My 50 favorites 2023

AIR D'ETE

AIR D'ETE

€9.00
Very graceful small orange iris of strong substance with large, nearly horizontal falls. The flowers are average-sized, compact and well-proportioned in relation to the plant. The beards are mandarin-toned and the stem carries an average of 7 buds.
Flowering:Late
    ASSOUAN

    ASSOUAN

    €12.00
    Canary yellow standards , horizontal chestnut or mahogany falls with golden yellow beards, sometimes extended by a small white spur. Very good stems, good substance and long flowering . 8 buds . (Cayeux Seedling 10 45 A)
    Flowering:Late
      AU BORD DU LAC

      AU BORD DU LAC

      €9.00
      White standards with blue pigmentation on the edges, broad white falls a clear blue violet border and orange-yellow beards. First-class shape, substance and shank.
      Flowering:Mid-season to late
        BELLE ÉTOILE

        BELLE ÉTOILE

        €12.00
        Clear yellow standards turning to white on edges. Almost horizontal falls , white with a wide purple pink border (12 to 15 mm). Orange yellow beards.
          BRIN DE FOLIE

          BRIN DE FOLIE

          €13.00

          BRIN DE FOLIE Cream standards infused with acid yellow, very pale lavender falls with a canary yellow heart, crossed by fine purple streaks. Orange beards in the middle then prolonged with a yellow spur. Very nice shape, wavy, 7 buds. (Cayeux seedling 09 187)

            CHEAP FRILLS

            CHEAP FRILLS

            €8.00
            Buff-coloured standards with a hint of peach. Falls with a white background edged in the same colour as the standards but peppered light brown to cinnamon. Red-orange beards prolonged with a fine cinnamon toned line. Stands tall with ruffled flowers.
              CLOWNERIE

              CLOWNERIE

              €8.00
              Pale lavender-pink standards, cream falls with a fine, precisely marked, purple border (5 mm). Wide orange-red beards marked to the tips with streaks of purple dots. Medium-sized, compact flowers with lively ondulations. 8 buds.
                COMME UN OEUF

                COMME UN OEUF

                €10.00
                Another sibling to our 2018 introduction 'Epatant'. Very soft creamy yellow standards and eggyolk yellow falls with a discreet cream border. Bright orange beards. Falls are almost horizontal with jagged edges. Excellent branching true to this large and beautiful family's. (Cayeux seedling 10 309 D)
                  COMME UN SOURIRE

                  COMME UN SOURIRE

                  €9.00
                  Pretty new variety resulting from our research into colour-edged irises. Featuring raised standards of apricot-pink, large falls with rosy-white centres and wide amaranth-toned edges. Thick mandarin beard. Good substance and excellent branching.
                    CONFISERIE

                    CONFISERIE

                    €8.00
                    Brother to 'Attirance' and just as enticing with its lovely plain purplish lavender tone. The shape is exquisite with strongly ruffled falls. Beards are tipped in pale lavender. Average 9-10 buds per stem.
                      DERNIER CRI

                      DERNIER CRI

                      €10.00
                      Son of 'French Cancan' and 'Fanfreluche' with light beige standards and almost horizontal falls of soft lavender. Tangerine toned beards. Stems are rather compact. A most pleasing combination of pastel tones. (Cayeux seedling 05 298 A)
                        DOMINIQUE C.

                        DOMINIQUE C.

                        €7.00
                        Radiant and sparkling, as was Dominique herself... the colours of this iris have an unforgettable "joie de vivre": pure bright yellow standards, white falls with a wide yellow border creeping towards the centre. Golden yellow beards. Quite rounded flowers with crimped edges like its parent "Just Before Dawn". Quite a short stem but well-branched.
                          ESPRIT LÉGER

                          ESPRIT LÉGER

                          €13.50
                          Though it has a moderate count of buds : 6 on average, we do like this son of INFUSION TILLEUL. Pure white standards  and pale lavender falls with a lime border, 4 mm wide. Orange beards. Excellent form, ruffled and well-branched stalks.
                            EXPRESS YOURSELF

                            EXPRESS YOURSELF

                            €12.00
                            Golden copper standards infused and washed with smoky purple, white falls infused clear purple-lavender especially in centre , copper-yellow border. Orange beards ending blue. Coming from DAKOTA SMOKE, unusual combination, strong growth.
                              GRENADE

                              GRENADE

                              €7.00
                              A spicy warm variety: pure bright medium-yellow standards, falls between red and black with a yellow centre that spreads out in fine yellow streaks. The yellow-orange beards quite often end in a little dark red spatula, which gives an extra original note to this "spicy" flower. Winner of the "Public Prize" at Franciris in 2011