A View from Russia of
Gypsy Lord and Children
STORY BY SERGEY STROGANOV, RUSSIA | Reprint from theamericanirissociety.blogspot.com
All: ‘Gypsy Lord’ (Keith Keppel 2006, TB)
I am glad to welcome all fans of irises! My name
is Sergey Stroganov, and I live in the south of Russia
(USDA zone 6B). In our country, there are a lot of fans
of beautiful flowers, and many of these gardeners
grow bearded irises. The most popular irises in those
gardens are Tall Bearded, which are grown from zones
three to eight—and in my garden I grow mostly Tall
Bearded irises, as well.
I am devoting this piece to ‘Gypsy Lord’ and its
offspring, which are more than 90 (in our garden I grow
some of them).
PHOTOS BY SERGEY STROGANOV UNLESS NOTED
‘Gypsy Lord’ (Keith Keppel 2006, TB) is a posh iris,
winner of honorary reviews and medals—Honorable
Mention 2008; Franklin Cook Cup 2008; Award of
Merit 2010; Wister Medal 2015, American Dykes
Medal 2015! It has a conspicuous, long, bright beard,
contrasting falls, good shape and branching, and great
growth. In the spring, before budding, thanks to its
advanced growth of green mass, it is pleasing to the
eye.
Spring 2019 AIS Bulletin 23