Re: My favorite iris...

My submission for my favorite iris:
Type - TB SA
Name - Bye Bye Blues
Hybridizer and year of intro - Sutton 1997
Description:  37" TB SA M-L  Ruffled form, great stalks marbled and washed
hyacinth to wisteria blue, with consistent flounces

I've watched this plant bloom for four years now and I am always impressed
with the strength, color, size and consistency of the appendages.  It is
very similar in form to Honky Tonk Blues (one of its parents).  It also
produces some very nice seedlings which is important to me.  The folliage
is always a nice compliment to the flower, not too tall not too small and
very dark green.  It also does very well in shows, George and Margaret have
won many blues with it and I think it one Queen of Show last year.  Bye Bye
Blues was the turning point in my personal hybridizing program, it forever
(to the horror of some) addicted me to space agers.  

Mike Sutton 
Zone 9 where the five acres of seedlings are fast approaching peak bloom
and there is not enough time in the day
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> From: Chris Hollinshead <cris@netcom.ca>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
> Subject: My favorite iris...
> Date: Thursday, April 16, 1998 9:10 AM
> 
> I would like to suggest that each of us post to the list the name of
> your very best/favorite iris and why this is so...
> You should be allowed only one choice to keep it simple (or complicated
> depending on how difficult it might be to narrow your selection down!)
> and reasonably succinct.
> 
> Each post should if at all possible, contain the name of the iris, the
> hybridizer, the year of introduction and a description of the
> plant/bloom. A story pertaining to this favorite would also not be out
> of place...such as; how you got it...who it came from... how long you've
> had it... how much pleasure you get from it... etc etc. I'm sure you get
> the idea. On your mark, get set...
> 
> To start us off here is my probably surprising submission:
> Type - Siberian
> Name - Caesar's Brother
> Hybridizer and year of introduction- Morgan 1932
> Description - 30 inches height, semi flaring flowers of deep royal
> violet-blue with an antique gold throat.
> 
> An iris that has truly stood the test of time. A classic perennial that
> is a keeper in my books. This plant has never disappointed me yet. Since
> I acquired it, it has grown very well and put on a wonderful bloom every
> year. The foliage is a pleasurable compliment to the garden landscape
> during the rest of the growing season.  It developed a nice clump effect
> after 2 years and has looked better every year since. Although I now
> have many Siberians, this was my first one and it took me down a
> different pathway from my previous pre-occupation with Tall Bearded
> iris. Although we still have many TB, this plant signifies for me a
> turning point in respect to broadening my horizons to other iris types.
> One last bonus for me is the fact that this is was introduced by a
> Canadian.
> Anticipating another enjoyable season with this plant and many others!
> Chris.
> --
> Christopher Hollinshead
> Mississauga, Ontario  Canada  zone6b
> AIS(Region 16), CIS, SSI
> Director-Canadian Iris Society
> Newsletter Editor-Canadian Iris Society
> e-mail:  cris@netcom.ca
> CIS website:  http://www.netcom.ca/~cris/CIS.html
> carpe diem
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