I complied a list from my mom’s notes and her mother’s notes. Between 1936 and 1942 they had planted 90 different varieties of iris in one of the gardens around their house.

I knew they had a lot — way more than mom ever had after the old family property was sold — but this diversity is incredible to me.

Here’s a list, with a few that I questioned — not sure of the handwriting. They came from several different growers/catalogs. Gradually, I hope to find pictures and documentation for these. There are quite a few old/vintage iris catalogs viewable online now. The’ve been digitized into PDF form.

1. Albatross

2. Alta California

3. Ambassadeur

4. Aphrodite

5. Apricot Glow

6. Bagdad (sic)

7. Beau Sabreur

8. Betty Nuthall

9. Black Midget

10. Blackasmoor

11. Blue Banner

12. Blue Velvet

13. Bronze Beacon

14. Buto

15. Cardinal

16. Coerulea

17. Coquette

18. Coronation

19. Crystal Beauty

20. Dauntless

21. Debonair

22. Depute Nomblot (??)

23. Dina

24. Dream

25. Duke of York

26. Edith Robson

27. Elizabeth Huntington (Mrs. ??)

28. Euphony

29. Evensong

30. Fra Angelica

31. Frieda Mohr

32. Gleam

33. Glee

34. Gobelin Red

35. Gold Imperial

36. Gold Top

37. Gorgeous

38. Grace Sturdevant

39. Harbor Lights

40. Imperator

41. Indian Chief

42. Inspiration

43. Japanesque

44. Jubilee

45. Lady Winsome

46. Lord of June

47. Magna Blanca

48. Magnifica

49. Marmora

50. Mary Elizabeth

51. Midwest

52. Mildred Presby

53. Mme. Chereau

54. Mrs. Marion Cran

55. Mrs. Valerie West

56. Morning Splendor

57. Neola

58. No-We-Ta

59. Paradise

60. Persia

61. Picador

62. Pluie d’Or

63. Pongee

64. Pres. Pilkington

65. Prospero

66. Qua (??) Zua (??)

67. Quaker Lady

68. Rameses

69. Rapture

70. Rheintraube

71. Rheingauperle

72. Rialgar

73. Rosex

74. Royal

75. Rubeo

76. Sacramento

77. San  Diego

78. Shah Jehan

79. Shirval

80. Sunol

81. Susan Bliss

82. Symphony

83. Taj Mahal

84. Talisman

85. Thais

86. The Black Douglas

87. True Charm

88. Wasaga

89. Wedgewood

90. Wm. Mohr