Blues anyone?

What is a good blue iris? What is your favorite? I sometimes get iris for the wives of Handsome Man's business associates, and many of them were talking about blues last fall. Seems like someone had one that was almost navy, but now I don't recall.

Adding a picture of a pretty NOID that a co-worker gave me. How come sometimes the NOID's are my favorites? Well, that's a thread for another day...

What's your favorite blue?

Edited to add that now that I see the thread, having that picture there with the Blue Iris title looks kind of stupid. LOL

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Sea Power

Navajo Jewel

Feature Attraction

Rippling River

Shore Patrol

Speed Limit

Acoma

Joyfullness

Last Hurrah

Indigo Princess

Titan's Glory

Clarence

Stairway to Heaven

Happy Sunday BIF's!! Hope you are enjoying this beautiful sunshiny day! LOL I have a hard time with favorite! If I could do that, I wouldn't have soo many iris! Here is a picture of Heartstring Strummer! Enjoy!

Oh Nicky I can't wait to see that Heartstring Strummer you sent me bloom. It is WOW.
Steph

Wow! There are some beauties here. Thanks for posting.

It would be a toss up between Bye Bye Blues, Heartstring Strummer, and Calm Stream for the blue/white combination that I adore so much.

For a solid blue, I think Open Sea and Uncharted Waters and Blenheim Royal. Gotta add Blenheim because it grows the best here of the three. Have not yet grown this, but I went agaga for Lake Effect, a JI. It's an incredible lovely shade of blue.

Bonjon I have seen some of the most incredible blues and purples in the JI's. I am so hoping the ones I am testing for Polly make it as would love to try more.

The siberians have some lovely blues too, Steph. LOL. Next on the agenda to test.

Lake Effect is a very slow growing JI. It is a beautiful color, but lot's more that color that are more vigorous.

can you recommend some, polly? I know strut and flourish is similar, though not quite that same shade.

I would recommend Blue Mandarin from Ensata hybridizing. The pictures may not look the same, but they are very close in color. If you look at Ensata, the Lake Effect has never gone down much in price. Indicating that they don't get good growth from it either. I've had Lake Effect since 2004, and it is still small. I tried to divide it last year to give Mittsy a piece, and it just fell apart. It probably has been the worst JI I've ever had for growth, although not for beauty. I've had Blue Mandarin one year, and have divided it already.

Other good ones, Don And Donna, Kimono Silk---more white in it, but still the beautiful sky blue, and very vigorous, Michio, Sugar Dome, again more white in it, but absolutely fantastic.

Blue Mandarin was not in bloom when I was there, so I haven't seen it. Michio was, and I have it as a possible purchase. Thanks for the recommends.

Blue Mandarin would be the closest to lake Effect, I think.

Abiqua Falls is my favorite light blue, and an excellent grower here, as well.

Waterdragon is a wonderful mid-blue. Sea Power is even prettier, but it is not the most vigorous grower here

thanks Polly

Babbling Brook is a good light one. BEV

Yaquina Blue is really nice, lots of buds, opens 2 or 3 at a time, very tall, strong stalks.

Sue

Color Me Blue (Schreiner 1997)

Memphis Blues (Schreiner 1987)

Light Blues.... On Line

.. and another light blue... Above The Clouds

.... and reading the post that started this.... Speaking of NOIDS.... I wish I knew the name for this pretty little blue iris....

So many beautiful Blues.
Barbara Jean

Breakers

Hit & Miss

Peggy Sue

Raven's Quote

HERE'S A TINY BLUE SHORTY

TRUE NAVY