Irises: iris with 5 falls, 1 by lilyfantn

lilyfantn wrote:
A few mornings ago I came outside and saw this unusual iris bloom. As it was opening I saw that it had 4 falls instead of the usual 3. What I didn't realize at the time was that it actually had 5 falls (the one on the top right hadn't decended yet) When I got home from work later in the day I was amazed to see all the gorgeous falls on one flower. It still had the normal 3 standards on top. I am more familiar with polytepals in daylilies - which don't happen too often but still aren't considered rare. But I don't think I have ever seen this in an iris before. But I'm sure those of you with tons of iris have seen this. In daylilies it is called 'polymerousl'. What is this called in the iris world?

Here it was as I saw it at first...



This message was edited May 6, 2010 8:51 AM