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Whites, Creams and Softer Pinks |
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‘Dreamer of Dreams’: (Janet Hutchinson, 2001, 86 cm, M-L ) A elegant ivory white self, with delicate, greenish cream style arms blending deeper in the throat and white crests. Deep lime over yellow signals on all petals which have finely fimbriated edges. There is a slight fragrance. Good quality show stalks and lots of buds. $12 |
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‘Gentle Alice’ : (Janet Hutchinson, 1995. 84 cm, M). As the name suggests, a softly-coloured cultivar. Off-white standards feature a green centre line, and the style arms are pale green with white crests. The off-white falls have a centre flushed pale apricot, and a narrow yellow signal veined green. The buds are apricot buff. A lovely foil for the brighter colours. New to N Z $10 |
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‘Nutcote’: (H. Pryor, 1999, 97 cm, E & Re) Ruffled, ice-blue self with elongated, bright orange line signals on the falls. Lemon style arms with a pale blue blush. Beautiful with blues and yellows. An autumn re-bloomer. $10 |
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Iris nelsonii: E. Collected stable Louisiana species of hybrid origin—(I. giganticaerulea and I. fulva) well known as the Abbeville Red. Makes a lovely elegant clump, preferring moist conditions. $10 |
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Iris hexagona ssp. Savannah BDH coll. Callisa Valley One of the five species of Louisiana irises from which all the modern hybrids have been developed. This is a tall-growing vigorous clone, grown from seed by Darlene Cook NZ. (Seed donated to the NZIS Seed pool by SIGNA. Species Iris Group of North America .) $10 |
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‘Halo Dolly’ (B. Pryor, 1997, 91 cm E) Water Sprite variety. One of the earliest to bloom, and a beauty. Lilac standards feature a white rim (or halo) and reverse. Falls are mid violet with a white rim and reverse. Creamy-lemon style arms complete the picture. A great garden performer with show-quality stalks. $12 |
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Species Irises and other Iris types |
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Iris laevigata. var ‘Regal’: (R. 1960), 27” (69 cm), L. rosy wine red. $10 |
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Evansia or Crested Irises |
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Iris j. pallescens: a species Vigorous clumps of beautiful glossy dark green foliage with sprays of ice- white, 6cm flowers, lightly marked with pale yellow. Height 70cm. 3 for $8 |
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Iris confusa var. ‘Martyn Rix’: This cultivar forms quite a large clump, and given a moist shady spot it will blend well with other plants. In early Spring, it produces branched stems with many flowers in a lovely shade of blue, with orange crests . Bamboo stems 1m 3 for $8 |
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Suitable for woodland conditions and needing shelter from strong winds, these irises flower in late Winter through early Spring. Sometimes referred to as orchid irises, their flowers are in sprays on fans at the end of bamboo-like canes of varying lengths. They make excellent ground cover under trees and shrubs. |
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Laevigata Irises 10cm flowers on arching stems, and robust yet compact growth to about 60cm. Beautiful at the edge of a pond, with almost evergreen foliage. These need to grow in water all year round, and would be fine in pots in a small pool. |
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‘La Stupenda’: (H. Pryor, 1996, 96 cm, M-L) The superlatives for this cultivar go on and on.... Standards are rose-pink with darker rose border and green-yellow centre wash. The bright, lime-green styles arms are fringed deep rose-pink. Falls are rose-pink with a darker rose border, green-yellow centre wash and lime line signal. Gently ruffled and guaranteed to put some pizzazz into any garden! $10 |
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‘Rivendell’: (H. Pryor, 2002, 97 cm, M-L) A charming, highly ruffled, ivory-white bitone. Crisp lime line signals and apple green styles add clear contrast. Mid-Late. Not named by its creator for this garden, but for the legendary “Middle Earth Sanctuary of intense beauty, ultimate safety and quiet heroics.” A borderline “Water Sprite” variety, as it can grow taller in some gardens than others, especially when given partial shade. $12 |
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‘Delta Dawn’: (M. Dunn, 1982, 32cm, M) Standards are lavender, with an apricot pink infusion at the midrib. The falls are lavender, heavily infused apricot pink in the centre, with a yellow crest signal rimmed apricot. An older variety and very pretty. $8 |
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Iris confusa X ( I. wattii x I. j. ‘Chengdu’) x I. confusa)) sdlg. Grown from British Iris Society seed by Gwenda Harris, New Zealand. Deep green purple-based glossy foliage on long canes bearing sprays of 4cm soft lavender blue flowers with fimbriated edges to the petals. Height 1m. $3 for8 |
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Iris japonica: a species Slowly increasing clumps of fans with glossy mid-green foliage. Sprays of 4cm pale lavender flowers with light orange markings. Height 40cm. 3 for $8 |
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‘Susan B. Anthony’: Water Sprite Variety (B. Pryor 89cm. M ) Standards are pastel lilac veined darker with white rim and reverse. Falls are red-violet with white rim and reverse. Style arms are creamy white. Open blooms look like they float above the foliage. An excellent cultivar with good vigour and garden presence. $12 |
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Iris tectorum alba: a species The white form of the Japanese Roof Iris. Believed to be the source of the white face powder used by Japanese women, and grown on the thatched roofs when they were unable to use land needed for food. Low growing with soft, light green pleated foliage. M L. Height 30cm (12 “). 3 for$8 |
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Iris albicans: A naturally occurring hybrid in many countries throughout the Middle East and northern Africa, later introduced to other European countries. It grows 30-60 cm tall. The leaves are grey-green, and broadly sword-shaped. The stem produces two or three fragrant white flowers, grey or silvery in bud. It is sterile, spreading by rhizomes. Cultivated since ancient times, it may be the oldest iris in cultivation. Collected by Lange in 1860, it has been in cultivation since at least 1400 BC. $6 or 3 for $12 |
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Bearded Species or Forms |
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‘Old South’: (M. Dunn.1985, 66cm. M.) Ivory-cream standards, veined and washed light violet. Style arms stained violet. Cream falls, veined and washed light violet, with yellow line signal. Another one to contrast with yellows and violet blues. $8
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Iris ‘Swerti’: This is a natural hybrid known in cultivation since its collection in 1612. A lavender on white plicata, the standards and falls are tightly curled, giving it a distinctive form. An interesting variety, it makes a tidy clump of bright blooms on tall slender stems. $6 or 3 for $12 |
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Introducing for Isobel Simpson, New Zealand |
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NEW RELEASE 2010-2011 |
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Iris versicolor: This lovely plant is a form of Iris versicolor with branched, blackish stems of deep pink and white flowers. The almost evergreen foliage is tinted purple at the base and the early growth of new foliage has a purple tinge. It is happy in moist garden conditions or on the edge of a pond. $10 |
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Iris lutescens: This little dwarf bearded species is native to the lower Rhone valley in France. Small rhizomes produce short fans of sword-like foliage, and in this form, the soft primrose yellow flowers with greenish mustard flecks on the falls appear early in Spring. It is happy in a sunny spot in a rock garden or at the front of a raised bed. $6 |
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Iris laevigata albopurpurea: A form of the species Iris laevigata having white petals with blue lines and blotches more heavily etched on the edges of the blades of the falls. The white style arms have lavender blue lines blending into the centre of the flower. $10 |