Front Cover 2010 - Brent and Becky's Bulbs!

Iris - dwarf
IRIS – DWARF
Family: Iridaceae
bulb companions: Crocus; Ipheion; Muscari; Galanthus;
Chionodoxa; early mini Daffodils; early Tulips; Eranthis
other companions: Viola; Pansy; Arabis; Hamamelis;
Mahonia; Thyme; Artemisia
Very small, extremely early flowering,
fragrant iris that are perfect for forcing, rock
gardens, woodlands, fronts of borders or creative
‘lawn art’; performs well in all types of soil as long
as it’s well-drained; late winter - early spring;
4”–8”; whz 3–9; size 6+cm unless noted otherwise.
Iris bakerana
bakerana - wisteriablue
with dark violet
edges; leaves almost
cylindrical; late winter/
early spring.
28-0141 5/$15.25
25/$63.50
50/$115.50
250/$502.50
500/$875
bucharica – 2–6 golden
yellow to almost white
fragrant florets with
blotches almost green
per stem; glossy foliage;
needs good drainage; mid
spring; terrific planted
with T. bakeri ‘Lilac Wonder’
or N. ‘Avalon’; 1876; Iris bucharica
(top sized). #28-0110 10/$15.30 50/$64
100/$116 500/$505 1000/$880
danfordiae – brilliant
yellow w i t h greenish
brown spots; one
of the first to bloom;
2”–3”; 1891. #28-0111
10/$4.10 50/$17
100/$31 500/$135
1000/$230
Iris danfordiae
histrioides ‘Frank Elder’
– large, very pale violetblue
flowers with darker
stripes; golden yellow
blotches and violet spots;
(6/7cm). #28-0112
10/$14.60 50/$58.50 Iris histrioides ‘Frank Elder’
100/$105 500/$470 1000/$850
histrioides ‘George’
– larger, earlier and
more fragrant than
most; plum purple with
somewhat darker falls
and veins; white markings
and a definite yellow
blotch; great for
forcing. #28-0113
10/$4.40 50/$18.50
100/$33 500/$145
Iris histrioides ‘George’ 1000/$250
Dutch Iris are one of the best bulbs to use as cut
flowers. There are so many colors from which to
choose, they have long stems and they last a long
time. If you plant a few every couple of weeks in
the fall, their bloom time should be extended and
give you many weeks of fun!
Iris - dwarf, continued
histrioides
‘Katharine Hodgkin’ –
very unusual colors of
light greenish/blue and
white striped standards
with lighter falls blotched
with white, yellow and
charcoal spots; so much
fun to find blooming in the
winter garden; (6/7cm).
#28-0114 10/$6.10
Iris hist. ‘Katharine Hodgkin’
50/$25.50 100/$46
500/$200 1000/$350
histrioides ‘Lady
Beatrix Stanley’ – this
precious little lady is a
uniform blue color with
a bit of white feathering
and yellow veins;
(6/7cm). #28-0135
5/$16.50 25/$66
50/$119 250/$535
500/$960
Ir. hist. ‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’
reticulata ‘Alida’ – soft,
clear blue in varying
shades with drops of butter
yellow and flecks of
white.
#28-0144 10/$3.80
5 0 / $ 1 6 1 0 0 / $ 2 9
500/$125 1000/$220
Iris reticulata ‘Cantab’
reticulata ‘Cantab’ – flax
blue flowers with lighter
tips, a yellow blotch and
a white rim; 1914.
#28-0116 10/$4.40
50/$18.50 100/$34
500/$145 1000/$250
reticulata ‘Harmony’ –
fragrant, bluebird-blue
standards and royal-blue
falls with white edged
yellow blotch; one of
the best. #28-0120 Iris reticulata ‘Harmony’
10/$3.90 50/$16.50 100/$30 500/$130
1000/$230
reticulata ‘J. S.
Dijt’ – purple with reddish
purple falls; one
of the latest to bloom
and great with Chionodoxa
‘Pink Giant’; 1938.
#28-0122 10/$3.80
50/$16 100/$29
500/$125 1000/$220
Iris reticulata ‘J. S. Dijt’
reticulata ‘Joyce’ – deep,
sky blue with gold and
white rimmed blotch;
early spring; 1943.
#28-0123 10/$3.80
50/$16 100/$29
500/$125 1000/$220
Iris reticulata ‘Alida’
Iris reticulata ‘Joyce’
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