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Louisiana Iris Introductions for 2006 Patrick O'Connor |
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BIG CHARITY. R2005. Sdlg. 02-20. 32". Falls appear pink but consist of rose-plum and white veining. Standards are whiter, and the rose-plum veining is less pronounced. Signal is a bright gold line surrounded by a thumbprint of white veined gold. All petals are edged white, more noticeable in pictures than to the naked eye. Sunshine Bridge x Kristie G. Named for Charity Hospital in New Orleans, opened in 1736 and the second oldest continuing hospital in the country. It was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. |
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BYWATER. R2005. Sdlg. 02-05. 26". Pale blue standards and falls. White signals. Narrow line signal on falls, repeated less conspicuously on standards. Lightly ruffled. Southdowns x Lake Sylvia. The Bywater is a old neighborhood in New Orleans down river from the French Quarter. It did not flood during Katrina. |
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EARLY ON. R2005. Sdlg. 01-31. 36". Medium orchid falls suffused white near center and white standards veined medium orchid, especially near outer edges. Style arms are cream with a distinct greet cast and orchid on either side of the midrib. Yellow thumbprint signal with an orange center line becoming wine red and extending almost to outer edge of falls. Irregularly ruffled flower. (Shizuoka Sunrise x False River) X Bubble Gum Ballerina. An early bloomer. |
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HIGHLAND ROAD. R2005. Sdlg. 02-26. 30". Falls red with slight blue-purple suffusion. Standards are a light purplish pink. Style arms are cream, washed and tipped red-purple. Bright yellow crown signal. False River X Prytania. Named for the picturesque road in Baton Rouge that hugs the natural banks of the Mississippi. |
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MONKEY HILL. R2005. Sdlg. 01-24. 24". 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. |
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NOTTOWAY. R2005. Sdlg. 00-03. 32". 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 Juliette. Named for a large plantation house up-river from New Orleans. |
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STORYVILLE. R2005. Sdlg. 02-04B. 28". Red falls with a purple underlay near edges and an orange suffusion near center. Falls a lighter red. Reverse side of petals is yellow, creating pretty buds with a red and yellow contrast. Bright yellow spear signal. Kelley’s Choice X Prytania. Named for an historically interesting and famous, early-1900s red light district in New Orleans. |
| All 2006 Introductions $35 each |
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