1. Iris species nova - Starweaver's Gems from Earth and Sky

447. Iris sophenensis x danfordiae x Çat species ‘STORM’ (98-NP-2)
Occasionally as a storm approaches dark, almost black, clouds stand out in stark
contract to the surrounding sky. This reticulata is similar. Bright yellow shines through
very heavy black veining on its fall, which is offset by blue style arms with yellowgreen
ribs. Occasionally the blue appears slightly mauve. Its standards have been
reduced to hairs only 0.5 mm wide and half their normal length. Incredible colour. 15.00
448. Iris sophenensis x danfordiae ‘SUNBEAM’ (98-NP-7)
Stunning yellow and white bicolour! Falls are bright yellow lightening to cream at
the edge. Highlighted by a few large green blotches. Style arms are white, with pale
green ribs (sometimes dotted). Hair-like standards. Few. 15.00
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OTHER BULBOUS IRISES (XIPHIUM)
449. Iris latifolia ‘DARK WAVES’
This form is summer flowering 60-70 cm tall with deep see-blue flowers. I raised it
from seeds collected by Michael Hoog in Spain and presented to me during my first
visit in Holland. Surprisingly hardy here but flourished only in unheated greenhouse. 4.00
450. Iris latifolia ‘LIGHT CLOUD’
From the seedlings of I. latifolia I selected three colour forms. This one is the lightest
with almost white, slightly bluish shaded flowers. 4.00
451. Iris latifolia ‘SKY BLUE’
It is another colour form with very large light blue flowers. Selected between seedlings
of same origin as in previous stocks. All are very good growers of exceptional beauty. 4.00
REGELIA, REGELIO-CYCLUS AND OTHER IRISES
452. Iris babadagica blue
Earlier I offered this very beautiful dwarf growing (up to 30 cm) bearded Iris under
name I. reichenbackii. Now my customers helped to correct its name. Flowers purplishblue
with darker fall and prominent white, in throat yellow beard. 5.00
453. Iris babadagica white
After request of my customers who wanted just white flowering form of this something
mysterious iris I made selection in my original stock separating white flowering
plants. Although still I am not certain about correct naming it will be marvellous addition
to every iris collection. 5.00
454. Iris x ‘DARDANUS’
Hybrid between I. korolkowii and I. iberica with strong tall stems and large flowers
– standards shaded and veined bright lilac, falls with coarse purple veins on creamy
ground. Height up to 60 cm. 3.00
455. Iris korolkowii BASHKIZILSAI
This stock was collected near Bashkizilsai without flowers and before it bloomed
with me I was quite doubtful with naming as rhizomes were atypically stoloniferous.
Flower parts narrow, base colour white with lilac brown veining and signal blotch. 8.00
456. Iris schachtii
This beautiful dwarf Iris from Central Turkey in wild is very variable by colour from
reddish purple to yellow and even glistening white. It is related to I. taochia but distinctly
smaller. My stock comes from surroundings of Gurun where all colour forms
grew together but population was destroyed by new road building. 10.00
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