The Siberian Iris

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The Spring 2009 The Siberian Iris has turned up in the Post, and as usual an enjoyable and informative read.
The photo featured on the cover is of Siberian Irises in Norway with the Valderøy fjord in the background. Photo credit Patricia Hamilton.

TSI is distributed to members of the Society of Siberian Irises twice a year, with interesting information and coloured photos dedicated to the amazing Siberian Irises.

Siberian Iris lovers worldwide who wish to receive quality iris information plus the many other benefit's of membership should give serious thought to Join The Society for Siberian Irises it's a great investment, for a very reasonable cost.
For folks living in the U.S. or Canada, Single Annual $10.00, Single Triennial $25.00, Family Annual $12.00, Family Triennial $30.00.For folks living in other interesting places (Overseas), Annual $15.00, Triennial $40.00. (All US Dollars)

For more information on these beardless aristocrat's of the garden or how to join this friendly Society go to the Siberian Iris Society web site or click on the TSI Bulletin above

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Siberian Iris 'THEN SINGS MY SOUL'

A clump of this iris will draw you from across the garden. Well branched stems have flowers of violet blue with reddish tones. The style arms are red violet with copper tinges. Very slight white signals are veined violet.
Calvin Helsley has always been a hybridiser that I have admired for his talent of consistenly producing no fuss Siberians that form good clumps with copious bloom stalks. His 1984 introduction 'Mabel Coday' is still a standout Siberian in my Garden and much admired by garden visitors. The current 2009 introductions are a continuation of a 28 year legacy and long may it continue.

AIS Checklist 2005
THEN SINGS MY SOUL Calvin Helsley, Reg. 2005 Sdlg. 05-02. SIB, 32" (81 cm), EM ; S. red violet; style arms same, copper tints; F. violet blue, reddish tints, signal white, very small, veined violet blue; rounded form. Ragtime Dance X Where Eagles Dare. Iris City 2009.

Introduced this year by Iris City Gardens who have an very extensive catalogue of Siberian Irises with a very good price range.

Big hat tip to Greg McCullough for his help, information and Photo's

Photo Copyright Greg McCullough

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Siberian Iris 'HOW AUDACIOUS'

With seven Morgan Wood Medals to his name and Countless Awards of Merit and Honourable Mentions, Bob Hollingworth's 2009 Siberian Iris ' HOW AUDACIOUS' is another award winning Iris in the making. A tetraploid out of Ruffles and Flourishes and a seedling out of Currier x Bright and Beautiful. Tetraploid Siberians have features that include bigger plants, foliage and flowers.

2006 Cumulative Checklist of Siberian Irises
HOW AUDACIOUS Robert Hollingworth, Reg. 2009  Sdlg. 02B10B10. SIB (tet.), 34" (86 cm), ML ; S. red violet; style arms blue violet, brown pink tips and edges; F. blue violet shading to red violet at edge, cream wire rim, cream dashes over outer petals give plicata effect, yellow signal area covers half of petal. Ruffles and Flourishes X 97B1A2, Bright and Beautiful sib. Ensata 2009.

Many of Bob Hollingworth's award winning Siberians have been imported into New Zealand

Extraordinary hat tip to Judy Hollingworth for sharing the photo which is outstanding.

Photo copyright Windwood Gardens

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Siberian Iris 'ANOTHER PRETTY FACE'

It give's me no end of pleasure to share with you all this fantastic 2009 Dunlop & Cole introduction "Another Pretty Face' with its dark blue black buds which when opened reveal an absolutely 'Top Class' Siberian, iridescent blue-violet coloured with red-violet highlights.

Fieldstone Gardens 2009 Catalog
ANOTHER PRETTY FACE Jeff Dunlop, R.2008). Sdlg. 99256-2T. SIB (tet), 28” (71cm), Mid thru Late season. A lovely new blue-violet with red-violet highlights. Standards are violet (RHS 87A). Style arms similar with red-violet infusions and slightly darker keels. Fall are blue-violet and a little deeper colored than the standards and styles (89B/C). Small yellow-white signals and yellow hafts. Pleasing and well ruffled flowers. Stalks have one branch and 4 to 5 blooms. Proving to be a parent with interesting kids too. A nice red seedling, 96102-3T: (Harpswell Chanteuse x McEwen T8 87/80-1) X Strawberry Fair. Dunlop & Cole, Fieldstone Gardens, 2009.

Cumulative Checklist of Siberian Irises
ANOTHER PRETTY FACE  Jeff Dunlop, Reg. 2008  Sdlg. 99256-2T. SIB (tet.), 28" (71 cm), ML ; S. blue violet infused red-violet (RHS 87A); style arms same, slightly darker at keel; F. blue violet (89B/C), slightly darker than S. and style arms, yellow hafts, small yellow-white signal; ruffled. 96102-3T: (Harpswell Chanteuse x McEwen T7 87/80-1) X Strawberry Fair. Fieldstone 2009.

Available this season Exclusively from Fieldstone Gardens

Big hat tip to Jeff Dunlop for sharing Information and photo
Photo Copyright Jeff Dunlop
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