Baumunk was still trying to register a name for it when it first showed up on Stout's site. Maybe he pulled back his introduction.

I think that's what happened. I asked Stout about this iris and he said there was some registration or naming issue. Apparently Baumunk jumped the gun, not having checked the registry. Stout also mentioned it was still just a seedling and not yet available for introduction, and that everybody was asking for it already.

Hopefully next year! I want it!

It really was beautiful.

Hugh's YouTube video on hybridization shows it in a seedling field near the end just blowing in the wind. I noticed it a while back. It just stood out.

I would like to see it stand out in my garden.................

I think what you saw in the Stout video was El Greco. Either one they both look gorgeous!

Could someone link the video please??

Here it is:
https://youtu.be/lzEP5ShdFC8

Or you can just put "Stout iris hybridiation" in the search field.

Here's a screen shot from the video of El Greco.

Yeah, it was the single flower right after that clump..El greco

for the video! For some reason I didn't think that El Greco was that pretty but that clump pic says otherwise.

And if you watch the Master Gardening video that follows the Stout video, then you will see my friend Dennis Dreyer who lives here in Western Kentucky, and who has gifted me with many Irises over the years. Dennis is on the Board of Directors for TBIS.

Is Merry Amigo always that flat in the falls?

What is the gorgeous luminata at 9:49??

Liz,
That's El Greco. A close up of one in the clump that was just shown before. It's the one that Gabriel above was referring to.
Merry Amigo does tend to "flare" its falls which is one of the reasons it's so popular.

Oh yes I did see that close up of El Greco but right after this is a really bright magenta colored luminata that caught my eye.

Why, I believe that's Montmartre, one of my own favorites.

Liz - I think it was Montmartre. I am not at my computer where it is easier to pause and replay but my first thought was Montmartre which can look quite bright.

Cross posted Ivor!


but it sure looks like it.