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What Blooms - Regardless

20 years ago

OK Mike I am taking you up on your suggestion. What bearded iris blooms every year for you like clockwork, regardless of conditions?

For me, here are a few offhand that I can always count on:

CUTE ORANGE HORN

ALCAZAR

ALABAMA BOUND

BLESSED AGAIN

HELEN COLLINGWOOD

ANGEL HEART

PINK KITTEN

FRANK ADAMS

CRANAPPLE

ROMAN SONG

QUAKER LADY

DEMI DEUIL

SUPERSTITION

CHENEDOLLE

PRINCESS VICTORIA LOUISE

DAVIS CHAPMAN

I have many more iris, but these have been around for a while (4-5 years) and bloom every year while right along side is something that puts up leaves every year but no or occasional bloom.

Anyone else?

Laetitia

Comments (9)

  • 20 years ago

    Hmm
    BABY BLESSED
    SUNSTRIP
    CRIMSON KING
    INDIAN CHIEF
    BUMBLEBEE DEELITE
    EARL OF ESSEX
    GYPSY QUEEN
    CHERRY GARDEN
    HOMECOMMING QUEEN
    LACY SNOWFLAKE
    LOVE THE SUN
    VANITY (BUT IF TOO WET SHE IS UGLY!)
    That's all I can think of that wet or dry i get bloom
    :)
    A

  • 20 years ago

    Most of my MDBs and SDBs bloom reliably, though they don't bloom equally well from year to year. I haven't been growing the taller median classes in any significant number long enough to evaluate their bloom reliability over a matter of several years, but indications are so far that they will generally be as reliable as the littleuns. TBs are another matter altogether. I have very few TBs I can count on for bloom every year.

    Laurie

  • 20 years ago

    My Iris gardens are too new to know what will reliably bloom but I have so many I don't worry about it...I'll still see lots of blooms. They are really starting to take off now. I posted a few pics of them on the I thought I saw a Puddy Tat thread.
    Nancy

  • 20 years ago

    English Cottage never fails to show every single spring, no matter what. I can move it, divide it, last year even dug & potted it up in March. It always sends up a stalk for me. For fall rebloom however it demands I leave it untouched for two full seasons. I probably have several others, but the only ones I can think of is Gypsy Queen and SDB Dark Vader.

    Mike

  • 20 years ago

    Jesse's Song and a white noid from DH's grandmother's garden that has a beautiful perfume.

  • 20 years ago

    I have a few historics which will take anything and still produce bloom for me. Of the named ones, just these few have bloomed every year for me, reguardless:
    Jean Cayeux
    Thornbird
    Pallida
    Ginger Swirl (one of my all time favorites)
    Flavescens (the hardiest of all!)
    Gnu Blues (which is a surprise since my other brokens seem to be finicky)
    Chantilly
    And an SDB seedling I named "Gift For Emily" - since renamed "Chicci" by dd Emily

    heidi

  • 20 years ago

    Here are some we have had for a long time. I don't remember their ever giving a problem. They bloom every year and some are in bloom today.

    Black Watch since 1974
    Cherry Jubilee since 1975
    Debby Rairdon since 1968
    Dusky Challenger since 1988
    Green Spot since 1963
    Ida Red since 1980
    Muted Melody since 1980 (Won queen twice with her)
    New Tomorrow since 1982
    One Desire since 1973
    Quapaw since 1974
    Spinning Wheel since 1977
    Stepping Out since 1970
    Sudden Spring since 1968
    The Black Douglas since 1955

    Walter Moores

  • 20 years ago

    For me it is
    Cherry Garden
    Beechfield
    Honorabile
    something that looks similar to Isolene, a farm noid.
    a lilac farm noid.
    Serenity Prayer
    Changing Times
    Debbie Rairdon
    Dusky Challenger
    Eleanor's Pride
    Snow Maiden no matter where I place it, when I place it or how cold, rainy none sunny it gets.
    Burnt Toffee
    Camelot Rose
    Frontier Marshall
    These three always bloom every year but not so hardy.
    Raspberry possibly Ripples but Mother lost it's second name, it came from Wayside Gardens in the eighties but is historic.
    Triple Play is another that always blooms every year for me.
    Swingtown is earning my respect in blooming often but not every year.

    My historics and new iris I bought last summer are too new to consider for this yet but from the growth of Jesse's Song this year, I think it will be a future one to add for bloom every year.

  • 20 years ago

    CELESTE (Since 2001)
    CHIMERA (Since 2001)
    HONORABILE (Since 1993)
    IRISH TUNE (Since 1994)
    LACY SNOWFLAKE (Since 1994)
    SUPREME SULTAN (Since 1996)

    Carlos
    Brighton Park Iris
    http://www.brightonparkiris.com/

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