Arctic Express

 

ARCTIC EXPRESS

 

JOSEPH GATTY by KEITH KEPPEL

Registered: 1995

Introduced: 1996

 

TB 38" Early Mid

Ruffled white self

Beard is white, pale lemon in throat tipped orange yellow

 

CHRISTMAS x OCEAN PACIFIC

 

AIS AWARDS:

Honorable Mention 1998

Award of Merit 2000


This iris was first seen in (and purchased from) Bill Maryott's iris garden (back when he still lived in San Jose). That was quite a number of years ago.

It is planted in the Moon Garden, along the main garden pathway. By now, I should have been overrun with this iris, were it not for gophers, varying water (too much some years), neglect, overcrowding, and sinking-into-the-ground. Division is being done this year, which will hopefully bring back the bloom (which has been scant to non-existent the past few years).

The blooms are white, ruffled, and nice; there is not much more to be said on that point.

 

 

 

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