dirtdorphins said:What did Kent tell you?
I haven't found a true-navy yet.
Fortunately, my favorite color is blurple so I keep buying 'blue' and getting my favorite color
In fact, I just ordered some more!
Anyway, I'll be watching to see what others have to say while my blurple collection expands
Kei77 said: Hi. I ordered my first Iris rhizomes last year. I am new to gardening. I noted that my Feedback that was almost blue in the website of the vendor bloomed in the fall, and it was eggplant purple...
Now the vendors are listing their precious irises again...and my hand is eager to order...Hopefully this time I will get some true blue irises. I got advice from one kind moderator (Thank you Kent) about some blue irises.
I am curious about your opinions, specially what is the closest to light, medium and dark blue? do you have any true navy colored iris?
I am trying to find something like this:
evelyninthegarden said:Those 2 look purple to me.
evelyninthegarden said:At best blue-violet.
Kei77 said:
The other problem is that some vendors just want to sell...and it seems they spice up the color of their pics... very dishonest in my opinion. The hybridizer of Feedback has a super blue pic of it on his website. It is very annoying. I already know it is purple like an eggplant. Silly me I still will risk buying more from them
But this time I will limit my budget and quantities better...so you see I feel it is a gambling risk.
lauriemorningglory said:One problem is that different cameras and computer screens make colors look different---especially blues and purples. Also lighting conditions, as well as growing conditions. I listed the two cultivars above based on what other forum members who have these plants said about the color---being close to true blue. The screen I'm using today makes them look blue.
By the way, welcome to the iris forum Kei77!
csandt said:
Is there a local iris society in your area? How about local vendors and/or public gardens where you can see them. Within walking distance of where I live in Willow Street, PA, there is a man who raises TB irises for sale, and I can see them in bloom there. People drive there from far away to see his irises in bloom. He will dig them on the spot, so you know exactly what you are getting. That is how I got Poet's Rhyme.
shizen said:two of my favorite darker irises are:
- Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Navy Blues')
- Uploaded by AndreaD
and 'midnight seas'
i loved andrea's 'nb' so much i bought one, too. it's very prolific in my garden and have had to give many rhizomes away. now i just have a few rhizomes left, and i'll have to see how it fares, this year.
here's 'nb' growing in my garden.