Another new one for me, 'What Again', which, according to many photos I looked at, doesn't usually have streaks and spots like this. The coloring reminds me of the earlier one I posted, Gizmo the Gremlin. I love the intense blue beards. This bee seems to like it too.

I love those streaks and spots!

Thats a beauty

The streaks & spots can be caused by a virus. All irises have it but shows up when the plants are under stress. It may be absent in later blossoms on the same plants.

It's stressed, it's in a pot still since my move. I love it this way!!

I do too! I'd be willing to infect some of my irises with a virus if they could look like that.

I think it's common on What Again. Not a virus. Goggle it, and you'll see lots of them with streaks.

If it is common to a certain plant, that one is often susceptbile to cold damage. A problem is when you find out after you introduce it.

Good info, Lucy. I never knew that. Thanks!

Other things can come out as well. We found that a SDB would produce extra flower parts on the teminial flower if there was cold damage. It did not do this until after it was introduced. Don't say that plants are not sneaky.

Here's another cute dwarf that just opened. Jade Stone:



And these opened up too, but I don't know their names.



The second one isn't really a dwarf. I think it's an intermediate iris. Someone gave me a few of them years ago and now it's growing all over the place.

Love that Jade Stone! Very pretty, all, Zuzu!

Really pretty, Zuzu -- don't you love the iris colors they have these days?

Ohhh, love that cool Jade Stone! And that apricot one too because I love orange beards.

I'm amazed by the colors, Betty, and the dwarf irises seem to have the best combinations, and the most bizarre ones!

I like orange beards too, Sue. I'll give you some of these because I have a bunch.

I just totally love the beards on the SDB's now -- just about any color combination you could dream up! Too bad the big ones are much tougher for beard color changing!

Here is Dollop in my garden this morning......so early for bloom here.

I am jealous and want mine to bloom soon.Thanks for the treat.

Very cute! It looks like we're into a warming trend so we might see some of the little ones soon.

They are all gorgeous, I just love them all!!!

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