CHP Historic Iris Collection at Tufton Farm
Donated by Historic Iris Preservation Society members Cameron
Hall and Mike Lowe
NAME - HYBRIDIZER - YEAR - TYPE - COLOR
- Iris albicans - Lange (collector) - 1860 - IB - Creamy white
- Anne Leslie - Sturtevant - 1918 - Pinkish white standards, fuchsia falls stained white
- Amas - Foster - 1885 - TB - Pale purple standards
- Ambassadeur - Vilmorin - 1920 - Bronze-violet stand., maroon falls, orange beard
- Baldwin Sass - 1927 - Clear violet, manganese blue
- Black Prince - Perry - 1900 - IB - Dark purple
- California Blue - Essig - 1929 - TB - Large, med. blue, slightly lavender
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- Caprice - Vilmorin - 1898 - IB - Deep rosy-pink to violet blue
- Cardinal - Bliss - 1919 - TB - Purple standards
- Col. Candelot - Millet - 1907 - Cinnamon-drab falls
- Conquistador - Mohr - 1923 - Light blue
- Coronation - Moore - 1927 - TB - Gold with red sprinkling on falls
- Cyanea - G. & K*. - 1899 - MDB - Purple bitone, yellow beard
- Dolly Madison - Williamson - 1927 - TB - Pink, blue, gold blend
- Evolution - Cayeux - 1929 - Blend - Tan stand.; magenta wash on center of falls
- Fairy - Kennicott - 1905 - TB - White bordered w/ soft blue, fragrant
- Farandole - Cayeux - 1928 - French gray stand.; rose falls
- Honorabile - Lemon - 1903 IB Variegated yellow stand.; maroon falls rim'd yellow
- Indian Chief - Ayres - 1929 - Tan standards; dark red falls
- Iris King - G & K - 1907 - Lemon yellow stand.; satiny brown falls
- Isoline - Vilmorin - 1904 - Purple standards
- Julia Marlowe - Shull - 1924 - Orchid standards; rich red-purple falls
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- Kharput - Barr (coll.) - 1895 - TB - Medium red-purple self
- King Midas - Mead - 1928 - Golden buff stand.; garnet brown falls edged buff
- Kochii - Kerner - 1887 - IB - Rich dark purple
- Lent A. Wmson - Williamson - 1918 - Bright blue stand. w/ fawn edges; purple falls
- Lord of June - Yeld - 1911 - Large, light blue
- Madonna - collected 1837 - TB - Lavender blue
- Ma Mie - Cayeux - 1906 - White stitched orchid
- Mme. Chereau - Lemon - 1844 - TB - White w/ frilled blue border
- Mexicana - Salter - pre1859 - Pinard yellow
- Midwest - Sass - 1923 - Dark purple plicata w/ very little white
- Mildred Presby - Farr - 1923 - White standards; rose falls
- Monterey - Mohr-Mitchell - 1929 - Dark reddish-purple
- Moonlight - Dykes - 1922 - Amber-yellow standards
- Mother of Pearl - Sturtevant - 1917 - Pale gray-lavender w/ opalescent overcast
- Mrs. Marion Cran - Perry - 1923 - Orchid pink
- Nuee D'Orage - Verdier - 1905 - TB - Grayish-blue blend
- Perfection - Barr - 1880 - 2-tone blue, lt. blue stand.; dark velvet blue falls
- Quaker Lady - Farr - 1909 - TB - Blue violet w/ yellow tints
- Rameses - Sass, Hornemann - 1929 - Lt. russet stand.; tourmaline pink, apricot beard
- I. sambucina - pre1759 - Buff-tan standard; maroon-buff falls
- Seminole - Farr - 1920 - Med.-red purple falls Souvenir de Mme. - Gaudichau Millet - 1914 - Deep violet-purple bicolor
- Susan Bliss - Bliss - 1922 - Pinkish lavender
- Sweet Lavender - Bliss - 1919 - Fragrant, pale lavender
- I. swerti - Swert (coll.) - pre1672 - White stitched purple
- Thais - Cayeux - 1926 - Orchid pink
- Tom Tit - Bliss - 1919 - Deep blue-violet
- Vingold - G & K - 1924 - Cream standards; red-purple falls
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KEY
- DB = dwarf bearded
- IB = intermediate bearded iris
- TB = tall bearded
- MTB = miniature tall bearded
- MDB = miniature dwarf bearded
* Goos & Koenemann
For those fascinated by heirloom iris, a great organization to explore is the Historic Iris Preservation Society (HIPS), which publishes a bi-annual journal, Roots. Contact: Membership Secretary, HIPS, Ada Godfrey, 9 Bradford St., Foxborough, MA 02035.