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Bicolor recommendations please

veryzer
11 years ago

I'm looking for bicolors, specifically ones with contrasting standards and falls. The criteria are as follows:

1. Good bloomers

2. Large blooms

3. They look dramatic

I look forward to all suggestions.

Thanks,

Matt

Comments (7)

  • hosenemesis
    11 years ago

    I don't know what a bicolor is. Do amoenas count?
    World Premier is a shocking iris with big blooms. It grew great for me.
    Renee

  • hosenemesis
    11 years ago

    How about Supreme Sultan? Tried and true, huge flower, knocks your socks off.

  • Nancy
    11 years ago

    Well, what blooms well in my garden may not behave the same in a different zone. these are the two toned in my garden that are my favorites, not all are huge flowers though.
    How about Dangerous Mood, this year the fall were't as dark as usual,normally they are almost black. Phantom Masquerade is similar, maybe more dramatic

    Dawn to Dusk is really pretty, doesn't seem to be multiplying very well here, not huge blooms either, but so striking

    Jurassic Park & Edith Wolford look similar, but I like the slightly softer tones of Edith better. Jurassic may multiply better here. Right now I can't remember how large the blooms are. Jurassic may be bigger than Edith. This is Edith

    Fashion Queen, fairly large blooms, striking though

    Enchanted one is bright, not huge blooms though

    Florentine Silk, 1st year here but it had large blooms & bloomed well.
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    Backdraft, med blooms but great multiplier & bloomer

    Thinking out Loud, later bloomer & does well here, large blooms

    Vigilante, I think very dramatic & bloomed well

  • aseedisapromise
    11 years ago

    Did you mean just ones that have two different colors between the standards and the falls? I have had Edith Wolford, and recently purchased World Premier which was blooming its heart out in a pot, so it must like to bloom. It took Edith a year to get going, but she is beautiful. An older one that was really bloomy and grew well for me is Spiced Custard. That is the one you can just see in the upper right of the picture below.


  • veryzer
    Original Author
    11 years ago

    Wow! Great pics. Thanks for all the suggestions.

  • hosenemesis
    11 years ago

    Wow, great photo of Edith. You should submit this to the AIS photo contest.
    Renee

  • phantomfyre
    11 years ago

    One that jumps to the front of my mind from this season is 'Peking Summer'. Big blooms, vibrant and eye-catching, good performer. Bright yellow-gold standards and glowing red-maroon falls with a thin orange-copper rim.

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