That's All Folks

That's All Folks

THAT'S ALL FOLKS

William Maryott by Joseph Ghio

Registered: 2004

Introduced: 2005

TB 40" Midseason

Bubble Ruffled

Debby Rairdon pattern

Brilliant gold standards; white falls with gold blending to white muted gold band

Beard color is gold

BARBARA MY LOVE x Ghio U94-1A (yellow/white, unknown)

AIS AWARDS:

H.M. 2007

A.M. 2009

John C. Wister Medal 2011

Dykes Memorial Medal 2013

This iris first bloomed for me in 2017.

My reasons for purchasing it had more to do with the hybridizer and respect for award winners than anything else. (While I first met Bill Maryott back when he was still selling irises from his home in San Jose, I mostly know him from the daylily world. I was so happy for Bill when this iris, his last introduction, won the Dykes Medal in 2013.)

Before this bloomed for me, I was slowly coming to realize that I really don't care much for strong yellow or gold bearded irises. I am not sure why. Perhaps it is because strong, saturated yellow and gold bearded irises somehow seem unnatural to me; perhaps it is also because I can get all of the yellow and gold colored flowers I want from the daylilies (where those seem to me to be more natural colors).

All of that said, when this iris bloomed for me for the first time, I could see how it won the Dykes Medal. It is an arresting and commanding iris, a Diva, which demands your attention. Literally the only other iris near it (it was on the pool steps, in a pot) that could begin to compete with it for attention was 'Mesmerizer' (also a Dykes Medal winner).

If you like this color combination in bearded irises, then by all means get this iris.

(Location: Currently in two pots; these should go into the garden somewhere, but it is not clear where this iris can go without dominating everything else around it.)

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Last updated 7-16-17