The "time frame " would be closer, I think, so the form of the flower looks pretty close. I'm still not sure about the beard, though, as the pics I've seen of Jesse's Song seem to show more of a bluish cast to the white tip. Be worth looking at closer , though!...Arlyn
Check iris encyclopedia & there might be better photos. Not sure if Jessie's Spng has purple based foliage or not & do check beards. If it seems a match, the next step is to obtain a JS , plant next to it and compare. Is there an iris club near you? Someone might have it & be able to compare a stalk.
This is Broadband, it has those little flecks of purple in the standards, and the center of the standard is not white, nor is the outer edge of the standard as dark as the example.
Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.
That is good to know Lucy. I had heard that Edith Wolford doesn't do well in the south. Is there a list somewhere of iris that don't like the heat? Anyone?
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
I'd be reluctant to call that a match, look at the color in the hafts of Jessies song, and the line of color running down from the beard which is absent in your NOID. It's really hard to make an ID without having them grow side by side so you can compare them completely. But the good news is you have two very nice irises to enjoy.
Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.
Cem9165 said:
Any thoughts on what the 2nd bloom might be?
Annette
Well, my first thought was "Clarence," but I don't grow it, so I'm not in a very good position to say how your photo compares to it. Height, beard color, and general form look right to my eye, though.
Not to be argumentative -- but it doesn't look like Clarence to me. Here's a picture of my Clarence, which is a luminata and has very nearly white standards.