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■(SDB) 'Smell The Roses'

1988, Byers

'Smell the Roses' (Monty Byers, R. 1987). Seedling# C12-100. SDB, 13" (33 cm), Early thru late bloom and rebloom. Medium violet blue, blended deeper rosy violet at hafts, much lighter small violet area around beard; medium violet blue beard lightly tipped frosty powder blue; pronounced sweet fragrance. 'Third Charm' X 'Baby Blessed'. Moonshine Gardens 1988. Honorable Mention 1990; Award of Merit 1994.

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A single bud of SDB Smell The Roses has purple coloring on its spathe. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on 5/04/2017.A single bud of SDB Smell The Roses with purple staining on the spathe. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on 5/06/2017.SDB Smell The Roses - Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on May 6, 2017.SDB Smell The Roses - Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on May 6, 2017.A clump of SDB Smell The Roses. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on 5/10/2017.Front view of SDB Smell The Roses. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on 5/10/2017.Side view of SDB Smell The Roses. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on 5/10/2017.Top view of style arms of SDB Smell The Roses. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on 5/10/2017.Photo taken in the Netherlands - Zone 7 by Loïc TasquierPhoto taken in the Netherlands - Zone 7 by Loïc TasquierPhoto by Marky SmithPhoto by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Aboretum-Zone4BPhoto by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Aboretum-Zone4BPhoto by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Aboretum-Zone4BPhoto by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Aboretum-Zone4BTaken in my garden, Reston, VA Zone 6B in 2012.

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From AIS Bulletin #269 April 1988 Introducing SMELL THE ROSES (SDB) 13", E-L. Third Charm X Baby Blessed. Medium violetblue blended deeper rosy violet at hafts; hlue beards. It does smell just like roses, everyone that has smelled it has agreed. What a potent rose perfume it is too! Probably the strongest, fastest increasing iris I've ever grown. In just two years from the time it was still a seed, it had over 100 increases! A super strong rebloomer, too, starting in early September. $10.00. Moonshine Gardens.
 

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-- BrockHeilman - 2009-12-08
  • SDB 'Smell The Roses' was blooming at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, approximately, May 4-14, in 2017. Although it did have purple spathes, I did not see any Purple Based Foliage at the base of the leaves. -- HollyJohnson2017 -04-01 - 08 Aug 2017

  • image:8570: This bloomed from mid September through late October for me near Lincoln, Nebraska.
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20170504_123352SDB Smell The Roses (2).jpgjpg 20170504_123352SDB Smell The Roses (2).jpg manage 595 K 08 Aug 2017 - 13:27 HollyJohnson2017-04-01 A single bud of SDB Smell The Roses has purple coloring on its spathe. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on 5/04/2017.
20170506_095556SDB Smell The Roses (2).jpgjpg 20170506_095556SDB Smell The Roses (2).jpg manage 707 K 08 Aug 2017 - 13:29 HollyJohnson2017-04-01 A single bud of SDB Smell The Roses with purple staining on the spathe. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on 5/06/2017.
20170506_095616_(2).jpgjpg 20170506_095616_(2).jpg manage 542 K 06 May 2017 - 23:09 HollyJohnson2017-04-01 SDB Smell The Roses - Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on May 6, 2017.
20170506_095637_(2).jpgjpg 20170506_095637_(2).jpg manage 1 MB 06 May 2017 - 23:09 HollyJohnson2017-04-01 SDB Smell The Roses - Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on May 6, 2017.
20170510_130847SDB Smell The Roses (3).jpgjpg 20170510_130847SDB Smell The Roses (3).jpg manage 837 K 08 Aug 2017 - 13:32 HollyJohnson2017-04-01 A clump of SDB Smell The Roses. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on 5/10/2017.
20170510_130858SDB Smell The Roses (2).jpgjpg 20170510_130858SDB Smell The Roses (2).jpg manage 476 K 08 Aug 2017 - 13:36 HollyJohnson2017-04-01 Front view of SDB Smell The Roses. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on 5/10/2017.
20170510_130922SDB Smell The Roses (2).jpgjpg 20170510_130922SDB Smell The Roses (2).jpg manage 678 K 08 Aug 2017 - 13:37 HollyJohnson2017-04-01 Side view of SDB Smell The Roses. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on 5/10/2017.
20170510_130929SDB Smell The Roses (2).jpgjpg 20170510_130929SDB Smell The Roses (2).jpg manage 1 MB 08 Aug 2017 - 13:34 HollyJohnson2017-04-01 Top view of style arms of SDB Smell The Roses. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, on 5/10/2017.
SmellTheRoses1.jpgjpg SmellTheRoses1.jpg manage 69 K 25 Sep 2012 - 03:01 DavidPotembski Taken in my garden, Reston, VA Zone 6B in 2012.
SmelltheRoses01.jpgjpg SmelltheRoses01.jpg manage 75 K 18 Apr 2015 - 20:57 TerryLaurin Photo by Marky Smith
image:8570EXT image:8570 manage 3 MB 24 Oct 2017 - 19:58 HeidiBrase This bloomed from mid September through late October for me near Lincoln, Nebraska.
image:8612EXT image:8612 manage 3 MB 31 Oct 2017 - 16:54 HeidiBrase  
smell_the_roses1988byers-sdb-re.JPGJPG smell_the_roses1988byers-sdb-re.JPG manage 68 K 18 Jan 2012 - 18:53 LoicTasquier Photo taken in the Netherlands - Zone 7 by Loïc Tasquier
smell_the_rosesRE88byers-sdb.JPGJPG smell_the_rosesRE88byers-sdb.JPG manage 62 K 18 Jan 2012 - 18:53 LoicTasquier Photo taken in the Netherlands - Zone 7 by Loïc Tasquier
smelltheroses01.jpgjpg smelltheroses01.jpg manage 122 K 05 Jun 2018 - 00:08 TerryLaurin Photo by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Aboretum-Zone4B
smelltheroses02.jpgjpg smelltheroses02.jpg manage 95 K 05 Jun 2018 - 01:05 TerryLaurin Photo by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Aboretum-Zone4B
smelltheroses03.jpgjpg smelltheroses03.jpg manage 132 K 05 Jun 2018 - 21:40 TerryLaurin Photo by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Aboretum-Zone4B
smelltheroses04.jpgjpg smelltheroses04.jpg manage 164 K 05 Jun 2018 - 21:42 TerryLaurin Photo by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Aboretum-Zone4B
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