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BELIEVE IN ANGELS

Siberian iris are wonderful landscape plants and do very well as cut flowers. The graceful flowers are carried above an elegant clump of grass-like, blue-green foliage which is attractive all season. Siberians bloom just after the bearded iris and just before the Louisianas.
They can tolerate a wide range of soils, light exposures and moisture levels and are drought tolerant after they are established. They have almost no disease or pest problems. Ideal conditions are a sunny place with moist, rich, slightly acid soil.

They grow well next to pools or marshes and after the first frost their foliage turns a rich reddish-brown. Siberians can remain in place for years without division. When necessary, they should be moved in late summer, preferably September. Tetraploids have larger flowers and heavier foliage.

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ACROSS THE WIDE MISSOURI (Helsley 2010)
Large blue-violet flowers have small, nearly hidden, white signals. The extremely wide standards are medium violet and recurve back against the falls.
25" LM
$12.00

BEGIN AGAIN (Helsley 2012)
Combining a primary cross involving I. sibirica, with I. typhifolia we have a new set of genes to Begin Again. Flaring falls are blue violet with a large signal covering almost half the fall and heavily veined blue violet. The standards are redder blue and upright.
35" M
$35.00

BELIEVE IN ANGELS (Helsley 2009)
Horizontally flaring, flat flowers are ruffled to the extreme! Newly opened flowers have pale yellow falls that become creamy white by the second day with yellow veining streaming from the small lemon-yellow signals. You will believe!
33" ML
$12.00

BLUE HYACINTH (Bush 1987)
Lavender blue self with bronze hafts and white signals. 15" VVE
$6.00

CAESAR'S BROTHER (Morgan 1932)
One of the most popular Siberians. The flowers are medium blue with erect standards. The foliage remains beautiful until frost. It is very vigorous and easy to grow. MA53
40" E
$6.00
3 for $15

CALL ME CRAZY (Helsley 2007)
Rosy wine red with large white signals veined wine red. Ruffled flowers have falls with rolled edges giving a pointed, triangular form. Something different!
28" M
$8.00

CHARMING BILLY (Schafer/Sacks 2004)
Deep red-violet falls with bright yellow signals with dark purple veining. Standards are dappled red-violet. Pearly light-blue upright styles. AM11
25" M
$10.00

CHEERY LYN (Miller 1991)
Standards and falls bright pink-lavender, white styles, falls have lighter rims. HM95
37" E
$7.00

CHINA SPRING (Bauer-Coble 1999)
Blooms a week before early Siberians. A cross between I. typhifolia and SPRINGS BROOK. Medium blue flower. AM07
38" VVE
$6.00

COLOR CLAD (Helsley 2011)
This beauty sings with color! The base color is lavender-blue with red-violet edging on the lower half of the standards. The falls are lightly veined and heavily edged red-violet. A small white signal changes to gold, then green in the throat. Style arms have large turquoise midribs.
36" M
$25.00

COOL SPRING (Kellogg 1939)
Light blue self with white styles, yellow blaze. MA66
37" E
$6.00

CORONATION ANTHEM (Hollingworth 1990)
Tetraploid. Ruffled medium blue with darker shadings, creamy white blaze signal, light blue ruffled styles. MW97
32" M
$6.00

COUNTESS CATHLEEN (Schafer/Sacks 1997)
Light blue-violet falls, white signals with blue-violet veining. Ruffled standards and styles. HM01
30" M
$7.00
Ltd Q

CURRIER (Hollingworth 2004)
Deep red-violet with large, pure white blaze. Gently ruffled falls have a narrow white rim. HM09
34" VE-E
$10.00