an extensive Schreiners tribute page with all of historics from Schreiner’s Iris Gardens – one of the oldest and most prestigious growers in the US.
- Shadowood Irises – Loads of iris pics, many historics. Also has a very handy list of irises that exhibit PBF.
- Bliss Irises – National Collection of iris introduced by AJ Bliss. All you need to know about Arthur Bliss and his irises.
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