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Name: Celia West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a)            Zencat Mar 24, 2014 8:27 PM CST |
| I have no true blue irises and want to know YOUR favorite. Mine are yellows and purples and a few pinks and red. Batik is my only blue and I really don't like it all that much. What do you like and is it a long bloomer, rebloomer in the north, tall or short, bearded or not, early or late? |
Name: Mary Ann Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)         Muddymitts Mar 24, 2014 9:11 PM CST |
| My favorite blue Iris is one that I bought from Schreiner's in 1977. It's name is Blue Reflection: Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com) |
Name: Mary Ann Western Kentucky (Zone 7a) Muddymitts Mar 24, 2014 9:13 PM CST |
| Oh -- it's a tall bearded, not a rebloomer. I think it's a mid-season -- not positive about that. What I like best about this Iris -- besides it's beautiful form and color -- is it's robust nature. It increases and blooms profusely, tolerates weather extremes -- and is just an all-around wonderful Iris. Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com) |
Name: Celia West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a) Zencat Mar 24, 2014 10:46 PM CST |
| That is very pretty. So delicate. I had a chance to visit Shreiner's last summer. The gardens are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing the pic. |
Name: Ken Traverse City, Michigan (Zone 5a)     bramedog Mar 24, 2014 10:49 PM CST |
| Barbara Jean--- I got this one a couple years ago. Nice light blue with dark beard. I measured it's height at about 35 inches. Grows well here. |
Name: Ken Traverse City, Michigan (Zone 5a) bramedog Mar 24, 2014 11:22 PM CST |
I like 'Inside Job' also. Not a reblooming tall bearded, but it has double flower sockets so it blooms for quite a while. Blooms early and well into mid season. It has an interesting wild grape like smell also.  |
Name: Celia West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a) Zencat Mar 25, 2014 4:55 AM CST |
| Oh, I like those, too. Inside job would go with daylilies Innocent Bystander and Substantial Evidence I'm attempting to grow from seed. IB already has one sprouted. Thanks, Ken. If those will do well in MI, they certainly will do well here. |
Name: Arlyn Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a)    crowrita1 Mar 25, 2014 5:52 AM CST |
If you want a re-bloomer, and can stand a plicata, Earl Of Essex is one that seems to do real well here in zone 5. This pic is from early October, last year....Arlyn |
Name: Tom Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)    tveguy3 Mar 25, 2014 7:12 AM CST |
I think Brilliant Idea is one of my favorite blues, or it's look alike Revision. Rainy River is one I like a lot too  Voltaire: "Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities," |
Name: Kent Pfeiffer Southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b)         |
| Of light blue iris, I probably like the following the best: Absolute Treasure -Tasco Through the Clouds - Ghio Abiqua Falls - Schreiner None rebloom, but they all bloom over a nice long period in the spring. Absolute Treasure is a little taller than I like (42 inches), but it seems to stand up to wind a lot better than you'd expect for an iris that tall. Through the Clouds has a reputation for being a fussy grower, but it's always done great in my garden. It is hard to find a true blue dark blue iris, most have at least some violet. Lake Taneycomo is probably the closest to true blue I've seen but, to my surprise, I found I didn't like the color very much. These three, which all have at least a bit of violet in them, are my favorites: Donaghcloney - Richardson Adriatic Waves - Keppel Rippling River - Schreiner None of these are rebloomers either, but they all put on a nice show over a relatively long period in the spring |
Name: Celia West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a) Zencat Mar 25, 2014 9:25 AM CST |
| Thank you all for the great suggestions. Earl of Essex and Rainy River both instantly caught my eye. I have to look for both of those. I saw one in Shriener's catalog I like called Willamette Mist. Anyone have that one? |
Name: Debra Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a) Service dogs: Angels with paws.        lovemyhouse Mar 25, 2014 9:56 AM CST |
Best Bet  NOID. I suspect it was part of a co-op sale of historic iris, but don't remember.   It’s okay to not know all the answers. |
Name: Kent Pfeiffer Southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b) |
I had Willamette Mist for several years, but gave it away last summer. It's a nice iris, but there are similar irises that I like better. That's obviously a personal thing, though. What, in particular, do you like about Willamette Mist? |
Name: Celia West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a) Zencat Mar 25, 2014 11:09 AM CST |
| The name caught me first. I have a brother who lives in the Willamette valley. It's such a soft color and would show up well against the darker colors of other flowers I have. |
Name: Brett Barney (Zone 5b)  brettbarney73 Mar 25, 2014 11:36 AM CST |
A lot of blue irises lean toward violet, which is a color I like. But I also appreciate those that are more nearly true blue. One of my favorites there is Queen's Circle: One of my favorite horned irises is Blue Fin:  There are also some nice historic blue irises. Here's Tango:  And Tyrolean Blue:  All are tall bearded. Tango is a midseason bloomer, and the other three are mid to late season bloomers. Blue Fin is listed as a rebloomer, but I don't know how dependably or how far north it reblooms. -------------- Brett Barney Rural SE Nebraska |
(Zone 9b)   UndertheSun Mar 25, 2014 12:04 PM CST |
| Thanks for sharing the photos, there are some real beauties shown here. |
Name: Debra Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a) Service dogs: Angels with paws. lovemyhouse Mar 25, 2014 12:12 PM CST |
Iris pallida. Really like it because it smells like grape Koolaid.  It’s okay to not know all the answers. |
Name: Arlyn Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a) crowrita1 Mar 25, 2014 12:56 PM CST |
I've got a NOID that I'm sure is one of the I. pallida types, and like you say, the aroma of grapes is really great.....Arlyn |
Name: Celia West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a) Zencat Mar 25, 2014 2:20 PM CST |
| I'm with underthesun. So, so beautiful. |
Name: Kent Pfeiffer Southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b) |
Zencat said:The name caught me first. I have a brother who lives in the Willamette valley. It's such a soft color and would show up well against the darker colors of other flowers I have. Ah, that's as good a reason as any.  Like I said, it's a nice iris. Grows well, blooms well, flowers have good substance and pretty good form. If you want to see other varieties that are similar, say the word. It's a color and pattern that I love, so I have more than a few like it. |
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