Thanks Paul and Greg: It is nice to hear the truth about a certain plant. Now that I know that, it will be something to expect from them every year. Most novice home gardeners that are not growers, do not know the ins and out about such things. Only hybridizer and specialist in that field, or from folks like you that have experienced this themselves and accept this is a problem that can happen. Perhaps you have friends that have experienced this and/or know growers. Catalogs do not explain any of this, they just sell. sell, sell. Perhaps I am being too honest with my feeling, but I am sure there are a lot of other novice home gardeners that have just found out about Space Age iris if they should be reading this post. These are definitely little known facts that need to be shared with the consumer. Thus the buyer can make the decision to purchase them knowing this may happen..
Being said, I will pass this information on to all my garden friends and relatives should they purchase or decide to purchase any such iris. Mesmerizer bloomed true to its pictures and information I received when I purchased it and has bloomed reliable this year. It is a beauty. Thanks for clearing a few things up. I take it that it will take several years for Space Age iris growers to perfect these iris. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy all my beautiful plants, even the ones that do not bloom true to name.
And yes, I have plants planted next to each other and one excels and the other does not do as well, but it usually blooms true to name.
