Hi! This is my first post here and I wanted to share something strange my Dangerous Mood did last year. I'm pretty new to the world of irises, so I have no idea why it happened and wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts on it! Anyways, enough preamble, here's a photo so you can see for yourself:


The black falls spilt? And there also appears to be no beard?? After researching the only thing I can think of is perhaps pesticide, but all the other blooms from this plant were fine. This was in 2021, but it bloomed normal this year:



Well, just thought it was interesting and needed something to make a first post about! Nice to meet everyone.

Welcome to the Irises Forum, NovaBell @NovaBelle .

NovaBell to the Iris forum.
Sometimes our iris blooms do strange things,mostly weather related but pesticide could be a factor.Just an Anomaly.

NovaBell!

I suspect weather while the flower was forming.

to the forum Belle

Belle ~ to the Iris Forum!

Belle. I have what I believe is Dangerous Mood and it was sold to me as Best Bet. And after 12 years of growing it, I had a similar experience. I think it is just a Chimera but I have to say it is pretty cool. Do you like it?

Thanks for all the welcomes! So fascinating to me how many different factors can influence an iris...makes me excited to possible witness more anomalies in time.

And Elsa, yes I do like Dangerous Mood. Funny you had a similar experience, I wonder if some varieties are more prone to Chimeras. Either way, it's a lovely iris.

Belle!