I'm enjoying the pictures, as I wait for my earliest irises to bloom.
Rick, does your Iris attica usually get much bigger than that? Everything is looking great!

@dirtdorphins, I'd suggest your mystery iris is likely Iris setosa, and likely what's sold as var. arctica.

Lori,
You know it!!
I just got an email from the place where I got it, and that is indeed exactly what it is!



the stuff growing in my garden is only mysterious to me

I am glad your iris was identified , I was curious They are beautiful , and my favorite color too,
Might just have to add them to my wish list some day

I am really surprise your early irises aren't on the bloom, since you have other things that bloomed before mine!

Iris attica, for me, bloomed taller the first time (2011), but has been shorter in subsequent years. The leaves get to be about 5-6 inches tall, later into the summer.

2011

chelle said:

That's one of the most difficult and elusive situations I've researched so far, Bert. I've found very few companies willing to ship iris in the springtime, and those few that do don't carry many selections. I've always had 100 percent success transplanting them in the spring, so I don't know why more of them aren't shipped then.

Maybe others here will know of a few places we can shop. I sure hope so.


Ozark Iris ships year round. Not a huge offering, but at least it is something, plus they make an excellent iris fertilizer.