For me, half the fun of growing iris is the fun I have trying to ID a "NOID" ! I'll admit, I like "named" cultivars....I, too, enjoy researching their 'history", but, a name doesn't make it any more a thing of beauty in the garden, and being a "noid" doesn't seem to affect it's aroma, so, who am I to say they aren't worthy of a place in the sun ?!
