Leslie, Eye to Eye is extra special! Love it!

Mary Ann, I think chimera refers to color and/or form. One of the hybridizers, Tasco I think, was just talking about that on facebook.

Thanks Neal. I'm on Facebook -- I'll check it out!!

That is correct, chimera can be either or both! And mine are definitely caused by weather stress. Some iris though, do have a tendency toward the extra standards and falls. Both Winterberry and Blue J have examples of those on their websites.

SDB Jewel Baby was strong on extra petals. Removed it for that reason.

My Jewel Baby had it's first bloom this year. I will have to keep an eye out for that tendency then.

Lots more rain yesterday.

New ones blooming!

Bolder Boulder:


IB Kid Gloves - tricky color to photograph:



Another of Dazzling:

I just love this little space-ager. Such a pretty color and the blooms last and last!

IB Viper:




A couple more shots of Peggy Anne:

Jewel Baby....1st bloom this year, about 2 hours old.....It throws fore "4,s" ,than it does '3,s", here !

Sunset Punch

This one bloomed in a clump that was supposed to be Good Point, that already had Yosemite Star. So half of the clump is Yosemite Star and the other half is Good Point, I think.
It does look a little dark to be good point.
Where I got them really screwed up! Now I have a mess.

Peggy Anne


Oops, wrong thread.

That's okay Ashton. Other's blooms are more than welcome here.

Beautiful pictures. The second looks a lot like a Blyth iris....

crowrita1 said:Jewel Baby....1st bloom this year, about 2 hours old.....It throws fore "4,s" ,than it does '3,s", here !

So yours routinely blooms with 4! Part of it's genetic makeup then, instead of just a chimera?

Pretty shot - the leaves look so velvety.

Yeah, it's got a "wild gene" someplace, I guess ! There are several cultivars, of different "classes" that do similar things. I've often thought a bed dedicated to these odd-balls would be kinda' neat ! "Flatties", multiple appendages, and the like.

I love the oddballs. Can't help it, they have their moments in the world of the super pretty iris.

Your pictures of "Bolder Boulder" are AMAZING!
Especially the first one.

The pink in the standards really comes out in the late afternoon sun.

I just caught up on your thread Leslie. So many beauties and great photos of them too!

I had to add muggles to want list too.

They are very cute Rob. Glaring will just make them multiply!