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Jun 3, 2023 2:29 PM CST
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Name: Joy
Rocky Mountain Trench, Canada (Zone 4a)
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I was given a beautiful iris and I'm trying to identify it. The top of the tallest flowers are 34 inches. The leaves average about 20 inches. I can't find many images of this iris online. The closest I could find was Iris 'Rafi' sometimes 'Rafy'. What do you think?
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Jun 3, 2023 4:25 PM CST
Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
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looks a lot like Loreley to me. Loreley is very fragrant.
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Jun 6, 2023 8:36 PM CST
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Name: Joy
Rocky Mountain Trench, Canada (Zone 4a)
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Thanks Tom, You're right, Loreley is a closer match to my iris than Rafi. I don't get that fragrance that you talk about, though. It's one of my favorites in my garden.
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Jun 7, 2023 8:06 AM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
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Loreley will also have some blooms that open and go almost flat. It looks like some of the blooms in your pic above are doing that.
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