My favorite is #4. The goldish green color makes the bluish lavender glow, and I really like that the underneaths of the falls have the goldish green instead of just being the lavender.

How about these four siblings?

b


e


l


o



I have a favorite of the four, but it's not the one I think is most worth keeping.

B and I are my favorites. The color subtleties on B are lovely. I like the form on it too.

The last two are simply outstanding: If I had to choose between those two it would be #4!
But, with that said they are all exceptionally nice! These remind me of professional
hybridizers' seedlings! Gorgeous irises!

O is my favorite. Love the colors themselves and the subtle blending of the colors.

That is a cool group! Love the variations and the similarities. My favorite is I. Color, striping and form are all wonderful!

Those are all interesting, Kent. You're really getting some wonderful striping on the falls!! I can't pick a favorite among them -- I like each for a different reason.

Now you HAVE to tell us which is your favorite -- and which is most worth keeping!!

I like I best and O is a close second.

I and O seem most unique and appealing to me, I being the one that stands out as most distinctive. Nice work Kent! Very curious to find out your thoughts...

Wow! I really like all of these, but if I had to choose then I would go with #1 I and #2 O. What I like about I is the subtle colors and the fact that I don't recall anything like it. Simply gorgeous!

I like B the best, but I haven't been able to get a very good picture of it. It's much darker and more richly colored than the picture shows. I think L is the most likely to make it to registration. I can think of a few irises that are generally similar, but nothing exactly like it. It also has the best branching and bud count, although all four are pretty good in those respects.

Kent, would the seedlings you send to registration ever become available commercially? If so, would you tell us? You know you have a built-in market. Like for this one from 2014...broken record, broken record, broken record, I know, but I adore it.

Was that one registered, Deb?

No, Mary Ann, but I'd buy it in a heartbeat if it were introduced. It is in my top 3 "I want that one!" list of any Iris I have ever seen.

Kent -- are you listening??????

He knows--why do you think I said, "broken record, broken record, broken record..."?

It's going to have to perform a bit better this year than it did last year if it's to stick around. It easily could, many named varieties didn't look so hot last year either. It was a tough year. Should know in a week or so.

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed!!