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Name: Tamara Central Valley, California (Zone 9b)  Monetwwqi Apr 1, 2018 4:56 PM CST |
Took these snaps when I was leaving to go to my nieces house for our Easter gathering. I got this iris at a plant give and take several years ago. I would love to know what its name is.     |
Name: Leslie Durham, NC (Zone 8a)        Lestv Apr 1, 2018 5:38 PM CST |
| By the looks of it I would say it's an historic, but which one I can't help with. Like the gold rim on the standards and falls. My road calls me, lures me west, east, south & north; most roads lead men homewards, my road leads me forth. - John Masefield |
Name: Tom Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)         tveguy3 Apr 1, 2018 6:23 PM CST |
| At first I though Moonlit Sea, but that has a distinct white area around the beard. I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion. - Alexander the Great |
Name: Robin Melbourne, Australia (Zone 10b)   Totally_Amazing Apr 1, 2018 7:02 PM CST |
| Hello Tamara, On the Historic Iris Preservation Society website, there is an Advanced Search feature which allows you to search by characteristics such as fall colour and beard colour. https://www.historiciris.org/p... The closest match I found was Mary Carriere. I found a better image of Mary Carriere here: https://www.pinterest.com.au/p... https://www.pinterest.com.au/p... Mary Carriere appears to have the a tan rim on the standards like your iris and is worth considering. |
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