Favorite Self TBs

Well, most of these are pretty old--but that's the way it goes.  It takes
awhile to get a consistently favorable impression of an iris, I find.

''Red''--that is, what passes for red in irises.  I still like VITAFIRE.  Not
spectacular here, but consistently dependable; a good garden iris.  I'd put
LADY FRIEND on my favorite list, too.  Not as many bloomstalks as Vitafire,
and a different 'red', but also a very good performer.  And RASPBERRY RIPPLES
just can't be beat for a reliable 'raspberry' red color.

Blues--My favorite.  SAPPHIRE HILLS is still one of my most dependable, and
blue-bluest.  PACIFIC PANORAMA is also still in my garden; a little less
blue-blue, a little less reliable, but still good.  I like PACIFIC MIST also.
  A different, wisteria blue; dependable bloom and multiplies well.  I have
to put CODICIL in here, too, though with it's dark beard, I guess it's not
really a self.  But an outstanding garden iris!

Purples--Often tough to keep here, they tend to be borer-bait and rot-prone.
EVELYN'S ECHO has lasted, along with TITAN'S GLORY and BLACK DRAGON.  

"Black"--I still like STUDY IN BLACK.  Its tailored, trim blossoms are "neat
as a pin." 

Pink--VANITY wins, hands down.  Reliable, floriferous, and vigorous.  A
personal favorite for it's different, kind of blue-pink coloring is ol'
PRICELESS PEARL.  (Does anyone else still grow it? ).  I have to admit it's
getting a little doggier-looking to me every year, but I still keep it.

That's it!  I guess I need to try out more yellow, white, and orange irises.

Dorothy Fingerhood
Newfield, NY
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