TB:Varietal Comments--Blyth

Several years ago I had just about give up on Blyth irises.  They 
bloomed either too early and got caught in a late freeze or too late 
and cooked in the hot sun.

With all of the talk about them doing so well for others, I decided to 
try a few more.  I must admit I did avoid more VE ones like 
CHOCOLATE VANILLA, which got killed every year by a feeze.  

MASTERY is the 'pansy iris.'  That is the best way to describe it.  
Brilliant golden standards over chocolate falls with a wide, wide brim 
of tan.  This is a marvelous color combination and cannot possibly 
be mistaken for another iris.  Mine is a first year plant, and even if 
the branching isn't the best or doesn't improve next year, it is worthy 
of a place in your garden.  Totally different.

MONET'S LADY is a golden amoena which started blooming in the 
middle of the season and is still at it.  The contrast is sharp and the 
substance is strong enough to take all of the elements tossed at it.
I expect better branching on this one next year, too.

QUEEN OF ELEGANCE - and she is!  This is a pale blue (not blue 
white) which has slightly darker standards and overlapping falls.   Its 
beauty mark is an outpouring of darker blue from the beards like a 
waterfall.  This one showed excellent branching on a first year plant.

Since these did so well, I guess I should go back to the catalogs and 
revise my orders by adding more Blyth varieties.  It is so tempting 
after seeing these.

Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS USA 7/8 (Who also likes Merle Robert's varieties).

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