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Initial photos posted 9/4/2023 - there may be more as members submit their lists.
These will be posted and noted as received. Check back often to check for additions and deletions.
9/9/2023 - Addition - CAUSTIC TONGUE - TB
9/10/2023 - Addition - EYE OF THE STORM- AB
Deletion - BEE FRIENDLY - SDB
Deletion - SPRING CREEK - SDB
9/11/2023 - Addition - ALABAMA BLUE FIN- Species X (pseudata) - beardless
Addition - COHO - Japanese - beardless
Addition - GREYWOOD'S ANNALISE - Japanese - beardless
Addition - GREYWOOD'S QUICKSILVER - Japanese - beardless
Sale opens at 9:00 am on Saturday September 16, 2023 and closes around Noon.
All iris are $8.00 per rhizome.
BEARDED IRIS definitions
TB = Tall Bearded - over 27.5 " high at top of bloom stalk
MEDIAN BEARDED IRISES
BB = Border Bearded - 16" - 27.5" - Resemble TBs but reduced in all parts - bloom with the TBs
MTB = Miniature Tall Bearded - 16" - 27.5" - delicately formed blooms on thinner stalks - bloom before the TBs
IB = Intermediate Bearded - 16" - 27.5" - Smaller plants - bloom between the SDBs and the TBs
SDB = Standard Dwarf Bearded - 8" - 16" - great for small areas - bloom early - compact clumps
MDB = Miniature Dwarf Bearded - less than 8" - very eary blooming, very small and cute, need some shade in Texas
ARILBRED IRISES
AB= Arilbred - bloom early - iris with biblical ties - quarterbreds and halfbreds grow similar to TBs and Medians.
OGB-, RB-, OB- - "quarterbreds" - easy to grow right in with your other bearded iris
OGB, RB, OB - "halfbreds" - most are grown like other beardeb iris, enjoy reduced moisture, can go dormant in summer.
OGB+, OB+, RB+ - "3/4breds - for experienced arilbred growers only, very porous soil, no water during summer dormancy.
BEARDLESS IRIS definitions
JI- Japanese - large flowered - most have flat or semi flat form - need moist soil, bloom after TBs
LA = Louisiana - tall, water loving irises, bloom late
SPU = Spuria - tall,look like dutch iris on steroids. NOT water plants.
There are others that do not fall in either of these categories
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Last updated: August 8, 2023 7:30 P.M.
BEARDLESS IRIS IN THE SALE
ENSATA (Japanese) - large flowered - most have flat or semi flat form - 3 to 12+ falls, need moist soil, bloom after TBs
PSEUDATA - cross of Pseudacorus and Ensata (Japanese) iris - distinctive "eye" on falls - bloom with late TBs and Japanese.
BEARDED IRIS IN THE SALE
BORDER BEARDED - 16" - 27.5" - Resemble TBs but reduced in all parts - bloom with the TBs
MINIATURE TALL BEARDED - 16" - 27.5" - delicately formed blooms on thinner stalks - bloom before the TBs
INTERMEDIATE BEARDED - 16" - 27.5" - Smaller plants - bloom between the SDBs and the TBs 
STANDARD DWARF BEARDED - 8" - 16" - great for small areas - bloom early compact clumps
MINIATURE DWARF BEARDED - less than 8" - very eary blooming, very small and cute, need some shade in Texas
ARILBRED - bloom early - iris with biblical ties - quarterbreds and halfbreds grow similar to TBs and Medians
OGB-, RB-, OB- = "quarterbreds" - easy to grow with your other bearded iris
OGB, RB, OB = "halfbreds" - most are grown like other beardeb iris, enjoy reduced moisture, can go dormant in summer.
OGB+, OB+, RB+ = "3/4breds - for experienced arilbred growers only, very porous soil, no water during summer dormancy.
TALL BEARDED - over 27.5 " high at top of bloom stalk
