Hello Natalie. I have had that same issue in the past with two iris farms. I have learned to keep my tags and order forms with the order number and contact them when the iris turns out to be the wrong one. The vendors are always apologetic and anxious to help resolve the situation. However, this is not the case when buying bargain irises from places like Wal-Mart. I have bought irises there several times and I was just buying a 'pig in a poke', or something I cannot see and am taking my chances on. These have never been the iris they were labeled and now we refer to these irises as 'guess whats' when we see them in the big box stores. However, I have to say this has never happened to me with an iris from Schreiner's. They never sell tiny starts, or 'tired' rhizomes so I guess you get what you pay for. And, yes they do carry some that are older and not as expensive as the new introductions because they are beautiful and people like me buy them. smiles.
