BLUE CRUSADER

Pale copper standards with rippled and gently crinkled edges, falls of the same colour but clearly lighter which are also rippled and crinkled to frame an orange beard. A magnificent stem, with low branches, very large flowers and plenty of buds: between 10 and 11 on average. One of the last to flower.

Pure pink standards and pale pink falls with a wide pinkish purple border, streaked with pale pink. Coral red beards. Perfectly branched stems, like its parent "Chevalier de Malte". Excellent multiplier and unparalleled flowering: 9 buds per stem on average. A cheerful, lively mixture of colours.

A child of the excellent "Dusky Challenger". It is a rich navy blue (almost exempt from violet). Vigorous grower and often three flowers blooming at the same time. Medium blue beards. RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2000.

It has look and personality. White standards with rich lemon infusions, large and ruffled white falls with a touch of lemon near the soft yellow beards. Superb show branching very consistent.

New bicolour that combines many qualities: charm, perfect shape, long flowering, 9 to 12 buds, great vigour. Pinkish apricot standards, soft rosy lavender falls much paler around the tangerine beard. Quite rightly it won first prize at the Florence iris competition in 1996.

A most unusual two-toned iris ! Magenta standards infused with purple toward the centre. Ochre red falls, paler toward the bright yellow beards. Flowers of gorgeous shape (7-10) standing on very tall stalks.