I was so excited to get this one last fall. I love it. The heavy rain took out some of it's buds, and I missed some of the bloom, but it kept a couple for me to see when I got home.
Mine was never as brown as most pictures, but it was also in shade much of the time. I underestimated how much shade would be cast by my Rose of Sharon.
I find I really like iris with the rounded form.