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Bog Plants, Species Iris and Species Crosses
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Iris pseudacorus The water loving 'yellow flag' from Europe. 3 to 6'. Also does well in ordinary garden soil if you water regularly when needed.
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| Gubijin | Jin Yu | Krill | Seakrill | Sushi |
| Gubijin | $8.00 | (Shimizu) A special yellow I. pseudacorus: the mother of those wonderful pseudatas from Japan |
| Jin Yu | $6.00 | (Jill Copeland 06) I. maackii. Light yellow self. |
| Krill | $6.00 | (Jill Copeland 03) Light yellow with red stitched signal. Signa Founders Medal 08 |
| Seakrill | Out | (Jill Copeland 04) Bright yellow with solid red signal; contrasting maroon leaf bases and stalk nodes in early season |
| Sushi | $6.00 | (Jill Copeland 13) 36" M White pseudacorus with deep purple signal |
Inter species crosses with I. pseudacorus Grandchildren of the yellow flag, the ancestry is still mysterious. All are interesting flowers with fascinating line patterns in the petals.
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| Ally Oops | Phil Edinger | Roy Davidson |
| Ally Oops | $8.00 | (Borglum 02) Cream, heavily veined blue violet; perhaps a cross of I. pseudacorus and I. siberica |
| Phil Edinger | Out | (Hager 91) Similar to Roy Davidson in color and pattern, slightly more brown veining. |
| Roy Davidson | Out | (Hager 87) Large yellow blooms (3-4") last 2-3 days; a few brown veins from the red-brown crescent signals. 3' high, taller in wet soil |
Pseudatas: I. pseudacorus crossed with Japanese Iris (I. ensata) These interesting flowers now have their own page. To view the page of Pseudatas, click on the title word of this paragraph.
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| Kinshiko, a pseudata |
Iris versicolor / virginica. The native northern and southern 'blue flags' that grow in shallow water and along the edge of streams. Branched stems bloom at about 20-30" if grown well in moist, organic rich soil. Hybrids of the two are called robusta.
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| Asian Alliance | Dark Aura | Do The Math | Enfant Prodige | For Jay |
| Asian Alliance | $10.00 | (Horinaka/Witt 88) a versicolor x laevigata. 3F. 24". Falls medium red-violet; tall standards lighter red-violet; yellow spear signal |
| Dark Aura | $6.00 | (Hewitt 96) Robusta. 36". Large, dark red-violet blooms on black-purple stems! Purple foliage in spring! |
| Do The Math | $8.00 | (Jill Copeland 08) Complex mix of I. versicolor and I. virginica. Vigorous clump of purple flowers |
| Enfant Prodige | $10.00 | (Huber 97) a 'biversata': (versicolor x ensata) x ensata! 40".S. lav-blue; styles white; F. blue-violet, darker halo. Vigorous. 3 branches |
| For Jay | $8.00 | (Copeland 03) a robusta. 6- 8 buds. Violet stds, dk violet falls, yellow signal and white halo with purple veins |
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| John Wood | Mysterious Monique | Simply Cute | Wooly Bully |
| John Wood | Sold Out | (Wood 98) versicolor. Deep red-violet, gold and white signal; stems shaded purple |
| Mysterious Monique | $12.00 | (Knoepnadel 92) Versicolor. Falls are velvety dark red-wine; near black; white signal. Stds red violet. Styles white w/ wine wings |
| Simply Cute | $6.00 | (Copeland, Jill 15) Short biversata of velvety red violet, white styles |
| Wooly Bully | $6.00 | (Jill Copeland 06) Robusta. Vigorous blue purple self, lighter standards, gold signal |
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| Memories of Melody | Michigan Belle | Michigan In Dallas | Why Fie |
| Memories of Melody | $25.00 | (Jill Copeland 16) Long blooming yellow with light yellow standards |
| Michigan Belle | $8.00 | (Jill Copeland 07) Nice violet Louisiana iris that does well in our zone 5 climate |
| Michigan In Dallas | $30.00 | (Jill Copeland 17) Louisiana Iris. 32" Deep blue purple self, striking yellow signals |
| Why Fie | $30.00 | (Jill Copeland 17) Louisiana Iris. 35" Rose violet self with lighter center, white and yellow sunburst signal |
| Main Catalog Index |
| Japanese Iris | Siberian Iris |
| Ensata Gardens catalog |
