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Louisiana Iris - Mac's Blue Heaven

MAC'S BLUE HEAVEN.  R1970, W. B. MacMillan.  30", M.  Violet blue with contrasting near-white styles.  Unknown parentage.  Good grower.  Old but enduring.

$7
Louisiana Iris - Marie Caillet MARIE CAILLET.  R1963, Sidney Conger.  38", ML.  A blue-violet self and an excellent garden iris that has remained popular.  It does not hurt that it is named for a founder of the Society for Louisiana irises (in 1941) and probably the best known person associated with Louisiana irises.  Acadian x W. B. MacMillan $8
MARIE DOLORES.  Dorman Haymon, R1986.   40", E.  Ruffled white, veined orange.  Orange signal.  Cream styles.   Acadian White X lla Nunn.  Very vigorous and excellent form.   $7
Louisiana Iris - Miss Gertie's Bonnet MISS GERTIE'S BONNET.  R1999, Dorman Haymon.  44", M.  Cream standards, edged lavender and veined brown.  Falls light lavender, edged dark lavender and veined brown.  The gold steeple signal is edged brown and the styles are dark lavender tipped lavender cream.  The iris is strongly ruffled and flared. Charlie's Karen x All Agaze.  Unique color combination and a good grower. SOLD OUT  
Louisiana Iris 'Metairie Ridge' METAIRIE RIDGE.  R2003, Patrick O'Connor.  40", M. Falls medium rose, standards lighter.  Styles deep rose.  Hurricane Colin x Zydeco.   Outstanding form, bud count and performance.  Proving to be a an excellent garden iris. SOLD OUT

 

MISTER JOE.    R2005, Joseph Mertzweiller, registered by the Baton Rouge Botanic Garden.  30", M. Falls red with brownish undertones.  Standards red-brown over a whitish suffusion, narrow yellow line on some petals.  Style arms cream, light coral wash near tips.  Yellow steeple signal.   President Hedley x Koorawatha.   $7
MONKEY HILL.  R2005, Patrick O'Connor. 24", M.  Falls red orange and standards salmon with light red-orange veins.  Very large yellow arrowhead signal. Tickfaw and Prytania.  Named for a mound of dirt at Audubon Park in New Orleans created for children to play on; the closest thing to a mountain in the city.  

$7

 

Louisiana Iris - Mothership

MOTHERSHIP.  R2010, Patrick O'Connor.  36", M.  Falls bright red with a slight hint of orange.  Standards lighter.  Bright, loosely defined yellow-orange signal with streaks of yellow-orange standards radiating out on the bottom half of the falls.  Styles red orange with yellow midrib. (00-17: Hurricane Colin x Tchoupitoulas) x Mister Joe. LIMITED SUPPLY

 

$20

 

MUDBUG.  R1999, Patrick O'Connor.  28", M.  Medium purple.  Styles red purple.  Signal is a yellow orange line centered in a large white thumbprint area; darker streak at tip.  Dr. Dormon x I. brevicaulis.  The brevicaulis background shows in the excellent zigzag stalks.  Up to 5-6 positions on a short iris.  Good garden show.  SOLD OUT
 
MY FRIEND DICK.  Richard Butler, by M. D. Faith, R1998. 35", M.  Currant red, bold golden yellow signal.  Ann Chowning X self.  Large flower and good garden performer.   $9
New Basin Canal

NEW BASIN CANAL. R2009, Patrick O'Connor.  34", M.  Sdlg. 05-23. Falls reddish brown. Standards slightly lighter.  Prominent yellow arrowhead signal with light green veins, outlined in deep maroon. Styles reddish brown with a yellow-green ridge and edges.  Lightly ruffled. Gentilly X Heavenly Glow.  

$10

 

Louisiana Iris Noble Moment NOBLE MOMENT.  Richard Morgan, R1985.  A gorgeous blue-lavender iris with rich ivory styles and a yellow signal in a white blaze.  Excellent grower and bloomer.  A favorite for many years.  The color contrast between petals and styles is wonderful.  Winter's Veil x Tru-Glo. LIMITED SUPPLY
$9
NOTTOWAY.  R2005, Patrick O'Connor.   32", M.  Falls and standards are white.  All petals have gold veins and falls.  Falls have a deep gold center line surrounded by lighter gold veins.  Style arms cream.  Lightly ruffled.(Hurricane Colin x Irish Bayou) X Sharon Juliet.  Named for a large plantation house up-river from New Orleans.    $9
Now and Forever

NOW AND FOREVER.  Heather Pryor, 1997.  35", M.  Standards soft lavender, purple veining, white reverse.  Falls soft lavender, purple veining, white rim and blush near lime green steeple signal.  Style arms soft lime green, lavender tip.  Lightly ruffled.  Cammeray X Classical Note.

$8
OUR PARRIS.   R1987, Craig Carroll.  36", E-M.  Standards cream, veined green.  Cream styles with dusty pink speckles.  Falls cream ground with peach to dusty pink overtones.  Yellow signal with gold daggers. Ruffled.  (Marie Caillet x Gypsy Moon) X Myra Amy.   A tall, distinctive beauty and a consistently early bloomer.

$9

 

PERSISTENT CUSS.   R2004, Patrick O'Connor.  36", M.   Rose pink falls with some white veining around signal.  Standards a lighter shade with a white suffusion.  Very long, showy cream style arms.  (Deneb x unknown) x Irish Bayou.  This iris has grown very well for a number of people and wouldn't go away without a name.  Vigorous. $7
Ponchartrain Beacjh PONTCHARTRAIN BEACH.  R2011.  34", M.  Sdlg. 06-05. Medium rose over a lighter ground and with conspicuous darker rose veining, especially on the falls.  Styles are cream streaked rose with hint of green at the base.. Yellow arrowhead signal. Victoria Inn X Frosted Moonbeam.  Pontchartrain Beach was a famous amusement park on the Lakefront in New Orleans, now gone.  2011 INTRODUCTION $35
POVERTY POINT.  R1999, Patrick O'Connor.  Medium rose suffused white.  Ages to powdery pink.  Falls distinctly darker around edges.  Large yellow arrow signal.  Medium rose styles.  Ann Chowning x unknown.  36", M.  Very vigorous, wide foliage. $7
Praline Festival PRALINE FESTIVAL.  Dorman Haymon, 1992.  34", M.  Cream, heavily veined and dusted rose-tan, yellow-gold signal streaked green full length of falls; ruffled; rose-tan style arms, edged cream.  Valera X President Hedley  

$9

 

Louisiana Iris - President Hedley PRESIDENT HEDLEY.  R1979, Joseph Mertzweiller.  32-34", E.  Dark yellow self with slight brown shading on the front edge of the falls.  Darker yellow-orange line signal and yellow style arms.  G. W. Holleyman x ((seedling x Upstart x Belle Lou).  One of the first of the modern yellows, with a full, overlapping form. $8
Pristine Beauty PRISTINE BEAUTY.  R1955, Frank Chowning.  Ultramarine with royal blue shading; gold signal.  16", L.  A very short iris, indicative of its I. brevicaulis background.  A beautiful, intense color.  (I. brevicaulis x Cathedral Blue) X (I. brevicaulis x red I. nelsonii). $7
PROFESSOR NEIL.  R1990, Joseph Mertzweiller.  Tetraploid.  Falls dark, velvety red. Standards dark red.  Large brilliant yellow thumbprint signal.  30 inches. Midseason.  Complex parentage: [C-76-4: (Professor Ike x Wheelhorse, colchicine treated)] x [ C-76-88E: (66-G-Z, colchicine treated chimera x Professor Ike)] $7
Louisiana Iris 'Prytania' PRYTANIA.  R2001, Patrick O'Connor.  28-30", EM.  Deep yellow self.  Orange line signal.  President Hedley x Hurricane Colin.   This shorter iris is a relatively sun fast yellow with double sockets on a zigzag stalk.  Has produced interesting seedlings. $7