The standards look so tiny! Is this normal for this variety to do this? It reminds me of Iris ensata.

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Looks like it's a chimera - cold damage to the developing bud may be a cause. Here's how it looked in Valery's garden earlier:

sedumzz said: The standards look so tiny! Is this normal for this variety to do this? It reminds me of Iris ensata.

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This variety has pronounced spontaneous polymorphism. Therefore, it often turns out to be like a flat iris.
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DraDiana said: Looks like it's a chimera - cold damage to the developing bud may be a cause. Here's how it looked in Valery's garden earlier:

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Just Crazy')
• Uploaded by Valery33

For this variety, the beginning of flowering always looks like this. Then towards the middle of flowering it is almost standard. :)
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Valery33 said: This variety has pronounced spontaneous polymorphism. Therefore, it often turns out to be like a flat iris.
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Wow! That is very cool. Are there any others you grow that are like that?

I agree, that is very cool! It is a lovely bloom, too, with that delicate contrasting veining.
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sedumzz said: Wow! That is very cool. Are there any others you grow that are like that?

There is another variety. Here in the photo you can see that many flowers of this variety have a truncated shape.

DraDiana said: I agree, that is very cool! It is a lovely bloom, too, with that delicate contrasting veining.
Happy New Year to you, Valery!

I also love this variety, interesting in every sense!