Mom’s page

I’m currently seeking starts of my mother’s plants, to add to our garden here on the bluff. I want to share them with her grandkids, great grand kids, and the world.

Hybridizer: Christy Ann Hensler, Newport, Washington, USA Registrations/

Mom’s iris

Arilbred:‘Mohr Or Less’.

‘Mohr Or Less’ OGB- (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2003). AB, 33” (84 cm). Early midseason bloom. Standards grape, white streaks around midrib; style arms grape; Falls grape, white zone around beard marked with grape veins and speckles; beards light blue hairs tipped white to gold. Parentage unknown, possibly I. germanica X ‘Giant Mohr’. Aril Society 2004.

Species Hybrid: ‘Adrenaline Rush’

‘Adrenaline Rush’. ( Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2000). Sdlg. 92JS1B. SPEC-X, height 48″ (122 cm); Early midseason bloom. Standards light blue violet, center veined blue; style arms lighter blue violet, ribs turquoise; Falls light blue violet, medium white signal veined blue violet, gold at hafts. Unknown Japanese Iris X unknown Siberian. I. ensata X I. sanguinea hybrid]. ‘Adrenaline Rush’ cross: ((‘Adrenaline Rush’ x ‘Adrenaline Rush’) X (‘Adrenaline Rush’ x ‘Adrenaline Rush’)) ‘Lexicon’. Chromosome count: 2n=26 — Christy Hensler – 09 Jan 2011

Species Hybrid: ‘Butterfly Convention’

‘Butterfly Convention’ (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2003). Sdlg. FOB-6. SPEC-X (sibtosa), 25″ (64 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards and style arms medium blue violet, style arms with rose base; Falls blue violet netting over cream, large cream white signal yellow at throat, veined blue violet. ‘Flight Of Butterflies’ X I. setosa canadensis. Rock Garden 2004.

Species Hybrid: ‘Common Denominator’

‘Common Denominator’ (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2000). Sdlg. 92JS2A. SPEC-X, 43″ (109 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards lavender lightly veined medium purple, white wire edge; style arms cream, brushed light purple; Falls white washed lavender, dark yellow signal lined olive green with narrow soft blue halo and medium purple veins radiating outward, sides of throat grape. Unknown JI X unknown SIB. Rock Garden 2001.

Species Hybrid: ‘Ice Carving’

‘Ice Carving’ (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2003). Sdlg. 97JS 17C. SPEC-X, 41″ (104 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards white; style arms cream, light yellow wash; Falls white, yellow green signal. ‘Intaglio’ X ‘Sea Shadows’. Rock Garden 2004.

Species Hybrid: ‘Intaglio’

‘Intaglio’ (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2000). Sdlg. 92JS9A. SPEC-X, 44″ (112 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards medium grape, white wire edge, light lavender blue basal flush; style arms white, brushed medium purple; Falls white heavily sanded and veined medium purple, dark yellow signal lined olive green, with blue at bottom of signal becoming dark grape at shoulders. Unknown JI X unknown SIB. Rock Garden 2001.

Species Hybrid: ‘Izzit’,

‘Izzit’ (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2004). Sdlg. SW1. SPEC-X, 37″ (94 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards light blue lavender; style arms cream white with pale blue lavender edges and rib; Falls light blue lavender, creamy white signal. Sky Wings X I. setosa canadensis. Rock Garden 2005.

Species Hybrid: ‘Lexicon’,

‘Lexicon’ ( Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2005) Sdlg. 01JS3B. SPEC-X, 38″ (97 cm), Early, midseason, late bloom. Standards light violet-blue shading to purple and black at base; style arms light purple, blue rib and crest; Falls medium blue-violet, signal diffuse white, pronounced rib. 97JS3B: ( ‘Adrenaline Rush’ x self) X 97JS3B. Wildwood 2012.

Species Hybrid: ‘Loophole’

‘Loophole’ (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2003). Sdlg. FOB-13. SPEC-X (sibtosa), 26″ (66 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards grape, base rose purple; style arms rose purple, dark grape edge and crest; Falls medium purple veined darker, throat yellow, cream white signal netted purple. ‘Flight Of Butterflies’ X I. setosa canadensis. Rock Garden 2004.

Species Hybrid: ‘Pagliacci’

‘Pagliacci’ (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2000) Sdlg. 92JS11A. SPEC-X, 24″ (61 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards medium red violet, white wire edge, small blue basal flash; style arms white, heavily dusted light purple; Falls white ground with pinstriping beginning as dark blue at yellow signal and changing to red violet near edge; Standards cupped, upright, Falls bowed. Unknown JI X unknown SIB. Chromosome count: 2n=26 — ChristyHensler – 09 Jan 2011

Species Hybrid: ‘Quantum Theory’

‘Quantum Theory’ (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2003). Sdlg. 97JS5B. SPEC-X, 40″ (102 cm), Early midseason bloom. Standards medium violet blue; style arms violet blue, turquoise and light blue highlights; Falls violet blue, large cream white signal with violet blue veining; bud sheaths and spathes very dark maroon purple; blooms large. ‘Adrenaline Rush’ X 92JS4B: (unknown JI x unknown SIB). Rock Garden 2004.

Species Hybrid: ‘Shape Shifter’

‘Shape Shifter’ (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2002). SPEC-X, 36″ (91 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards white; style arms white with yellow midrib, long feathered white crests; Falls pale primrose yellow, pseudacorus-type dark maroon signal, lime green centerline; foliage dark blue green. ‘Adrenaline Rush’ X I. pseudacorus. Rock Garden 2006.

Species Hybrid: ‘Ugly Duckling’

‘Ugly Duckling’ (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2005). Sdlg. CB-2. SPEC-X, 4.5″ (11 cm), Early bloom. Standards light yellow; style arms yellow; Falls yellow, brown veining and wash; beards yellow. I. cristata, dark blue form, X unidentified MDB. Rock Garden 2006.

Standard Dwarf Bearded:‘Velveteen Rabbit’

‘Velveteen Rabbit’ (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2005) Seedling #RH-CG2. SDB, 13″ (33 cm), Midseason bloom. Standards dark greyed mauve; style arms dark lavender with greyed mauve edges; falls dark mulberry wine with black sheen; beards violet blue at end, violet blue tipped mustard in middle, brown in throat; slight sweet-fruity fragrance. ‘Red Heart’ X ‘Cherry Garden’. Rock Garden 2006.

Tall Bearded: ‘Ice Cream Social’.

‘Ice Cream Social’ (Christy Ann Hensler, R. 2003). Seedling# PC-E1. TB, 37″ (94 cm), Late midseason bloom. Standards very pale cream pink; style arms dark cream, light golden yellow edge; falls very pale cocoa pink; beards orange red; slight fragrance. ‘Pace Car’ X ‘Electrique’. Rock Garden 2004.

*Photos pulled from https://wiki.irises.org