Mail Order Catalogue 2008

Iris Supplement     Iris ensata     Water Iris

IRIS
- ensata. These glorious Japanese irises really should be more widely grown, as providing they are given a rich soil in sun, with plenty of moisture during the growing season, they will quickly form large free flowering clumps that can be left undisturbed for years.  In limestone or chalky areas it will be necessary to dig out a large hole and fill it with acid soil (which can be contained in perforated plastic) or, as in Japan they can be grown in large pots and containers, as they do like a PH of below 6.5. Whilst we know some people plant them directly into ponds we do not recommend this, as they will almost certainly rot and die during a hard Winter.
Their flowers are sumptuous in their colour texture and size.       

For the past ten years we have been raising a number of home bred new varieties of these irises, a few of which we can now offer for sale, but in very small quantities.  Here at the Nursery we have nearly a hundred others being trialled which can be seen in the Gardens during June and early July.

Parts of an Iris Flower

Varieties with Single Flowers. ( Three Falls)
-    -  'Apollo'. White with a large yellow signal. Long narrow standards, styles creamy white. 3ft.  E
-    -  'Darling'.  Pale pink with a deep yellow signal and a light blue halo. Standards narrow and pink with darker edges, style white. 2 ft.  E
-     -  'Hokkaido'.  One of the loveliest and very long flowering.  Light lilac veined darker, very small lemon signal.  Standards and style deep smokey violet. 3ft.  E
-      -  'Purple East'.  Huge purple falls, widely spaced. Very small yellow signal. Standards tall and rounded, purple.  Style also dark purple. 3 ½ ft.  F
-      -  'Rose Queen'.  Clear sugar pink with darker veins, small deep yellow signal. Standards and styles very pale pink. A most elegant plant. 2 ½ ft. E
NEW 2008 - -  'Rowden'.  Seedling selected here at the nursery. White falls overlaid with slight veining, small deep yellow signal. Styles variously splashed deep pinky-purple. Vigorous and easy to grow. 3ft.  F
-      -  'Rowden Amir'.  White falls heavily suffused and flushed deep violet at the edges. Slight ruffling. Deep orange yellow signal. Very short red purple standards with white splashes. Styles white.  K
-     -   'Rowden Begum'.  Pale true violet heart shaped falls with darker veining, small primrose signal. 
Standards small Parma violet, style deep violet. 3ft.  K
NEW 2008 - -  'Rowden Consul'.  Dark glowing cerise falls with broad white centre that extends down the fall. Falls ruffled and pleated at the centre. Standards tall white edged cerise, styles white with dark violet edges and tips. 3ft.  K
-     -   'Rowden Dauphin'.  Widely flared and slightly ruffled falls stippled deep blue and purple with a narrow white edge. Standards purple blue, styles the same with a white midrib. Looks as if it's made of shot silk.  K
-     -   'Rowden Emperor'. Very large deep red purple falls, darker veining, small clear yellow signal with slight blue halo. Tall and broad magenta purple standards, styles darker purple with whitish edges. 3ft.  K
-     -   ' Rowden Empress'. Falls translucent white veined darker occasionally blue, very small green primrose signal, small sugar pink standards, styles violet. Very delicate and distinctive. 3ft. K
-     -   'Rowden King'.  The falls are widely spaced with a "washed" effect of pinkish mauve purple, paling at the edges. Small dark yellow signal. Standards very tall deep red purple, styles white. Flowers early 3 ft. K
-  'Rowden Knave'.  Deep mulberry with darker veining, paling to grey white at fall edges. K
-     -   'Rowden Knight'. Long deep dark purple falls splashed white, standards the same, dark purple style  K
-     -   'Rowden Mikado'.  Falls like shot silk of white overlaid purple, blue and mauve. Small dark yellow signal. Standards same as the falls, style same but with a whitish centre. Another early flowering variety. 3 ft.   K
NEW 2008 - -  'Rowden Naib'.  Large falls of deepest black purple, very rich like velvet. Small bright yellow signal, standards and styles same colour as falls. 3ft.  K
-     -   'Rowden Nuncio'.  Very large drooping papal red purple falls, dark yellow,white tipped signal extending down the fall.Standards the same purple colour are so large that they almost make the flower look double,  instead of being erect they curve gracefully down over the falls. Style large, white with purple edges. 3ft.  K
- 'Rowden Pasha'.  Pale blue, darker veins. Primrose signal. Large pale pink standards. 3ft. K
NEW 2008 - -  'Rowden Shah'.  Falls slightly ruffled, lilac edged pink heavily veined blue. Standards pink with darker veins and styles deep mauvey-purple. 3ft.  K
- 'Rowden Sirdar'.  White, heavily veined red-purple. Veining concentrated at centre of falls giving impression of a line of purple down the fall. Buttercup-yellow signal with small blue halo. Fall slightly crinkled. 3ft. K
- 'Rowden Sultan'.  Similar to 'Amir' but with a much broader deep violet edge on the falls. 3ft. K
-     -   'Variegata'. Small deep purple flowers, grey-green and white striped foliage. 3 ft.  H

Varieties with Double Flowers. (Six Falls)
- 'Chitose-no-Tomo'.  Falls deep mauve-blue like shot silk. Dark yellow signal, white styles heavily edged blue purple. F
-     -   'Hercule'.  Large flat, slightly drooping  flower. Opens purple mauve violet fading with age. Deep yellow signal haloed blue. Very distinctive styles, upright white with purple tips. 3 ft.  E
-     -   'Kuma Fun-jin'.  Deep purple with overlapping falls, huge yellow signal with pale almost white edge and blue halo. Style deep blue purple and slightly frilled. 3ft.  F
-     -   'Landscape at Dawn'.  Pinky lilac falls. Thin dark yellow signal with bluing extending down centre of falls. Styles flattish, white with dark violet edges and tips.  E
-     -   'Moonlight Waves'.  Large rounded white falls slightly pleated at centre bottom edge. Long narrow greeny yellow signal. Styles long, creamy white. 3 ft.  E
-     -   'Pink Frost'.  Pale pink, slightly frilled falls with a white centre. Long gamboge yellow signal. White styles. 3ft  F 
-     -   'Rowden Autocrat'.  Very pale mauve heavily veined and overlaid dark purple. Yellow signal with purple halo. Styles upright, tall and broad and a very bright violet purple colour with white tips and edges.  3 ft.  K
- 'Rowden Caesar'.  Large cerise-red falls, small bright yellow signal edged white, with white rays extending down the fall. Falls horizontal. Very striking and strong in growth. 3ft. K
-     -   'Rowden Caliph'. Falls pale grey violet blue with heavy blue veining, deep yellow signal. Style dark blue fading to grey violet.  3ft.  K
NEW 2008 - -  'Rowden Dictator'.  Very large rounded and slightly ruffled falls of white, lightly veined blue. Bright yellow signal, styles white with blue speckling. 3ft.  K
NEW 2008 - -  'Rowden Marquess'.  Large white falls with palest violet blue between white veins, acid yellow signal with pronounced centre rib and very narrow yellow rays extend almost to the end of fall centre. 3ft.  K
-     -   'Rowden Queen'.  Pale greyish blue veined dark blue.  Primrose signal with slight blue halo.  Style very small deep violet. 3 ft.  K   
-     -   'Rowden Prince'.  Mulberry falls heavily splashed grey, large dark yellow signal, style deep violet to blue. 3ft.  K
- 'Royal Crown'.  Large white falls with broad deep rose-pink edge. Large deep yellow signal, upright creamy-white styles tipped rose. K
-     -   'White Pearl'.  Flat white petals with narrow dark yellow signal. Creamy styles.  Floriferous and
reliable variety. 3ft    E
-     -   'Yako-no-Tami'.  Very large flared and ruffled overlapping falls of white, broadly edged royal blue. Large dark yellow signal. Styles white and very broad tipped blue.  3 ft.  F