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NICHOLLS GARDENS 2007

4724 Angus Dr.,Gainesville, VA 20155
Telephone 703-754-9623 Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris (MDB)

Up to 8 inches tall. These delightful tiny iris are the earliest to bloom, starting in late March in our garden. An especially cold hardy perennial which forms neat clumps clothing itself in blooms. Perfect in the rock garden or front of the border where their special charm can be appreciated.

CA - Caparne-Welch Medal -highest award for MDBs.
** - Consistent Rebloom here in Virginia
* - Occasional Rebloom or not enough experience here

* CYANEA (G&K 1899) Dark purple. Bloomed in Dec. 2001 during our mild winter. $4.00
** DITTO (Hager 82) White with red-maroon spot on falls. A good rebloomer. $4.00
*GNU SPREAD (Kasperek 96) Creamy butter yellow stands; falls white overlaid with butter yellow in center and lighter edges. Beards light orange, white at the end. $4.50
** HEY THERE (Lankow 92) Yellow stands; pale power blue falls. $4.00
** PUPPET BABY (Boswell 82) Blue lavender. Good rebloom. CA 91. $5.00 Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris (SDB)
- 8 to 15 inches tall. These little beauties have a large color range, many have interesting spot patterns. They are very hardy, vigorous and floriferous. The bloom time is after the MDBs and before the IBs. Excellent rock garden or front of the border subjects guaranteed to please.

CD Cook-Douglas highest award for this class.
** - Consistent Rebloom here in Virginia
* - Occasional Rebloom or not enough experience here

APRIL ANGEL (Nichols 91) Eggshell white S.; ruffled ivory F. $4.00
* AURORALITA (Weiler 90) Light yellow ground plicata with light silvery lavender stippling heavier on S. Pale lavender b. $4.00 **AUTUMN EMBERS (Chapman 96) Deep yellow standards; falls red-brown, edged with thin yellow line. $5.00
** AUTUMN MAPLE (Weiler 92) Medium pinkish orange stands, darker falls, deep orange beard. Very nice and an excellent rebloomer. $6.00
*BABY BELLE (Lauer 98) White ground edged with blue-violet markings. Slight sweet fragrance. No rebloom here at our garden. Probably reblooms better in warmer climates. $8.00
** BABY BLESSED (Zurbrigg 79) Light yellow. Lots and lots of rebloom. A MUST HAVE. CD 89 $4.00
** BABY BOOM (Byers 90) Pale yellow S. with creamy white edges, F. medium yellow. $4.00
** BABY PRINCE (Zurbrigg 95) Violet with violet beard. This one is proving to be an excellent rebloomer and starts early in the season. $7.00
** BABY SNOWFLAKE (Peterson 63) White with greenish white hafts. Excellent rebloom every year. $4.00
* BLITZ (Weiler 88) Nice deep yellow with velvety falls. A better rebloomer in warmer climates. $4.00 **BLUEBERRY TART (Chapman 02) Blue standards; tan falls with red blush. $5.00

* CINDERS (Byers 89) Violet S.; deeper velvety violet F. $4.00
COLOR ME ROSE (Denney 77) Beautiful old rose with purple spot around blue beard. $4.00

** COMEBACK TRAIL (Nichols 91) Ruffled creamy yellow S.; F. cream, with gold spot, edge. Delightful. $4.00
** CRY BABY (Ritchie 84) Light blue with olive hafts; dark blue violet b. Fragrant. Good rebloom. $6.00
** DARK CRYSTAL (Byers 88) Deep wine purple. $5.00
** DARKLING (Byers 88) Standards deep violet; falls deeper velvety violet; blue beard. $6.00
* DOUBLE BYTE (Sutton 97) Fragrant lemon yellow with an almond thumbprint on the falls. $4.00
* EXTRA CHARM (Weiler 90) Blue-violet, darker violet spot on falls. Medium blue-violet beard. $4.00
** FLOWER SHOWER (Weiler 90) Lightly ruffled red-violet. $4.00
**FOREVER BLUE (Chapman 97) Light BLUE-violet with medium violet blue beard. Great rebloom. $8.00
FRAGRANT TOO (Schmelzer/Baldwin 79) White with bright plum-purple markings on falls nearly to edges; gold beard. And of course, it is fragrant. $4.00
** GOLDEN CHILD (Byers 89) Medium yellow with light golden F. spot; blue-white beard. Starts reblooming in August and keeps on going. Reblooming here in December 2001. $4.00
* GOLDEN VIOLET (Weiler 93) S. golden bronze; F. slightly darker, dark violet beard. Rebloom more reliable in warmer climates than here. $4.00
** GRAY POUPON (Byers 89) Greenish mustard gold with violet styles. Early rebloom. $4.00
*IRISH CHANT (Sutton 01) Ruffled chartreuse yellow; gentian blue b. Ruffles too. We like this one very much. Should rebloom in Zones 7 and warmer. $5.00
JUST A CROC (Kasperek 97) Stands and style arms light blue with yellow green midrib; falls blue green with medium blue spot. Lavender blue beard. Slight fragrance. $4.50
* LEPRECHAUN'S DELIGHT (Weiler 87) Lovely creamy yellow with a darker fall spot with bright blue b. $4.50
*LINE DANCE (Niswonger 99) Stands blended white, pale blue and beige; falls white with a blended beige plicata edge. $4.00
* LITTLE BLUE-EYES (Weiler 93) Medium clear yellow, big blue beard. $4.50
LITTLE BLUETS (Weiler 92) Medium blue with cream beards. Fragrant. $4.50
** LITTLE SHOWOFF (Hall 89) Pale icy blue, lavender blue beard. Nice. CD 98. $5.00
* MARITA (Zurbrigg 89) White S.; F. cream overlaid with chartreuse veining. Chartreuse b. $4.00
MINI DYNAMO (Brown/Boushay 78) Beetroot purple with blue violet beard. $4.00
**MINI MIGHT (Weiler 92) Yellow stands, falls darker yellow with lavender-blue beards, slight sweet fragrance. $4.00
*NEGRA MODELO (Sutton 99) Black red-violet, blue-violet beard. Ruffled. Reblooms in warmer climates than here. $5.00
* PINK FAWN (Weiler 93) Pinkish tan with blue beard changing to tangerine. $4.00
*REHASH (Sutton 98) Stands yellow; falls white with yellow hafts and 3/8 inch edge, violet flush at beard tip. Beards bright violet blue. Slight fragance. A warm climate rebloomer. Has not rebloomed in our Zone 6B garden. $4.00
RED HEART (Brown 67) Standards light lavender blue; falls, bright oxblood red with 1/4" border of lavender-blue. Pale lavender beard. $4.00
** REFINED (Weiler 87) Ivory S.; yellow F. Our best rebloomer for most months in bloom. $4.50
RUBY LOCKET (Niswonger 88) Red violet with maroon spot on falls; blue beards. Warm climate rebloomer. $4.00
** SMELL THE ROSES (Byers 88) Fragrant medium violet-blue with rosy-violet hafts. Good rebloom. $5.00
** SPARK PLUG (Byers 89) Light blue-violet S., bright reddish violet F. with white stripes radiating out from blue b. Early rebloom. $4.00
** SUN DOLL (B.Jones 85) Nice ruffled intense yellow. CD '92 $4.00
*TART (Hager/Byers 91) Orange stands with tannish orange falls. Tangerine orange beard. Slight sweet fragance. $5.00
*THIRD CHARM (Weiler 82) Blue violet with large dark violet spot on falls; lavender beards. Slight fragrance. $4.00
* THIRD WORLD (Weiler 82) Standards light red violet; falls full red violet; blue violet beard. Slight fragrance. $4.50
** THRICE BLESSED (Weiler 82) Full yellow with blue white beard; slight fragrance. An excellent rebloomer that starts early for us. $4.00
**TWICE BLESSED (Dennis 66) Light yellow stands with lighter yellow falls. Beards tipped yellow. A good rebloomer. $4.00
* WHAT AGAIN (Ensminger 92) Wisteria blue S.; straw yellow F.; blue b. $4.00

Collection D -- 8 OUR CHOICE Standard Dwarf Reblooming Bearded Iris - All different - Labeled $26.00