Anyone have pictures??

I bought from them last year. They sent me their '05 introduction 'Brilliance.' It is in bloom today. This is about the brighest orange ever.

Their plants are the very best...like Superstition plants. Napa Country is one of the few to list 'Pixie Dust,' a more pastel 'Edith Wolford.' It sparkles with diamond dust and is rapidly becoming a favorite here.

Jain, the clump of the historic 'Snow Cloud' is in full bloom today. I would rate it up at the very top of what is blooming today. It even tried to rebloom last year. Other great clumps of historics include 'Stepping Out,' 'Lalitha Mallette,' 'Cherry Jubilee,''One Desire,' and 'Jungle Shadows.'

'Poem of Ecstasy' has three show stalks in one clump today. This is one of the most gorgeous irises you'll ever see. It is a shame it didn't win a Dykes because it outperforms so many. This is one that is going to stay around for a long time in my garden.

I'm going to have to eat crow over what I said last year in seeing a first year clump of 'Secret Rites.' They talk about green irises. There is no such thing but this yellow has a greenish cast with purple in the center of the standards. Eerie, but beatiful.

I have a "French bed" that has been outstanding. 'Vive La France,' 'Ruban Blue,''Parisian,', 'Helene C.', and 'French Cancan' are all worthy. 'Huere Bleue' and another are still in tight bud. The Cayeux family has been hybridizing irises about as long as Schreiners or longer, and their introductions all seem to be carefree growers.

Two irises that will knock your socks off are 'Frosted Pumpkin' (orange amoena) and 'Edge of Eden'(pink with narrow blue edge).

'Starwoman,' an IB bloomed earlier before our freeze and was just breathtaking. She is eligible for the Dykes this year. Wouldn't it be something if she were the first IB Dykes Medal winner? She's got some stiff competition with 'Queen's Circle' and 'Golden Panther.' This year's Dykes is going to be a tough vote. Oh, yes, 'Happenstance' is in there, too, but she just does not do well here, so I can rule her out. I am going to vote for beauty and performance in my garden and not for a picture in a catalog or a bulletin cover!

Walter Moores

Walter, I always appreciate your recommendations!

Jain, I took the drive to Napa Iris on Sunday, so we probably passed in the gardens. It's a great drive on the back roads from the east bay. They had a beautiful clump of Walter's ASCII Art as you enter the gardens, but I wish they had some other Moores intros!

Nice to be back in the iris forum. I'll post some photos soon.

Terry

Superstition Iris Garden has most of the recent ones. They also keep 'Purgatory' which is getting a little age on it.

Walter Moores

Walter, I agree with you on Poem of Ecstacy. It was bloomed out this morning. I had never heard of it but Willow Bend sent it as a bonus last year with my order of older Dykes winners. It is in my top ten of most beautiful iris. Lee Mincy