Anton Mego 2012 Iris FLYING CYPRIAN

Anton Mego writes," 'FLYING CYPRIAN' attracts with non typical colouring. Standards are light blue coloured with non regular dark blue tint. From their parents falls inherit velvet plum dark purple colour with lighter margin. Falls surface is leathery like, not very typical. Cinnamon like orange beards supply the blossoms with unique patina.  Nicely branched stalks have minimal 8 buds".


AIS Checklist 2011
FLYING CYPRIAN (Anton Mego, R. 2011). Sdlg. AM-04/1510-1. TB, 34.5" (88 cm), EM. S. light blue washed darker blue; style arms light blue; F. velvety plum-purple blue with lighter edge; beards cinnamon orange; slight sweet fragrance. AM-00/0493-1: (AM-96/0119-1: (Wild Jasmine x Hello Darkness)) x AM-93/0038-1: (Edith Wolford x Queen In Calico) X AM-96/0162-1: (Fancy Woman x Hello Darkness).

   Heritage Irises like to spoil our online visitors with the very new as well as all our Iris Heritage and it is indeed an honour to display all five Introductions by Anton Mego for the year 2012. Anton has also advised that only he will be selling these Irises commercially this season. As always, clicking the image will take you to the larger, higher resolution version.
Major Hat tip and sincere thanks to Anton Mego.

Photo credit and copyright Anton Mego

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Anton Mego 2012 Iris SWEET VICTORIA

Anton Mego writes," 'SWEET VICTORIA' is a child of beautiful parents. Pink and creamy blossoms have a perfect form. Really stiff, waxy  and wavy blossoms. On the stiff straight stalks are usually 6-8 buds. Striking dark orange brushes raise a very attractive impression".


AIS Checklist 2011
SWEET VICTORIA (Anton Mego, R. 2011). Sdlg. AM-04/1734-3. TB, 36" (92 cm), M. S. and style arms pink rose; F. light pink rose with cream centers; beards based white tipped dark orange; slight sweet fragrance; wavy. Kitty Kay X Paris Fashion.


 Heritage Irises like to spoil our online visitors with the very new as well as all our Iris Heritage and it is indeed an honour to display all five Introductions by Anton Mego for the year 2012. Anton has also advised that only he will be selling these Irises commercially this season. As always, clicking the image will take you to the larger, higher resolution version.

Major Hat tip and sincere thanks to Anton Mego.

Photo credit and copyright Anton Mego

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Anton Mego 2012 Iris ROYAL SUNSET

Anton Mego writes," 'ROYAL SUNSET', Extraordinary parents supplied Royal Sunset with the best genetic material. Standards are nicely formed lavender white colour. Margins are creamy brown, around the beards running inside the standards. Falls are velvet black purple colour. Around dark orange beards is a small light stain. Nicely wavy formed blossoms. healthy growing, predisposed to reproduce with at least 8 buds".

AIS Checklist 2011
ROYAL SUNSET (Anton Mego, R. 2011). Sdlg. AM-05/1860-2. TB, 39" (86 cm), M. S. whitish lavender, creamy brown rim fading to whitish lavender; style arms creamy brown; F. velvety black purple, brighter close to beards; beards dark orange; slight sweet fragrance; wavy. AM-00/0559-9 X Starring.



Heritage Irises like to spoil our online visitors with the very new as well as all our Iris Heritage and it is indeed an honour to display all five Introductions by Anton Mego for the year 2012. Anton has also advised that only he will be selling these Irises commercially this season. As always, clicking the image will take you to the larger, higher resolution version.

Major Hat tip and sincere thanks to Anton Mego.

Photo credit and copyright Anton Mego.

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Anton Mego 2012 Iris GOING BLUE

Anton Mego writes," 'GOING BLUE'  is sky blue with perfect, wavy beautiful shaped blossoms. After its extraordinary parents Going blue inherits only good characteristics. Stiff stalks produce 8 buds giving rise 3 blossoms simultaneously. Healthy plant, no special care needed". 


AIS Checklist 2011
GOING BLUE (Anton Mego, R. 2011). Sdlg. AM-05/2002-1. TB, 35.5" (90 cm), M. S. sky blue; style arms and F. clear sapphire blue; beards white based tipped yellow cream; slight sweet fragrance; very wavy. AM-03/124:
(AM-00/0539 ((Conjuration x Twilight Blaze) x Honky Tonk Blues) x AM-99/0398: ((Honky Tonk Blues x (Altruist x Sea Of Joy)) x Abiding Joy)) X Sea Power.

   Heritage Irises like to spoil our online visitors with the very new as well as all our Iris Heritage and it is indeed an honour to display all five Introductions by Anton Mego for the year 2012. Anton has also advised that only he will be selling these Irises commercially this season. As always, clicking the image will take you to the larger, higher resolution version.

Major Hat tip and sincere thanks to Anton Mego.

Photo credit and copyright Anton Mego.

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Anton Mego 2012 iris GARDEN PLEASURE

Anton Mego writes, "GARDEN PLEASURE is a garden lighthouse. Beautiful contrast between the standards and falls. Standards are creamy yellow with darker veins. Falls are wine-magenta, center of petals are lavender blue. Falls margins are thin creamy brown lined. Nice form and wavy blossoms make Garden Pleasure really charming.  State of health and also the growth is very good. Stalks branch out really nice with at least 8 buds. Good parent". 


AIS Checklist 2011
GARDEN PLEASURE (Anton Mego, R. 2011). Sdlg. AM-05/1896-2. TB, 35.5" (90 cm), M. S. cream yellow with darker veins; style arms cream yellow; F. wine-magenta, center of petals are lavender blue, edges cream brown; beards yellow with orange tipped hairs; slight sweet fragrance; wavy. AM-95/0085-2: (Honky Tonk Blues x Rustler) X AM-00/0559-9: (AM-98/0312: (Twilight Blaze x Night Attack) x Slovak Prince).

   Heritage Irises like to spoil our online visitors with the very new as well as all our Iris Heritage and it is indeed an honour to display all five Introductions by Anton Mego for the year 2012. Anton has also advised that only he will be selling these Irises commercially this season. As always, clicking the image will take you to the larger, higher resolution version.

Major Hat tip and sincere thanks to Anton Mego.

Photo credit and copyright Anton Mego.

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Anton Mego 2010 Iris "CLOTHO'S WEB"

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Heritage Irises are privileged to have been asked to display all of the four 2010 Introductions By Anton Mego which will be be available this year in America from Bruce Filardi's, International Iris P.O.Box 18124 Portland OR 97218-0124

CLOTHO'S WEB
Anton Mego 2010 TB 88cm M Sdlg AM-02/1000-2 wavy Slight sweet fragrance Standards blue near beards white stitched: Style Arms blue; Falls blue petals are from beards to ⅔ stitched with white veins spare part petals is blue purple, edge is patchy stitched with gentle white comas.
World Premier X AM-00/0559-9 (AM-98/0321 X Slovak Prince)


As always, clicking the image will take you to the larger, higher resolution version.
Major Hat tip to Anton Mego, and it is an absolute privilege to help you get the profile that you so justly deserve. Well done mate!!!


Photo credit and copyright Anton Mego

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Anton Mego 2010 Iris "PERFECT LADY"

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Heritage Irises are privileged to display all four 2010 Introductions By Anton Mego which will be Introduced and be available this year in America from Bruce Filardi's International Iris P.O.Box 18124 Portland OR 97218-0124

PERFECT LADY
Anton Mego 2010 TB 88cm EM Sdlg AM-00/0708-2 Slight sweet fragrance; Standards light pink from beards to midribs draws gentle violet neon: Style arms light pink; Falls Black purple, close to midribs paler violet band, edges of petals are paler purple violet; beards red.
AM-98/0312 (Twilight Blaze X Night Attack)) X OCELOT

As always, clicking the image will take you to the larger, higher resolution version.
Major Hat tip to Anton Mego


Photo credit and copyright Anton Mego

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Anton Mego 2010 Iris "ZLATOVLÁSKA"

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Heritage Irises are privileged to have been asked to display all four 2010 Introductions By Anton Mego which will be be available this year in America from Bruce Filardi's, International Iris P.O.Box 18124 Portland OR 97218-0124

ZLATOVLÁSKA
Anton Mego 2010 TB 96cm ML Sdlg AM-02/0933-1 extremely wavy petals small horns Slight sweet fragrance; Standards blend of smoky yellow and brownish cream: Style arms creamy yellow, lavender above stigma; Falls lavender going yellow to the edge , Yellow reverse; beards yellow with light blue horns.
AM-95/0085 (Honky Tonk Blue X Rustler) X AM-99/0383 (AM-96/0121 X Twilight Blaze)

As always, clicking the image will take you to the larger, higher resolution version.
Major Hat tip to Anton Mego


Photo credit and copyright Anton Mego

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Anton Mego 2010 Iris "BRATISLAVAN PRINCE"

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Heritage Irises are privileged to have been asked to display all four 2010 Introductions By Anton Mego which will be be available this year in America from Bruce Filardi's, International Iris P.O.Box 18124 Portland OR 97218-0124

BRATISLAVAN PRINCE
Anton Mego 2010 TB 78cm ML Sdlg AM-00/0559/9 wavy petals tough texture Slight sweet fragrance; Standards light orchid lavender with huge creamy brown border: Style arms lavender silver with creamy brown edge; Falls Dark velvety blue purple,edge of petals with a few of white fibrils, close to beards small white field stitched purple brown; beards brick carrot.
AM-98/0312 (Twilight Blaze X Night Attack) X Slovak Prince

As always, clicking the image will take you to the larger, higher resolution version.
Major Hat tip to Anton Mego


Photo credit and copyright Anton Mego

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Tall Bearded Iris "SLOVAK PRINCE "

WHEN EASTERN EUROPE MEETS EAST TARATAHI
From Eastern Europe to East Taratahi, it's an absolute pleasure to have 'SLOVAK PRINCE', growing in my garden at home.
Most pleasing to see a Slovakian bred Iris rank number 46 in the 2009 AIS Symposium results, a great position among America's Tall Bearded heavyweights. This iris has a distinctive gold embossed edge on the standards a trait that has breed through to newer seedlings in Tony's breeding program. Prince George' a very fine introduction from the superb plant breeder, the late George Shoop also shows this Gold embossed edge. This appears to be an inheritable trait in both cultivars.

In an recent email to Anton I informed him of my intention to feature a post on Slovak Prince, and would he like to comment on his breeding program and this is his reply
"I am very glad to hear that SLOVAK PRINCE got as far as to New Zealand. I grow and/or cross breed irises for more than 20 years now. The cross-breeding of SLOVAK PRINCE (Edith Wolford X Queen in Calico) dates back to 1993. That was in my early times when I had no breeding plan yet. Those were times of "wild cross breeding", when I used to cross-breed everything with anything. In those times (of socialism and totality) I had no access to new irises. Nowadays, everything is so different. I have a system which I follow. I have several 'PARENTAGES' that I use for cross-breeding. The cross-breeding system can be seen on new seedlings, too."

Sold in New Zealand by Amazing Iris Gardens , in Canada it is available from Chuck Chapman Iris, and in the US of A listed by Schreiners and sorry but its already sold out at Blue J Iris.






AIS Checklist 2003
SLOVAK PRINCE (Anton Mego 2003) 33" M; S. white shaded orchid lavender, slight blue veining, 1/8" gold rim; F. dark velvety blue purple, slightly lighter rim, white area around gold beard with purple veining; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance.(Edith Wolford X Queen in Calico) HONORABLE MENTION (HM) AIS 2005 AWARD OF MERIT(AM) AIS 2007, THE JOHN C. WISTER MEDAL 2009.

As my recent posts indicate I am working in Wellington at the moment which has allowed more time to visit the National Library for research but also visit MAF (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) for some face to face meetings concerning Import/Export of Irises to and from New Zealand and it was at one of these meetings that I took the opportunity to suggest that our country seems to have swapped our previous import policy with Slovakia's previous import policy(of socialism and totality), and and vice-versa.

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 Photo Credit and Copyright Iris Hunter

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