This one is named Romp, I was told in cubits it had a virus from cold, can anyone tell me about this.

ok, all the plants carry the virus. I don't think that it spreads. It appears when the conditions are not to its liking. The late Bee Warbuton used to hop on us when our seedlings showed virus & we kept them. 'Romp' is an Australian introduction & it may not have appeared it its climate. Problems usually appear the year after introduction, sigh.

A couple of my seedlings are in bloom--last yrs pictures. they are from my work with red amoenas. One turned up with yellow on the falls & the other turned out to be a varigata color. sissors anyone?





The last one is the correct color, but stem is a bit too short for the size of the flower. I will get it sometime.

There's your red amoena! You're getting sooooo close to having the perfect seedling, Lucy! Congrats!

Now I have to paste a piece on a stem. I love the flower on that one. I tried a couple crosses today since we should have rain tomorrow & I lost chances that way last yr.

I have some very dark ones ready to open, I will post pictures when they do these opened two days ago.

All of them are lovely.

More open this morning.

Lovely, lovely, lovely.

Oh that yellow one (picture #5) is SO unusual!!

Yes I love that yellow, it is so different.
Just took these.

Your Irises are beautiful, Doris.

Thank you maryAnn,i just wish they bloomed all summer.

I am so jealous. My iris are just barely opening. I haunt them to see progress.
All the above are beauties.

Oh Doris -- you're in good company with that wish -- why do you think that hybridizers work so feverishly to produce rebloomers?

So what do you think the name is of that unusual yellow of yours?

don't worry if iris are not in bloom as yet--such an early yr. Some people's TBs were frozen last wk because they were so early. So will miss the yr. while those still coming will bloom into June.