I like that one a lot, however it doesn't seem to me that it fits the registration description???
"S. light lavender edged brownish gilt, darker midrib; style arms lavender tinged brownish gilt; F. darker lavender, nearly solid medium brown hafts, a few white lines at beard, brown wire edge; beards orange red; ruffled; slight sweet fragrance. Arctic Fox X Romantic Evening. Moores 2006"

I can see the Arctic Fox in it. Not exactly what I would have predicted with that cross. Pretty.

Thanks, Rod, for posting the picture. The problem is that the growing conditions in the convention gardens were far from being perfect, and that has affected the blooms. In this picture the hafts seem to be rosy, but in reality they are brown. The gilt outlining may fade after the bloom has been open in the bright sun on the second day. I always write my descriptions from a freshly opened flower. FDTR is proving to be a great parent. It produces so many variations, you'd swear some of the siblings are not even related.

Walter Moores

Totally beautiful!

Shadow

Walter: The garden that I observed "Flying Down To Rio" at had about 1/3 complete loss and a lot of stunted growth. FDTR had 3 stalks and decent increase and it was blooming at about 30". The only other one I remember was Nichol's "Bering Lagoon" that was performing decent.
Rod

Thank-you for sharing your photo. I hope you'll have many more from Austin. You wouldn't believe how I envy those that are able to attend the national.

I managed to get photos of FDTR in St. Louis (under seedling name back then) and I really fell for it at first sight. I still plan to grow it and see what I can do with it as a parent. It was very happy when I saw it, with several tall stalks and large ruffled blooms.

Brock
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Brock, your picture of FDTR is quite nice. Thanks for showing it. From what I've heard, there might not be very many pictures coming from Austin.

Walter Moores

It's available at Malevil Iris Gardens for $11.00. www.malevil-iris.com

Superstition, MidAmerica, and Rockytop all list it.