This bearded was growing at my childhood home in Walnut Creek, California over 50 years ago. I saved some when we sold the house, but have always wanted to know more about it.

jtkatec ~ to the National Gardening Association (NGA) and to the Iris Forum!

I don't know the answer, but maybe someone here can help you.

jtkatec welcome. Most in here are willing to help when they can. I don't have an answer for you as well. Maybe, someone in here has an idea.

jtkatec

Do you have any photos of it closer up, and front on to the beards? There are a whole lot of pink historic iris, but with a few more pictures someone on here could probably point you in the right direction.

Perhaps Quaker Lady?

jtkatec said:This bearded was growing at my childhood home in Walnut Creek, California over 50 years ago. I saved some when we sold the house, but have always wanted to know more about it.

Welcome to the iris forums, jtkatec!

Welcome to the forum. I looked at the data base pictures of Quaker Lady and think your pictured iris, while being older, is a little more modern than Quaker Lady. The falls look wider.

I have these 3 Noids that lost their name tags. I wish I knew the name of each of them bc they are prettier than some of my named irises. :(

Here is another iris that lost its tag that I would love to find a name for. I have it planted in 2 different areas and in both places the bloom has 4 falls.
Today's bloom



yesterday's bloom on another clump

The first one sure looks like an oldie, THREE OAKS by Whiting.

jtkatec if i haven't already responded.

hope you find a name for it, so you can find a named one to grow along side of yours to compare. there's so many look-alikes that it's almost impossible to 'name' your lovely from pictures alone.

@Smyers817 Stephanie, your first one looks like Conspiracy, the third one looks like Degas Dancer.

jtkatec, there are some that are similar to yours, and I think from the same era.. Look at Grand Canyon, Mulberry Rose, and Oriental Glory... They may have similar breeding or background that can lead you to a possible answer. Yours has that purple streak down the center of the falls that these have.
Also check out Historiciris.org
If you go through their pictures, you may find a match..

A full frontal, clearer picture would be helpful in narrowing it down.

@Smeyers817

The middle one of your first picture. There are two introductions of James Gibson in the 70s, Anon and Beyond. Beyond seems to be the more finished flower and I believe that is your picture

http://www.bluebirdhavenirisga...
http://wiki.irises.org/TbPthru...

These are 2 links to Three Oaks. I don't think that this is it.

Could it be:
Laurel Oak?