Hello. I'm new here. Love irises. And this site.
More than 20 years ago I visited a renowned gardener in our valley (now deceased) . I came away
with a variety of irises that she was thinning. Over the years, many of the others have stopped blooming,
but this one thrives! I've forgotten the name. Can anyone please help me with it?
Thanks.

Welcome Jan! I don't know a thing about Irises and I'm really bad at comparing photo's for identification so I can't be of help but it looks like one of the Bearded Irises to me and I bet someone on the Iris forum: http://garden.org/forums/view/... might recognize that beauty!

I forgot to say, we also have a Plant ID forum: http://garden.org/forums/view/... where someone might be able to help.

Hi Jan! I can't help you with identifying your Iris, but wanted to welcome you!!

Thanks everyone. It's good to find this site.

Jan, from a fellow Californian just south of you!

Hopefully someone will recognize such a colorful beauty that is over 20 years old. It's very striking and you got a great close up of it too. Did you know the name in the past so that you would possibly recall it if someone comes along with some possibilities?

On the ones that stopped blooming, did you ever divide them? That would help refresh them and they may start blooming again.

Hi, Jan.

Hello fellow Californian!

All I know about that iris is....it's a beauty.

Beautiful mystery iris! Do you have any idea where the gardener was getting her iris from? I know it's a long shot, but different iris farms carry different varieties. May narrow the field.

Hi Leslie

I've seen your posts, but I don't think I ever said "hi". Love the iris in your profile.

Thanks Rob! It's Grateful Red.

@janwax: I think it might be the tall bearded called Megabucks that was introduced in 1990. You can compare it with the pictures in the database and see if you agree.

Anyone else think this is a possibility?

Leslie,
I think it looks like Megabucks, just as you suggested. I would vote for that. Megabucks was a very popular iris. I have seen it for sale many times over the years. I do not personally have it so cannot attest to the growing habits that seem significant to this iris in question.

From the Database I see several members have this iris(Megabucks). Maybe we could hear from one of them.

Katherine

Sure is a pretty thing!!

It really is a beauty and does look like Megabucks! For comparison, scroll down and check out the photo's of 'Megabucks' in the database: Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Megabucks')

I grow it but I didn't even recognize it. I lost the tag and it didn't bloom this year.

Calif. Sue - Thanks for the welcome. I'd forgotten that I signed on here in April. It's
been a very busy couple of months and this morning I got a new grandson! 7 lbs. 9 oz.!

(o.k. I promise I won't get off topic too much) However the piece of pottery in my new avatar
(I made the cachepot) has a shade of red in the glaze that I'd like to find in an iris. I make vases in those colors and I think a red iris would look great in it.. Enjoying seeing all the
iris pics here and they are so tempting. I've already overspent my budget!

Calif. Sue - I've since done some sleuthing and I'm pretty sure it's an iris called Gladys Austin . 1985
Now I'm wondering why I've forgotten how to upload photos here - since I uploaded some in April!

...and I have four beds of them and can give some away or trade for.

This is Tiger honey
Oh..there it is! I thought I had to do something differently.
I was just getting words in the box.

Serengheti Spaghetti





Millenium Falcon - (I did go a bit mad for the Kasparek Kreations!)

Welcome Jan....is the last photo Tiger Honey?