Re: Neil's Fantasy Iris

Linda's fantasy depiction helps with the color.  I'm not normally 
fond of browns, but this would be excellent, especially the velvety 
texture.  Of course adding the rim is a good plan as long as we're 
dreaming.

I know that BROAD SHOULDERS doesn't have red beards but being a sib 
to FIERY TEMPER,it should have the potential there.  It may help 
with the velvety texture too.  So I'd try that and maybe YES as a 
yellow amoena with a red tangerine beard too.  I think you're right 
about COFFEE WHISPERS and I can see BRAGGADOCIO too.  Maybe try 
COPATONIC in there too, though that might be a set back for the red 
beards.

I'm going to have to pay more attention to texture this spring.  I 
like velvety falls a lot, but only remember seeing it on a very few 
where that was a particularly outstanding feature.  I had never seen 
TWIST of FATE until this May, and what struck me about that one was 
the extreme contrast in texture between the satiny standards and the 
velvety falls.

We need a list of irises with really velvety falls to toss around.

Robin
Zone 5 NE

where I am grateful to have survived the nocturnal invasion of homo 
giggleus- more commonly known as a pack of 10 year old girls















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