If you get anymore of the Clarence iris for postage, let me know. thanks

Can anyone give me any input on these irises. I have two types and they are both in pots. I have had one for several years. I bought the other one several weeks ago at a plant sale. It was marked 'iris, shade'. Both of these irises have narrow leaves. One is taller and has dark purple slender buds. The shorter ones leaves are a little wider and has red buds that open to a red orange bloom. Here are some pics.






The blooms are only about 2 to 2 1/2 inch across. It looks to me like maybe a species iris?? Does anyone grow these? Do they really require shade? The purple one has not opened yet.

Are the red blooms really only 2 1/2 inches? They look so much bigger in the pic. They have the right type of foliage for a species, but some Louisiana look like that too. I have some of both, but they are both in mostly sun locations. And unlike the bearded, they like to be in a good moist soil with mulch overlay. Keep them watered. Need to see the blooms better to really identify them but I would go only partial shade.

It may be a little bigger but not nearly as big as any of my LA irises. Here are some more views.

I am holding a quarter behind the petal for size reference.




Here is a photo of the one I assume is going to be purple beside the quarter for size reference. the buds are purple while the emerging bloom looks black.


I know you cant ID a plant from a picture but if you have a good idea what type iris it is that would be a great help.

Whatever it is, it's quite lovely.

In other news, today is my 1 year anniversary of joining this site. Before I joined here, I had only NoID irises, now I have 70+/- named irises. See what you've done to me in a mere 12 months! ....

I think I've gone , because I find myself yelling at my irises to grow faster so I can start trading. Oh, and I'm now suffering from clump envy.

You may all share the blame credit for this.

We live to enable, Rob.

Bonnie, I think your red one may be I .fulva. Do some looking in the "species" section of the AIS wiki. ...Arlyn

I love that color.

I can not bring myself to toss superfluous rhizomes when I dig up one of the massive numbers of yellow and purple NOIDS I have, so I have just stuck them in the ground where ever, or in containers if I spot room in one. (That habit will be changing ) Thought this container was entirely my NOID 'lion', maybe some Impressionist, too, but--surprise!--it is the yellow NOID (may or may not be Alice Harding) that blooms first every year. This one is my LAST bloom stalk for the year, so it was a big surprise. Fun stuff.

Now that's a nice surprise

Rob, if you have that many in one year just think how many you will have this time next year.

Debra,

The end of bloom season is always a bit of a downer, but that's a beautiful surprise to end with. Does Alice Harding have ruffles like that?

I check mine everyday, waiting for a stalk, Deb !....Arlyn

I don't think that is Alice Harding
She got dirty in a shower but here she is

I'm leaning towards Moonlight Madonna, myself, but haven't been able to find out if "MM" has pbf. The beard looks wrong to be "Alice", I think...Arlyn

How fun, it may be something I didn't know I had! Arlyn, I checked and this one does not have purple based foliage like the masses do, so maybe...

Happy Anniversary, Rob. May you celebrate many such anniversaries, and live to enable others!!!

Howzzat??

Mary Ann

Your NoID is not Ominous Stranger.

OK -- what tells you that, Greg?

I went out between drippy skies to cut some bloom stalks and do general garden work and this seed pod is beginning on Dazzling Sarah.



it sure grew fast as I look at them every day. Is this a seed pod or is it a fake pod?