Blues anyone?

COWABUNGA

CATCH A WAVE

Cowabunga is more of a blue/purple, depends on the lighting.

Everest Blue

Richard's Joyous Love

donaghcloney

TRue Navy and Richard's Joyous Love are YUMMY.

Hey, rebloomnut -- Peggy Sue is pink, not blue -- the picture is lovely, can you check again for the name?

Sue

Favorite Blues hmm, Gotta go with "Blueberry Bliss" second with "Sea Power" just because its a bit slow growing, and third "Dusky Challenger" and fourth "Breakers" of the ones that have bloomed for me.
Photo is of "Blueberry Bliss".

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Missirisbert you are right. That was an Ebay purchase that was mislabeled and when I found out I meant to correct it and then forgot about it. It is now corrected in my file. Thanks for the reminder.

Here is a picture of the iris Color Me Blue taken in Oregon in 2006.

I've been really impressed with Schreiner's BAJA BLUE, which was a bonus plant somewhere around three years ago. It has been a reliable bloomer for me each year since I received it.

We bought Honk Tonk blues at a sale last fall. Wonder how it will do here.

DaLoveRat, is your picture a photo of Blueberry Bliss?... love it. &:-)

Yes I edited my post to name the photo.

And it looks like the beautifully famous NOID Behind and to the right of it.
Blueberry Bliss has such a rich deep coloring I may have to get that one this year.

Ditto, rebloomnut..
Last year I vowed to purchase more rebloomers so I wouldn't be so sad in the Fall....and all the iris I've purchased so far are not! Shame on me..... I'd better go and add to my wish list...... ha haa!!!

Start your iris bloom earlier with IB 'Barrel House Blues' hybridized in CO.

It took a couple of years for "Honky Tonk Blues" to settle in for me not the fastest grower but a nice flower.
Pic of "Honky Tonk Blues".

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Honky Tonk Blues is a nice one, and it didn't bloom here it's first year, either, but made a nice c lump in year 2.

You know, irisMA, I got a very nice shot of Barrel House Blues at nationals last year, and just came across that photo again. Now you mention that it's an IB, and I don't know that I knew that. I love IB the best. Wonder why it's not on my list for this year? must have forgotten it!

I have Honky Tonk Blues, but I forgot about it when starting this thread. Probably because I have yet to see a bloom. Wondering how long I've had it....

This is one 'Blue' that hasn't been mentioned. Juke Box Hero has great substance and size.

Honky Tonk Blues took a long time to settle in for us too.

Barrel House Blues? I've never heard of it.. I'll have to look around. thanks! &:-) I have an IB that blooms very early.. it's called 'Protocol' I bought it about three years ago, and before I knew it, I had about 5 dozen plants!

This was one from the first round of named iris I'd ever purchased back in 2007. So many of the ones named here are on my massive wishlist =)

Anyhow, I loved this one, Ascent of Angels.

Same, Ascent of Angels, single flower shot.

Ascent of Angels is very pretty...&:-)
I found Barrel House Blues at Iris Colorado, IrisMA. It looks almost the same as On Line.. but smaller. I do like the Blueberry Bliss tho. I'm trying to collect different colors, tho, ultimately..I already have Titan's Glory, Shore Patrol, Bubbling Over, Above the Clouds and On Line.. lots of blues..
This year I'm also trying to collect some Dykes Medalists....Golden Panther, I think was last years..?
I want too many, really.... ha ha! I already have 68...I think, different kinds in my little back yard.. seriously... I've been thinking about getting some land somewhere to grow more!!!

Hey everyone, for some reason the pictures are not appearing on the posts. Barrel House blued is a sibling of the Sass Medal winner, 'Midsummer Night's Dream' both from Iris Colorado. DH as a dark blue IB 'Battenkill Riffle' Dee used to have it, but obviously it did not sell. A nursery in CA sells it but forget the name.

I'd seen the name Battenkill Riffle - was wondering if it was hybridized up in the Dutch area of NY with a name like that.

We drove through NY last year. I'd grown up partly in Poughkeepsie, and thought nothing of all the "kill' names. DH and DD burst out into giggles every time I said "Spackenkill" - they thought it was just the most perfect name for a murder mystery villain, and here I always thought of it as just a location!

Hybridized here, but the trout stream is in VT.

ah! well, trout stream makes sense. It's blue water.