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June 2017 Vol 59, Issue 10

Meeting Place

First Baptist Church

17765 Daves Avenue

Los Gatos, CA 95030

Next meeting

Friday June 2, 2017

7:30 P.M.

Doors Open 7:00 P.M.

Dues

Sep 1, 2016— Aug 31, 2017

Adults - $15.00

Contact Information Mary Collins, President

[email protected]

CBRIS www.cbris.org

Region 14 www.aisregion14.org

American Iris Society

www.irises.org

June Program

At our June meeting, get ready to be wowed by the blue ribbon winners from

our CBRIS show. The medals, rosettes and ribbons will be presented. Photos

will be taken and it is a good time to review our Iris show.

As many of you already know, several CBRIS members are also Chrysanthemum

enthusiasts and belong to the Bay Area Chrysanthemum Society. Jane Jordan

will present an introduction to Growing Chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemums

were first cultivated in China as early as 1500 B C. Around the 8th century A D,

the Japanese adopted the Mum as the official flower of the Emperor. Mums

came to the Western world in the 17th century. Mums are now the “Queen of

the Fall Flowers” in the United States. There are so many varieties of mums

that a system of classification is used to categorize and identify them. Mums

can be a landscaping plant or with disbudding, a single large bloom for

competitions.

The Bay Area Chrysanthemum Society

will hold a cutting sale on at Yamagami's

on June 3-4.

There will be a ten minute period on questions

and answers regarding iris culture especially in

regard to what should be done after the iris finishes blooming.

Hope to see all of you there. Carolyn Craft & Philippa Alvis, CBRIS Co-Vice-Presidents

Who won the CBRIS People’s Choice Award???

Come to the June 2nd meeting to find out the answer.

Jane Jordan

http://www.cbris.org/

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Treasurer's Report

Beginning Balance on May 1, 2017 $11,397.57

Income:

Total Income $0.00

Expenses:

Judge's Fee check cashed $50.00

Beardless Door Prize Iris $155.95

Total Expenses $205.95

Ending Balance on May 31, 2017 $11,191.62

Refreshments

Carl and Marilyn Boro

Mikey Lango

Drinks

Alice Gary

June Birthdays

Garry Knipe June 2

Jane Jordan June 5

Jane Reiter June 6

Elaine Fischer June 14

Sandi Danner June 22

Shirley Trio-Probst June 25

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Time for Changing of the Guard

The current officers of CBRIS will say good-bye at the end of August

and the new board will take over the helm of CBRIS in September.

Nominees are the following:

Preident – Jane Jordan Vice Presidents – Carol Dahout and Mark Greene Secretary – Lynn Stuart * Treasurer – Mary Collins Directors 2017- 2019 Andrea Clague Alice Gary Chad Schroter *Lynn has termed out this year; however our bylaws state that the

membership may extend a termed office for one more year by a vote

of the members present at a general meeting. The vote will be taken

prior to the membership vote for the new officers at the June 2nd

meeting.

Be sure to attend so your vote will count

Philippa Alvis, CBRIS Nominating Chair

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CBRIS Meeting Minutes

AIS Symposium Voting – Carolyn If you are an AIS member, you may vote for your favorite iris. This is the annual popular vote for Tall Bearded iris. There are 475 irises on the ballot and you may vote for a total of 25. Do not vote for more than 25 or your ballot will be invalidated; write-in votes are not accepted.

You should only vote for an iris if you have seen it in bloom, preferably somewhere locally.

You may mail or email your ballot to the AIS VP by Sept. 1, 2017. Results of the voting will be printed in the January issue and posted on the AIS website.

Phyllis Wilburn, AIS VP, Region 14 PO Box 9 Rescue, CA 95672 Email: [email protected] For more information go to http://www.irises.org/About_Irises/Awards_Surveys/TB_Symposium.html

Iris Show-and-Tell Members were asked to bring in iris currently blooming in their garden to share with the club. Spurias were well-represented, shared by Mary, Linda, Lisa, Carol, Philippa, and Carolyn, who noted that her favorite is ‘Midnight Rival’, a deep velvety purple. Carolyn also brought a Watsonia in a lovely coral color, which she said wasn't even the prettiest in her garden! Carol brought in several TBs, including ‘Sara Lester’, a historic dating to 1949. Marilyn, Alice and Andrea brought in multiple TB blooming beauties. There was also a sprinkling of Siberians. Break for refreshments. Annual Picnic – Chris Get ready for the annual club picnic and auction on July 16. Sign up for refreshments! We will return to the Pavilion in Ortega Park in Sunnyvale.

Respectfully submitted,

Lynn Stuart, CBRIS Secretary

‘Sarah Lester’ TB

Back in 2010…

Pyhllis Wilburn

mailto:[email protected]

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Kalpana Shyam’s beautiful Louisiana irises blooming this year!

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Wistful Corner

Absolute Treasure – Mikey

All About Spring – Mikey

Amethyst Winter – Jane Kwant

Brown Lasso – Jane Jordan

Daughter of Stars – Jane Kwant

Grand Circle – Jane Kwant

Haunted Heart – Mikey

Houdini – Mary Collins

It's Magic – Jane Jordan

Jealous Guy – Mikey

Line Drive – Jane Jordan & Mikey

Misty Lady – Jane Kwant

Orange irises – Alice Gary

Orchid Cloud – Jane Kwant

Paul Black – Jane Jordan

Romantic Gentleman – Mikey

Rosy Cloud – Jane Kwant

Royal Storm – Jane Kwant

Sari’s Dance – Mikey

Sea Power – Mikey

Secret Service – Mikey

Snapshot – Jane Jordan

Starship Enterprise – Mikey

Wild Angel – Mikey

The iris wish list is back! Thank you, Barbara Pesek! If any

club member has the wish iris, please contact the person.

They will be ever so grateful.

Health Update

Helen Bliven, long time member, a past president

of CBRIS and Master Judge, will be having

extensive, but unexpected heart surgery on June 1,

2017. For the past two months, Helen has been

hospitalized in a rehab and is now staying with

one or the other of her sons while awaiting surgery.

Helen says that she misses her iris contacts and

feels left out of the loop’. She would enjoy hearing

from her friends in CBRIS to catch up on their

activities and to keep updated on CBRIS news.

Please address cards and correspondence to

Helen Bliven, in care of: Kent and JoAnn Bliven,

5180 Camino Alta Mira, Castro Valley, CA 95425.

Helen’s cell # is 408-227-7513.

Kent has promised to keep CBRIS updated on his

Mother’s situation and will be receiving her mail

until further notice.

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Merry Days of June

June 1 – ‘Dare Day’ – Prank, challenge or action? Double dog dare or triple dog dare? I triple dog dare you to pull

weeds in my iris garden without getting caught. So there!

June 6 – ‘National Gardening Exercise Day’ – Good for the mind, body and soul!

Check your irises to see what they may need this month.

June 8 – ‘Best Friends Day’ – Friends are there for you in the good and bad times.

Mine is there when the irises are blooming and when they need weeding. I guess that

makes them the BEST!

June 10 – ‘Iced Tea Day – Summer is coming. Get your iris garden chores done, find a chair or a hammock under

a shady tree and have a nice cold glass of iced tea. Hey, wouldn’t that be a good name for the right brown iris?

June 14 – ‘National Flag Day’ – Always celebrate Flag Day by wearing red, white and blue and taking a friend out to

see the old fashioned Blue Flag Iris and the Yellow Flags. Look for them in the summer along wetlands, streams,

rivers or lakes.

June 18 – ‘Father’s Day’ and ‘National Splurge Day’ – Well, you know where I am going with this one. First

remember your father or the father of your children! And then a day to treat yourself to ANYTHING that you want.

I intend on celebrating this day to the fullest. A new order of irises will soon be coming my way!

June 21 – ‘Summer Solstice’ – The longest day of the year. Plenty of time to work

in your iris garden!

June 23 – ‘National Pink Day’ – A poem from long ago…Pink, pink, you stink! Ha!

When it comes to irises the pinks are beautiful! This year my garden has a new pink iris

blooming called ‘Pink Positive’. It is a keeper.

June 29 – ‘Camera Day’ – Say cheese! Here I come with that camera! Pictures of

you and pictures of your irises. Remember to send iris photos in to the newsletter

editor. We LOVE photos!

Mikey Lango, CBRIS Newsletter Editor

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Fall Regional – ‘Going Beardless’

The Fall Region 14 meeting will be held in Chico on October 27-28, 2017. Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm in

Washougal, Washington will be the guest speaker. He specializes in beardless iris - Iris ensata and Iris laevigatas

(Japanese and water irises).

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Guest hotel is the Ramada Plaza, 685 Manzanita Ct, Chico CA. Contact them directly for room reservations at

530-345-2491 or by e-mail at [email protected]. To receive the group rate use the group name

Iris Fall Event when making your reservation. The room rate is available until October 10, 2017. Hotel room rates

are $99.00 + tax for double queen and $89.00 + tax for single king. Breakfast is included in room rate. Pet Friendly

$22.00 per night charge. Wireless Internet

The registration form may be found on the following page. It does include a deli buffet lunch on Saturday.

2018 Spring Regional – ‘Butterflies in the Mountains’

Come and be part of the Spring Regional, Friday May 11 until Sunday May 13, 2018. The guest speaker is

Rick Tasco of Superstition Iris Gardens.

This will be an opportunity for Region 14 folks to visit irises blooming at a higher elevation, around 3,000 ft. Due

to the fact the bloom season is later, the Spring Regional is scheduled for a later date than our usual meetings.

Also, we are competing with the beginning of the Yosemite traffic tourist season, thus requiring some ‘out of the

box’ thinking about the hotels and event meeting place. This is going to be a ‘down home’ event in the Sierra

Foothills of Yosemite and the Region is hosting with the assistance of San Joaquin Iris Society. SJIS will also be

organizing the lunch in Kanarowski’s garden. An AIS sanctioned show will be hosted by Yosemite Iris Society.

The registration fee has not been set, but we wanted you to have information about the hotels available in the

area so you can make reservations as soon as possible. There will be no meeting hotel, but all activities will take

place at the Bootjack Stompers Hall. There are other hotels in addition to those mentioned in Mariposa, and it will

be up to you to choose where you want to stay. Mariposa is approximately 40 minutes from Merced, where you

can find other hotels which may be more reasonable.

Kathy Braaten is chairing the event if you have any questions please feel free to call 530-477-2811 or email

[email protected].

http://www.aisregion14.org/sp_regional.php





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Show Report: Region 14 of the American Iris Society presents:

A Spring Show ‘Iris Express’ April 21, 2017

Best Specimen of Show: ‘Lady of Leoness’ TB by: Della DeCorse,

Best Seedling Judged Most Worthy: 05-41-1 TB hybridized by Joyce Ragle, 10 entries

Silver Medal (Most blue ribbons): Linda Woods

Bronze Medal (2nd most blue ribbons): Cindy Eastman

Best Design of Show: ‘Wild West’ by: Anna Cadd

Sweepstakes - Artistic Division - Anna Cadd

Best Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris: ‘Icon’ by Douglas Kanarowski, 1 entry

Best Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris: ‘Grape Orbit’ by Douglas Kanarowski,

19 entries, 18 cultivars

Best Intermediate Bearded Iris: ‘Rust Never Sleeps’ by Cindy Eastman, 12 entries, 10 cultivars

Best Border Bearded Iris: ‘Niche’ by Jim Cummins, 5 entries, 5 cultivars

Best Miniature Tall Bearded Iris: ‘Dividing Line’ by Linda Woods, 7 entries, 6 cultivars

Best Tall Bearded Iris: ‘Lady of Leoness’ by Della DeCorse, 70 entries, 68 cultivars

Best Historical Iris: ‘Jeweled Starlight’ by Craig Tarr, 10 entries, 9 cultivars

Best Novelty Iris: ‘Westpointer’ by Fran Shields, 9 entries, 9 cultivars

Best Pacific Coast Iris: ‘Eye Catching’ by Linda Woods, 18 entries, 17 cultivars

Best Aril/Arilbred Iris: ‘Enchanters Spell’ by Mary Sindicic, 4 entries, 3 cultivars

Best Siberian Iris: ‘Caesar’s Brother’ by LaVille Logan, 3 entries, 2 cultivars

Best Spuria Iris: ‘Rodeo Blue’ by Elaine Fischer, 1 entry

Best Louisiana Iris: ‘Sinfonietta’ by Mikey Lango, 1 entry

Best Species Iris:’ Beta Gnu’ by Cindy Eastman, 1 entry

We had 171 Horticulture entries and 14 Arrangement entries! 185 entries total

Cindy Eastman, Show Chair, Region 14 Show

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‘Iris Express’

The AIS Region 14 Spring Regional was co-hosted by the Sacramento Iris Society and the Yosemite Iris Society. It

was held at the Crowne Plaza in Sacramento on April 21-23.

CBRIS was well represented with 18 members in attendance. The iris show was spectacular. There were so many

entries that the business meeting started an hour late waiting for the judging to finish. The entries were of the highest

quality. There were so many blue ribbons that the judges were challenged to pick the best of sections and the best

of show.

The guest iris were growing in two gardens, Mary Ann Horton's garden in Loomis and Fran

Shields' garden in Elk Grove. Both gardens displayed the guest iris nicely as well as their

own collections of iris. The attendees voted for the best iris in the following categories:

Knopf Cup for the best seedling by a Region 14 hybridizer – Doug Kanarowski for

QBDX40PQ; Out of Region Award - Keith Keppel for ‘Flash Mob’; Cotillion Cup for the

best current introduction by a Region 14 hybridizer - Doug Kanarowski for ‘Tropical Fruit

Salad’; Clara B. Rees Cup for the best introduced iris prior to the current year - Rick

Tasco for ‘Autumn Explosion’; Jim Gibson Cup for the best plicata within the last five

years – Keith Keppel for ‘Ghirardelli Square’; Hager-Dubose Memorial Cup for the best

bearded other that Tall - Chad Harris for ‘Black Cherry Sorbet’ an MTB.

There were two judges' training sessions during the Regional both presented by

Dell Perry from Plano, Texas. She also gave the after dinner talk Saturday evening.

The first JT session was titled “What are the rules”. She talked about various rules

that different clubs and regions make up for Exhibition judging because the Judges'

Handbook does not specify how certain issues should be handled. She stressed

that the show schedule is the ultimate authority for a given show.

The second session was Tall Bearded garden training in Mary Ann Horton's garden on

Sunday morning. Dell Perry evaluated several iris clumps pointing out the good points

and the faults.

The after dinner talk Saturday was about Arils and Arilbreds. Dell started with slides of the

Aril species Oncocyclus and Regelia that showed their specific characteristics. Then she

showed how those characteristics vary with different percentages of the two species and

tall/median bearded iris.

On our way home on Sunday some of us stopped by Ruth Ostroff's garden in Rio Linda. More irises to view in a

lovely garden. Jane Jordan

Dell Perry & Mark Greene

‘Black Cherry Sorbet’

‘Flash Mob’

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Love irises? Pick a specialty club to join and learn more. This month we are featuring the Society for Louisiana Irises (SLI).

A small group of South Louisiana growers and collectors met in 1941 with the idea of preserving and promoting

interest in the Louisiana iris. Louisianas are derived from five species. You may read their mission statement at:

http://www.louisianas.org/index.php/mission’. To see some Louisiana beauties check out Kalpana’s photos on

page 4 of this newsletter. These are photos from her garden this year.

To join the SLI, send the membership form (or a letter) with dues, name, address, phone number and email

address to: Ron Killingsworth, Treasurer, 10329 Caddo Lake Road,

Mooringsport, LA 71060

USA Membership

Annual 3 Years Life

Individual $17 $45 $1000

Youth $5 - -

Culture

Our main iris bloom season is almost over. The last few

days of heat definitely did not help extend the blooms.

Keep your irises watered until the end of June. Then

you may let them go into dormancy for digging in July

or August. Remember our club picnic and rhizome sale!

The club is good about sharing their irises with others. I

will restart our Wistful Corner list so club members may

add something special to their gardens this year.

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‘Dark Dude’ 2010 Ron Betzer

Plant Markers

Orders will go in for plant markers. The price

depends on the number and size ordered.

Here is the pricing assuming we order four

bundles of each size.

10" $27 per bundle of 25 15" $30 per bundle of 25 20" $34 per bundle of 25 Contact Jane Jordan if you are interested.

http://www.louisianas.org/index.php/mission

http://www.louisianas.org/images/Membership-Form-Revised-May-2016.jpg

Yamagami’s Nursery

1361 South De Anza Boulevard

Cupertino, California

SATURDAY, June 3, 2017—10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, June 4, 2017—10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

For Further Information, E-mail: [email protected]

CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK! https://www.facebook.com/mums.org/

BAY AREA CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY

C H R Y S AN TH E M U M C U TT I N G S AL E

https://www.facebook.com/mums.org/

DPI List June 2017

∆ Banana Daiquiri G. Sutton 2016 TB; 37"; E-L; S. warm soft butter yellow lighter at

edges and slight white veining; F. white blending into pale lavender which blends to a 1 1/2" soft butterscotch edge; B. orange tipped yellow.

∆ Bouncing Blue D. Spoon 2014 TB; 33"; M; RE; S. light lavender blue, grey green

midribs; F. darker lavender blue, darkest in center, cream sunburst around beard; B. cream white; Flared; Slight spicy fragrance.

∆ But Darling Schreiner 2016 TB; 46"; ML; Bi-tone; S. apricot; F. deep rich violet with

1/4 inch lavender; Ruffled.

∆ Chocolate Chips T. Aitken 2016 MDB; 5" ML; S. domed chocolate brown; ruffled plicata with cream ground with

dark chocolate rims, sanded lighter through middle, intermittent dark chocolate veins; B. bright orange.

∆ Elderberry Pie M. Sutton 2016 TB 38" E-L; S. serrated cream, veined and edged yellow; F. red violet with darker

veining and thicker mid stripe.

∆ Front of the Line J. Ghio 2016 TB; 34"; EM; S. rusty mahogany red; F. gold ground overlaid mahogany red to

Near dotting at razor thin gold edge; Serrated petal edges; Very ruffled.

∆ Gottcha Good T. Johnson 2016 SDB; 12"; E; S. peach; F. magenta blended to apricot rims, stippled with white;

B. tangerine.

∆ Ministitch G. Sutton 2016 MDB; 5"; EM; S. white with bluebird blue at midribs and edges; F. white ground with bluebird blue shoulders and veining.

∆ Mixed Signals K. Keppel 2016 TB; 31"; EM; S. silvery lavender with tan marginal band; F. nightshade purple with

large white blaze strongly veined damson purple; B. cadmium yellow.

∆ Night Navigator T. Aitken 2016 TB; 36" ML; S. medium purple, blending lighter at edges, domed and ruffled;

F. deep red-purple spot blends much light at ruffled edge; B. dramatic orange.(Photo from http://aitken- garden.goodsie.com/tall-bearded/page/2).

∆ October Dreaming B. Blyth 2015 TB; 35"; VE; S. pale creamy peach; F. salmon; B. tangerine.

∆ Ravishing Ruby T. Johnson 2016 TB; 36"; E; S. magenta blended to darker rose magenta, heavily ruffled;

F. lighter chalky rose maroon with bluish cast, hafts and narrow bands of the standard's color; B. dark mustard tipped brown.

∆ Red Ahead P. Black 2016 AB (OGB-); 31"; EM; S. Globular type form; S. mid pink-lavender; F. mid pink-lavender,

blended veined small margin around very red areas in big spot.

∆ Sweetheart Ring D. Spoon 1997 TB; 31"; M; RE; S. creamy yellow, infused darker yellow; F. white with narrow

bright yellow border; B. yellow; Ruffled and laced.

∆ Table for Two Schreiner 2016 TB; 36"; E; Bitone; S. tawny becoming violet at midribs; F. black-red with white

star blaze; B. yellow; Ruffled.

∆ Winter's Smile P. Black 2016 TB; 35"; EL; plush warm white with big looping ruffles; S. greenish blush up midribs; F.

flared with blushed palest gold over hafts; B. warm white.

Night Navigator

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