Irises: The first iris bloom is six days early , 1 by Mainer

Mainer wrote:
Princess Beatrice is a TB by Barr 1898 It is a pallida but has more flare on the falls and tends to change color, shade wise. Blooms are not all one shade fading to light. The blooms opening are fun to watch for they are not all the same shade lavender when they open or exactly the same form. I like mine near Superstition which is really dark and sets it off.

I am growing other pallidas but Gertrude is not going to bloom this year, I Pallida will bloom for the first time this year so I will compare them later. Both princess Beatrice and I Pallida came from Arglye Acres. Gertrude comes from Superstition.

Princess Beatrice after a thunderstorm. Not at it's best.