Thank You Everybody his intro's are stunning this year and very hard to pick a favorite out of all of them what a line up for the year
A few notes on some of them after seeing them up close and personal over the past few years.
Moonglint..The ruffles on it are like nothing else I have seen on any other luminata very unique he has been using some of the Silk Road lines and Arrivderci with luminata seedlings there coming along with beautiful colors and some are blooming towards the end of season this is the 1st of hopefully many more to come it is awesome up close
Fashion event.. This one stops me every time I see it big ruffled flowers and a perfect branch it looks to be loaded with buds which is always a plus and for those that like to hybridize this one has some amazing seedlings coming from it and a good pedigree it is a sib to Mood Ring and Idle Rich.
Arctic Chill.. Have wanted a piece of this one for years about as perfect as you can get in an iris everything about it is good and I think it will go on to win a lot of AIS awards in the future as it gets out there a really good garden plant and beautiful up close in the garden Really enjoyed it this year.
Gentle Manner..
A favorite of ours for many years in his garden and one that needs to be seen in person a real standout and a mass of ruffled blooms. Ive been trying to get an accurate picture of the purple flush on the falls when it 1st opens and finally had some good lighting this year to show it love the pedigree as it has a mix of Keiths plants and Joe Ghio's behind it. This one is special very good in a clump and has been my Dad's favorite pick in his garden.
Magic Ring..I remember seeing this one on its maiden bloom it blew me away it has been fun to watch the progression of it there were over 100 seedlings in this cross blooming at the same time
and many many of them were incredible but this one stood out among all of them it will be the 1st on my order form
Hold The Line.. Another must have
very bright and nothing else like it. I have been working Plicata Lines at home the past couple years and super excited to get something with this pedigree the pollen parent is my favorite Plicata in his garden 07-176B it may take a couple generations but hoping I can pick it's colors up somewhere down the line
Turkish Tapestry.. Hoping I find a whole bunch of plicata's blooming in my seedling patch in May just like this
plants like this is what makes crossing Plicata's fun nothing else like it either and it has the same pollen parent as Hold The Line
were already making plans for it
thank you brad
he has done a lot of work with it and there are some other seedlings from it that are in that color range none as intense as it but close hopefully they become available in the future. It really makes some beautiful seedlings happy to see it in the pedigree of this years intro's so I can pick up the genes from it.
