Newnham College, Cambridge

Henry Sidgwick
Breeder Barry Emmerson

Named after the Founder of Newnham College, an iris of undoubted character. The standards and style arms of the gently ruffled blooms are dark red bordering on brown.

The falls have a velvet texture and show a deep red colour with a black sheen, with a short pencil line white stripe where the dark orange beard ends.

Peile Hall
Breeder Barry Emmerson

A striking iris with heavily ruffled blue white standards. The slightly ruffled purple falls have lavender markings across the shoulder and under the beard.

Bears are lavender with orange in the throat.

Old Hall
Breeder Bryan Dodsworth

A stunning orange iris of genuinely classic proportions. It has gently ruffled blooms that are strong orange in colour, blushed pink at the mid rib.

The beards are bright orange.

Catherine Seville Bearded Iris
Breeder Bryan Dodsworth

Stunning subtle pale pink iris named in memory of Catherine Seville who with Professor Jenny Morton was instrumental in setting up the highly successful Newnham Iris Peroject. Grey/white centre, deeper veining and red beard. Highly distinctive clear clean colours, the hallmark characteristics of Bryan Dodsworth’s irises.