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Jan 3, 2016 9:08 AM CST
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Name: Greg Hodgkinson
Hanover PA (Zone 6b)
Garden Photography Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Region: Japan Region: Pennsylvania
Hey everyone. Sorry for the delay, but good things come to those who wait. Superstition Iris Garden will be Introducing six Iris cultivars this year (2016) and they started to reveial them on their Facebook page starting January first. So let's look at their first beauty for this year.

Morning Hues





MORNING HUES (Tasco 2016), 15", ML. SDB (standard dwarf bearded).
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Jan 3, 2016 9:09 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Greg Hodgkinson
Hanover PA (Zone 6b)
Garden Photography Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Region: Japan Region: Pennsylvania
Here is what Rick & Roger had to say about their first 2016 Introduction:

MORNING HUES (Tasco 2016), 15", ML. SDB (standard dwarf bearded). 3 buds, more when a second branch is present. 2 very involved seedlings make the parentage. There are doses of the TB Mesmerizer in each seedling; reblooming SDBs such as Carmel Celeste, All That Magic, and sibs to Replicator; SDBs Love Unlimited and Yearling; Hager and Mathes pumilas; MDBs Punk (space-age) & Ceremony, and several space-age SDB seedlings. Should be fun to breed with having all the space-age and rebloom genes behind it, though neither trait has been seen on Morning Hues so far.
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Jan 3, 2016 9:10 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Greg Hodgkinson
Hanover PA (Zone 6b)
Garden Photography Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Region: Japan Region: Pennsylvania
How about a clump shot of "Morning Hues"?

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Jan 3, 2016 10:34 AM CST
Name: Lucy
Tri Cities, WA (Zone 6b)
irises
Charter ATP Member Cottage Gardener Irises Region: Northeast US Region: United Kingdom Region: United States of America
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
yes, yes, yes!
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Jan 3, 2016 11:07 AM CST
Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
Butterflies Vegetable Grower Keeper of Poultry Irises Keeps Horses Dog Lover
Daylilies Cat Lover Region: Wisconsin Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Very nice! Sticking tongue out
Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.
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Jan 3, 2016 11:38 AM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Thumbs up Oh yes.
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Jan 3, 2016 2:20 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Greg Hodgkinson
Hanover PA (Zone 6b)
Garden Photography Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Region: Japan Region: Pennsylvania
NEXT!!!!!


Signal Butte



SIGNAL BUTTE (Tasco 2016) AM (OGB-), 23", EML. An aril-median, don't be scared off by the word aril, if you can grow SDBs where you live, you can grow this aril-median since one of the parents is an SDB! Lightly veined with a distinctive dark signal. Parentage is the OGB arilbred Energizer X the reblooming SDB Replicator.
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Jan 3, 2016 2:21 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Greg Hodgkinson
Hanover PA (Zone 6b)
Garden Photography Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Region: Japan Region: Pennsylvania
group shot of "Signal Butte"

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Jan 3, 2016 2:24 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Greg Hodgkinson
Hanover PA (Zone 6b)
Garden Photography Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Region: Japan Region: Pennsylvania
Bold Awakening



BOLD AWAKENING (Tasco 2016) Arilbred--AB (OGB), 33", EML. Parentage is (Aztec Prince x (Bagdad's Folly x Energizer)) X Exotic Treasure
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Jan 3, 2016 2:25 PM CST
(Zone 9b)
Region: California Garden Ideas: Level 1
I like Signal Butte! Thumbs up
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Jan 3, 2016 5:01 PM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Wow, I can see Replicator's hand in the parenting of Signal Butte! What a great clump.
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Jan 4, 2016 1:04 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Greg Hodgkinson
Hanover PA (Zone 6b)
Garden Photography Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Region: Japan Region: Pennsylvania
Irresistible Charm




IRRESISTIBLE CHARM (Tasco 2016) TB, tall bearded, 37", ML. Parentage is Gypsy Lord X Halloween Trick. Usually 7-to-9 buds, on 2, sometimes 3 branches. Nice clean clear peach standards. I always have trouble spelling this name!!
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Jan 6, 2016 6:27 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Greg Hodgkinson
Hanover PA (Zone 6b)
Garden Photography Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Region: Japan Region: Pennsylvania
Mystic Image



MYSTIC IMAGE (Tasco 2016) TB, tall bearded, 37", M. Parentage is Smoky Shadows X Latte. 7-to-8 buds with a strong baby powder fragrance and medium purple based foliage.
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Jan 6, 2016 10:25 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Greg Hodgkinson
Hanover PA (Zone 6b)
Garden Photography Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Region: Japan Region: Pennsylvania
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Jan 6, 2016 10:26 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Greg Hodgkinson
Hanover PA (Zone 6b)
Garden Photography Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Region: Japan Region: Pennsylvania
UNDER MY SPELL (Tasco 2016)--TB, tall bearded, 38", M. Parentage is Smoky Shadows X Iconic. All you choc-a-holics out there should love the chocolate brown standards with the shiny orange bronze midrib wash. Moderately ruffled, medium purple base foliage and 8-to-9 buds.
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Jan 6, 2016 12:22 PM CST
(Zone 9b)
Region: California Garden Ideas: Level 1
They are correct, I love it.
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Jan 6, 2016 2:48 PM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
I agree
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Jan 6, 2016 6:02 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Greg Hodgkinson
Hanover PA (Zone 6b)
Garden Photography Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Region: Japan Region: Pennsylvania
My favorite from this group of six 2016 Introduction's is "Irresistible Charm". It seems to glow! I have and like it's parent "Gypsy Lord" and the other (Halloween Trick) is on my wish list!!



I like the other two TBs as well; as a matter of fact, I like 'em all!!!
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Jan 6, 2016 7:57 PM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Of the TB's I like Under My Spell best. Really like the SDB best though.
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Jan 7, 2016 7:14 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Greg Hodgkinson
Hanover PA (Zone 6b)
Garden Photography Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises Region: Japan Region: Pennsylvania
Here are all six of the 2016 Superstition Iris Garden's Introductions. Very impressive group!


Morning Hues Signal Butte Bold Awakening



Irresistible Charm Mystic Image Under My Spell

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