Leslie ~ I got Gypsy Romance last year, but it hasn't bloomed for me yet. I am happy to hear that it grows well. I have a few similar irises...Grape Expectations, Swingtown and Cantina. (Thank you, Richard!) I think I will put them in the same bed and further evaluate them...bloom time, strength, branching, etc and keep the best (or maybe all of them)! If they bloom at different times, then it will be a nice continuous bloom time.