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May 8, 2023 2:28 PM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
A few historics:
Newly historic Hager's Anything Goes:
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A bit of a busy picture but Anything Goes compliments Montmartre's coloring.
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And truly historic Ayer's Indian Chief. I tried to go for less standard pictures since you have all seen it a million times, so with sun filtering through the standards. Yes, the top bloom is a two-fer chimera!
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And playing in the sun:
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The BB Minnesota Mixed-up Kid that had been floating around as a wild iris for years before Worel finally registered it in 2003.

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Just love all the spots! The Dalmatian of the iris world.
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With Iron Eagle
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"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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