There is more blue and yellow overlay in the second picture of 03r, so it does look a little more green. Is this a potential intro?

03x is pretty, too!

So no chlorophyll in iris petals. Hmmm. I wonder if a good bright green color can be achieved with just the right blue/yellow mix?

Like both small flowers which you have shown, Kent.

KentPfeiffer said:

Kent ~ This is a beauty. I am enjoying the interplay of yellow and light blue.

That's a gorgeous group of introductions Kent . I went straight to the database to see your description of Pretty Eyes to see if you described it as being green.

Hmm, wish I had a better picture of it, because it's not.

lauriemorningglory said: Is this a potential intro?

03x is pretty, too!

So no chlorophyll in iris petals. Hmmm. I wonder if a good bright green color can be achieved with just the right blue/yellow mix?

Hope so, we'll see how it does going forward.

Chlorophyll is sometimes visible in the veins of the flowers, but I doubt it's possible to get chloroplasts distributed across the entire petal well enough to create an overall green effect. Stranger things have happened, though.

Some other SDB seedlings I like

17D-05i is a sibling to These Dreams. I actually like its color better than that of These Dreams. So far, though, it hasn't been an exuberant bloomer which is a trait I think is necessary in SDBs. It was pretty choked be dandelions in its original spot so I moved it last year hoping it will do better.



17D-07e, kept it mostly because it's different. Not sure what to even call that color. Not sure what to do with it either. Made some crosses with it just to see what it might produce.



17D-08b is a sibling to Neon Dream. So bright that it's hard to look at on a sunny day.


17D-08e is another sibling to Neon Dream. It reminds me of Paul Black's Love Spell, which makes sense, because Love Spell is in the parentage if you look back far enough. It's a more vibrant color, though.



18D-09a, kept mostly for the veining in the falls. I hope to breed those veins into an iris with a more interesting flower color.

Kent--veins can be interesting in any color, especially with SDBs, I think. 17D-073 "mauve on pink" a description. I would cross to both those colors & see what happens.

KentPfeiffer said:
17D-08e is another sibling to Neon Dream. It reminds me of Paul Black's Love Spell, which makes sense, because Love Spell is in the parentage if you look back far enough. It's a more vibrant color, though.

I love the vibrant pink beards on 17D-08e

KentPfeiffer said:Some other SDB seedlings I like...
17D-07e, kept it mostly because it's different. Not sure what to even call that color. Not sure what to do with it either. Made some crosses with it just to see what it might produce.

Kent ~ I guess I am in the minority, but I favor this one. A nice pink with blue beards is always lovely.

Well, maybe the pink is not so clear, but still, I like it!

I'm really impressed with it too.

18D-06d. There are a lot of blue beared pink SDBs around at this point, but I like the depth of color and the ruffles of this seedling.


18D-06e. The lavender version. True lavender, at least what I consider to be true lavender, isn't all that common a color in irises. Most irises that are described as lavender, I would call orchid or light violet.


18D-10a.


18D-11f. If the standards were bright pink instead of pale peach, it would be a sure winner. I'm working on that while trying to keep the amazingly deep blue beards in future generations


18D-13a. Nice pink plicata

KentPfeiffer said:One last green SDB seedling

19D-22b



This one will require more time to evaluate than typical for SDBs. The pod parent was Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris (Iris 'Bazinga') . Bazinga is a great iris that I love to use in crosses because it produces such an interesting variety of seedlings. You never know what you're going to get from it.

It does have one flaw, at least in my garden, it tries to bloom out on a regular basis. I bought it in 2016, it bloomed spectacularly in 2017 but only had one fan left afterwards. Didn't bloom in 2018, but recovered nicely from its near death the year before. Bloomed spectacularly in 2019, but only had one fan left. Didn't bloom in 2020. Bloomed spectacularly in 2021, etc.

As mentioned, it's a neat parent. But, some of its seedlings seem to inherit this bloom out trait so I have to watch them for a few extra years and cull any that show it. Some even self cull. I really liked 19D-22c, a sibling to the green iris above. It had three fans last spring, all three produced bloom stalks, and that was that

19D-22c

This Green baby is amazing!!! I love those fat beards.

evelyninthegarden said:

Kent ~ I guess I am in the minority, but I favor this one. A nice pink with blue beards is always lovely.

Well, maybe the pink is not so clear, but still, I like it!

Absolutely agree this one is beautiful. I am crazy about the color but especially the beards.

And actually that last group of pinks is spectacular as well!!! You have an amazing set of seedlings!!!

Really like 18D-10a.

KentPfeiffer said:18D-06d. There are a lot of blue beared pink SDBs around at this point, but I like the depth of color and the ruffles of this seedling.


18D-10a.


18D-13a. Nice pink plicata

Agree on 06d. Nice color combo and ruffles.

10a has a neat little horizontal line of purple on the style. And great pink color. Just need one like this with a few more ruffles!

I like 13a, too.

I'd buy 18D-10a in a heartbeat.

Kent - You have several beautiful seedlings in your 18d batch. I love both 10a and 13a

KentPfeiffer said:18D-06e. The lavender version. True lavender, at least what I consider to be true lavender, isn't all that common a color in irises. Most irises that are described as lavender, I would call orchid or light violet.

Ken ~ To me, this is beautiful.
LUSCIOUS LAVENDER