The batik I had did the same thing. Maybe it's something in my soil?

I hope broken color goes away! I had one that was sold to me as Boundless and it is coming up black with a bunch of yellow flecks in it. Interesting to see what it will look like when it blooms out. It's definitely not Boundless with those flecks of broken color. Will post a pic when it blooms so someone can ID it.

I thought they looked the same too. I wonder what would be the coincidence of us getting the same Iris named Ziggy from two different vendors? I got mine from the local Iris lady...

Pretty good I guess if it came from Schreiners. Another reason I'm done with them!

Here is my Ziggy, also from Schreiners;



I think it's more of a smear than broken.

Blessings

When I had Brindled Beauty, also a broken pattern, it morfed into a solid color with one rhizome. I got rid of the whole thing, so I don't know if that rhizome would have continued to produce solid color. I understand that the broken color comes from some kind of virus.

Hah! So what you're saying is that we can get healthy rhizomes and they can get sick (rot, etc.) -- but we can also get sick Irises (broken color) and they can get well?????

Mary Ann - I have a Batik that is also reverting to a more solid color. And it's also a Schreiners. I will have to say they sell some very expensive NOID's.

Blessings

Batik was hybridized by Allen Ensminger in Nebraska. the tulips may have been a virus, but the irises are caused by an erratic gene in the plicata series. I don't think that they 'revert' just constantly changing & may not show the broken color at times

So they are 'unstable'.

This is my Holy Kosmoly from today. It is almost at times a solid pastel. I bought it for the big blue flecks, smears and darts. I am not fond of it right now. One more year. If I don't get spots, flecks, dots, smears etc. it is out of here.

Bonnie, But is does have "drops" .... Raindrops that is. 😄

Here is the hideous broken color that was supposed to be Boundless. I hate it!

Here are some prettier ones blooming in the WET Bluegrass:
Bottle Rocket

Viva Mexico and Local Color

Stars and Stripes Forever (Thx,Tom)

Expect Wonders (Thanks, Tom)

Nouveau Riche clump

A very wet Romantic Gentleman

Had to take some quick shots today, before rain storms.
Here goes nothing

1st up decadence

Your 'hideous' Iris would get the love it deserves in our garden, if you want to show it the door.

This was supposed to be Safari Sunset. That it is surely not!!! Wait 2 years to find this out. I will be contacting pleseant valley about this. Well see how that goes.

Waves of Joy opened on the small side but boy it's beautiful. This was planted in September.

Blueberry bliss