Is This Stepping Out

I was checking the plant files and there are so many pictures that all look different in there for Stepping Out. I bought this plant though a DG Coop a few years ago, first time blooming.

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To my eye, the purple on your flower isn't nearly dark enough or nearly blue-toned enough to be Stepping Out.

Laurie

Thanks Laurie, I think the blooms that are about to open might be darker, I take more pictures when they bloom. We have been having some cold nights maybe that's why the color is off.

Cold temps should saturate the anthocyanin pigments (blues and purples), not fade them out. Was this iris marked as Stepping Out when you purchased it? Did you purchase any other purple plicatas from that co-op?

It looks exactly mine, which is certainly Stepping Out...I think maybe it appears lighter because of the "lighting" when the picture is taken.

edited to say this was purchased and labeled as Stepping Out....

This message was edited May 17, 2008 10:16 AM

Here is another in less "bright light" on the same day.

Now look at this one...it is also one that was purchased and labeled as Stepping Out...

Will the real Stepping Out Please stand up...LOL I don't know if they are both or either Stepping Out...the beards are not the same on both...I am not a Iris Expert, so I don't have a clue how to tell if either is or if both may be etc. But I do love them both and the last one appeared to be darker in color. But one is in full sun in the back garden and the other in partial to full sun in the front garden, does that make a difference? I have no idea. They are both beauties though!

Last picture of the one in the back garden...^_^

Janet, I don't believe the iris in your first pic is SO, but I do believe the iris in your last pic IS SO. In your last pic, the dark stripe up the midrib of the standards, the beard color, the dark area around the beard, and the darker shade of purple on the petal edges are all consistent with SO as it grows in my garden.

Laurie

Well, after looking at the pictures in the plant files earlier, I was leaning in that direction. LOL The first one? Who knows. I also received this one from the same supplier, it is obviously NOT Brown Lasso...most likely Edith Wolford...but it was marked Brown Lasso...had two stand of this one and was so disappointed it was not Brown Lasso, since I don't have that one. I have to find my purchase info so I can see if they will replace it...thanks.

Absolutely get in touch with the supplier and send pics of your two mislabeled irises. The grower should be willing to either provide accurate replacements or a refund of their purchase prices.

Janet, the reason yours looks like mine is we got them from the same coop, LOL

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/610899/

My Brown Lasso looks like yours also and I was told it was Edith Wolford. It's hard to say what be actually got in this coop. I have to say though, I do love them even though they are not or might not be right.

Oh, well that probably explains the problem. It sounds like the supplier for that co-op may have been a plant broker/wholesaler, NOT an iris specialist. You might want to double check the identities of any irises you received from that co-op ... and stay away from iris co-ops supplied by anyone other than a commercial iris specialist.

I do believe your right, I think now this co-op was from a broker. I did check the ones that bloomed, so far 2 are wrong, 1 is right and the others are in bud now so I will finally get to see what they look like.

Perhaps the other participants in that co-op should be informed of the potential problem with misIDs on those irises.

I placed a post on the co-op thread! That IS where they came from, lol!

Janet did any of the other Iris you purchased in that co-op bloom correct? I have Red Zinger and Royal Knight that have bloomed and they look good to me. These were planted in 2006 so I'm glad to see they are all going to bloom this year.

Yes I have several that were just awesome, I will post some pictures tomorrow and you can see how great they did this year!

For the record, it appears that the Immortality shipped with that co-op is also incorrect, and the co-op's Violet Blue and Fashion Fandangle are not registered names with the AIS. My guess is that Perfect White is also going to be wrong, because PW is a 1941 registration.

lol, that is not a surprise at this point. BUT I can tell you that the Bravado is correct. Along with Night Ruler, as well as Painted Cloud. Red Zinger is correct as well, I believe. Whatever the names are of the ones I have, and again I thought Immortality was also incorrect, but it is so hard for me to tell with the whites...I love them all and they are very healthy.

oh, man...I was in this co-op, too...

and guess what I ordered...brown lasso

only two of my rhizomes even lived past the first week, and the other two are just about to bloom. I'll be especially careful to examine it...don't need any more edith, either...
thanks for the heads up
-T

What color beard does Immortality have? I have 2 whites and I know one is I and the other should be Laced Cotton.

The easiest way to tell IMM and LC apart is that LC has laced petal edges, and IMM does not. Look at pics of both in the PlantFiles, and you'll be able to tell the difference in the appearance of the petal edges.

Beards may be similar on both.

Laurie

Thanks, Laurie
It is good to be on a forum with experts in the field.

Also, I found 2 seed pods. When should I harvest and plant them? We have one member in our iris society that is working with rebloomers. She lives about 100 miles away from me. Here is her link http://www.thegardensite.com/irises/bridgeintime/

The seed pods will start to crack open at the top when they should be harvested. Keep an eye out for it when they begin to turn brown so you will not lose the seeds.

Could this be Stepping Out?

Immortality from the co-op. I think this one is correct.

That might be Stepping Out, though SO's purple fall rim is usually wider than the one showing in your pic, and that thin purple line going down the center of the falls isn't evident in other pics of SO.

I don't believe your IMM is correct. There's way too much yellow/orange in the beard, the falls are too floppy, and there shouldn't be any sort of yellow shading around the hafts. Sorry

Laurie

I just went out and checked my Immortality in person, Cathy. There is not a yellow color to the area around the hafts, but more like a translucent quality to the markings. There is bit of yellow where the beard goes into the interior of the flower, but just a bit. It is quite fragrant too. Mine came from Iris City Gardens and I think I gave you some of my plant. Is it blooming or getting ready to bloom? It would make a great comparison for you to use.

Linda

Iris City is very accurate in what they sell so it would be the real thing. You gave me a rhizome Linda last fall and it has a bloom stalk forming. I can 't wait. Thank you.

You are going to love Immortalitiy Julianna. It's one of my favorities.

Linda

This is my Immortality, I think is correctly marked. I was not sure, because the buds had a slight lavendar/blue tint before they open, is that true with IM? I think I have another photo that shows the bud.

Here is the picture with the flower and the bud.

It's typical for IMM's buds to have a lavender tint before opening.

Well I do have 3 IMM so I'll have to check, the one in the picture did come from you Linda, I checked it again and its yours because my co-op one has a picture tag, and the other one Mit gave me and its with the Iris from him up on top of the hill, this one is in the front garden bed.

Cathy, it sounds like you'll have a wonderful opportunity to hone your ID skills with three IMMs blooming in your garden. They'll help train your eye to spot subtle differences in flower appearance and other plant characteristics. Don't forget to compare all aspects of the plants. Look carefully at the color, relative size, and texture of the leaves. Look at the color and texture of the spathes. Compare fragrance of the flowers.

Laurie