Attaboy

ATTABOY   (McAllister, 2005). OGB, AB.

Silver grey standards, with faint veining that blends from golden brown at the base to blue-violet at the edge.  Golden-tan style arms.  Falls have golden-tan ground, with burgundy-black beard and intense burgundy-black stippling in the signal area.  From Sandy Dandy X Whirlwind Romance.  Fully fertile, with potential to produce the near-globular form of its pollen parent.

Back in Fashion

BACK IN FASHION  (McAllister, 2006).  OGB-, AB, S. Open lavender standards, lighten to near white as they mature.  Yellowish-ivory style arms are so heavily flushed with light lavender that they apprear to be creamy pink.  Falls open the old-fashioned grayed pink we called "ashes of roses", but become pinker as they mature.  The black beard is highlighted with brownish tips and an occasional lighter hair.  Falls are embellished by brown veining on the hafts and a cranberry-black signal.  From a halfbred-quarterbred cross:  Casa Vicente X Joint Venture.   Although the flower has the halfbred "look" it has the limited fertility characteristic of quarterbreds so was registered as OGB-.  This type of cross fell out of fashion for a while, because classifying the offspring is rather challenging, but this one was irresistible. 

Cup Runneth Over

CUP RUNNETH OVER (McAllister, 2005)    OGB- , AB.  

White standards are accented by an intense flush of golden yellow at the base of the mid-rib, with a few fine yellow veins extending outward.  The cup-like form of the standards showcases bright yellow stylearms.  The falls have a complex pattern of golden tan stippled rust, edged with a broad band of near-white and accented with a flush of soft reddish-violet spreading from the tip of the golden-yellow beard.  Veining and stippling increase in the signal area to form a deep purple signal patch.  From Brandy Sipper X Tribe of Judah.

Damfino

DAMFINO (McAllister, 2005)  OGB, AB. 

Not the long-sought spectrum-red, but a blend of rose, apricot, and rust that looks quite red from a distance. This particular photo is a bit washed out by the intense sun, but I chose it because it shows the intricate pattern.   A small near-black signal is centered in a large burgundy spot. I'd evaluated hundreds of seedlings without finding the hoped-for pinks, when I learned one of the key breeders I'd acquired had been mislabeled - but this one was too good to destroy. A fully fertile halfbred, ASI Code OGB, from (Fourteen for Rachel x Pride of Haifa) X Unknown.  The meaning of the name?  Sound it out.  Then imagine how I might describe the pedigree of the pollen parent, which I received as a mislabeled "Syrian Sunset".

Full of Surprises

FULL OF SURPRISES   (McAllister, 2007). 19:  M, OGB+, AB  Creamy white standards. Soft yellow style arms and falls.  Black signal surrounding lemon yellow B. and coming to a point below the B..    My Joy X (I. Calcaria x I Yebrudii v. edgecombii)    

Go Big Red

GO BIG RED  (McAllister, 2006).   OGB, AB.

Medium violet standards have darker veining and gold flush up the midrib.  Style arms are orange-yellow.   Blood-red falls are enhanced by a money-gold based beard  with old gold tips on the individual hairs.  From (Lovely Blanche x Eunice) X Sunrise in Glory.

Honey Not Tonight

HONEY NOT TONIGHT (McAllister, 2007). OGB, AB 

Domed standards are white with slight pink cast. Style arms are cream-yellow.  Yellow-tan falls have a peach blush, and are creamy yellow at the haft.  Small red signal at tip of yellow long haired, broad but sparse beard, leading into peach blush.  (Unknown pinkish halfbred X Sunrise in Glory)  

Hunt's Dorcom

HUNT’S DORCOM (McAllister, 2007).  OGB, AB  

Pale lavender standards are veined darker lavender with yellow green flush at base of midrib.  Style arms are peach with hints of lavender. Pale lavender falls are veined and dotted darker lavender.  Small near black signal surrounding tip of golden Beard.  Impressive substance -- the nick out of the front fall was the only damage from a direct hit by a large wind-blown tumbleweed -- and its I. paradoxa heritage shows in the form of the falls.  From Dorcas X Mary of Magdala. 

I've refrained from introducing this one because it does not have the type of flower that makes a great impression on the show bench, but it is an excellent garden subject and has tremendous genetic potential to further explore so we have decided it should be shared with other hybridizers.  It can produce the true, velvet-textured signals usually found only in pure arils, and a wide variety of patterns and colors (depending on what it's crossed with).

I'm Still Here

I'M STILL HERE (McAllister, 2006).  OGB-, AB. 

A milestone in the quest for near-white flowers with aril traits.  The buds show a hint of pink, but the fully-opened flower has white standards with just a hint of blue and creamy falls with just a hint of pink.  The golden yellow beard is accented by fine pinkish-purple dotting and veining.  Diamond-dusting is quite noticeable without the smoky overlay that appears on many arilbreds.  From (Lovely Blanche x Eunice) X Sunrise in Glory.  The name?  It was one of my first selections after my hybridizing hiatus.

Mixed Messages

MIXED MESSAGES (McAllister, 2007).   OGB+, AB 

S. White, veined rosy tan with blue violet flush up midrib; Style arms light lavender with creamy yellow crests; F. Violet flash in center of fall blending to tan rim on bottom 2/3 of fall.  Red wash across shoulders and hafts; B. mixed yellow and brown; Burgundy signal.  Werkmeister’s Beauty X Whirlwind Tour 

Mohric Mystery

MOHRIC MYSTERY (McAllister, 2007). OGB-, AB 

Lavender standards have a yellow green flush at the base of the midrib. Style arms are also lavender.  Falls are lavender with pink, purple dotting and veining at hafts.  Beard has a brown base, tipped purple. Dark purple signal leads to a very faint center stripe.  (Mohric Art X Boaz)  

Skies Always Blue

SKIES ALWAYS BLUE   (McAllister, 2005).  OGB+, AB.

Sky blue standards, bluer than in the photo.  Soft blue style arms have yellow on midrib and yellow crests.  Falls have pale blue ground heavily veined rust on inner portion, large black signal with violet wash below, and yellow hairline rim.  Beard is a mixture of yellow and mustard in the throat, blending to blue violet at tip.  From Werckmeister's Beauty X Child of God.

Sword of Gold

SWORD OF GOLD (McAllister, 2007).  OGB, AB 

S. Pale lavender standards have a yellow green flush at base of midrib. Style arms are tan cream.  Falls are tan-yellow with hint of faint green washed red and a pale green reverse.  The gold beard is long, thin, and sword-shaped.  This has a dual signal, a black signal spot with brown red ring.  (Edith Seligmann X Unknown pinkish halfbred).    

Tribute to Tom

TRIBUTE TO TOM   (McAllister, 2006)  OGB, AB. 

Dark  lavender-gray standards have such an intense smoky overlay on opening, that they appear near-purple.   Style-arms are ashes of roses.  The reddish-lavender falls also open with an intense smoky overlay, but it burnd off to reveal reddish signal below dark brown beards.  Named to honor the pioneering hybridizer Tom Craig, who used TBs as pod parents in his quest for gardenability and selected for aril traits in the flowers.  From Joint Venture X (Martha Mia x Moondust), a cross of the type Tom made, classified as a halfbred on the basis of plant characteristics and fertility tests.

Tuff Stuff

TUFF STUFF   (McAllister, 2006). OGB, AB. Cafe' au lait standards have coffee colored veining.  Golden-caramel style arms have a darker midrib.  Golden ground of falls has heavy coffee veining that becomes near solid at bottom edge. Has a typical gold beard in the center, flanked by sparser beards on each side, giving the appearance of a triple beard.  Thin black signal parallels the main beard and hides under the side beards.  From Koko Knoll X Whirlwind Romance.   The flower screamed "choose me!", but the name came from both its strong substance and tough plant.

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