What do you suppose this is?

It is among some irises I purchased at my local AIS Rhizome sale. As far as I know I never bought anything that was supposed to look like this. The photo isn't exactly accurate in color, but it is actually a light brown in color with a lavender streak up the middle and bright yellow all over the hafts. I have never seen anything like it. It has a modern form, but it isn't anything I am familiar with. Normally I like the brown iris, but I am not sure about this one. Any guesses as to ID? There can't be a lot like this.

Here is another photo showing the lavender a little more clearly.

I don't know the name but I hope you find out cuz I have some in the front yard I can see them out the window here and have wondered for 2 years I love them
Gloria

Well, here's hoping someone knows what this is. I like it too, but was really surprised to see it.

Paj ~ I'm wondering if it might be Terre de Feu.

This is a photo I took of mine last year and it was, and is, absolutely gorgeous! Yours is a bit lighter than mine, but cameras and light can make a lot of difference.

Judy

It does look a lot like mine. I will check it out. Since I live at 7,300 ft. the sun is fierce here and that could bleach it out a bit, explaining the lighter colors. Thanks for looking into this! Will let you know what I think when I have looked it up.

Yes, I think you have nailed it. Great work! When I looked in Plant Files, I noticed that the photo closed to the coloring in mine is in that of Margiempv who lives in the Phoenix area, where the sun is intense because the air is dry. Our air is nearly as dry but we are about 6,000 ft higher making the air very, very thin. With little atmosphere to protect our flowers from the sun, many of them turn out paler, though this one is more extremely pale than others I have seen. Though much paler, the pattern is the same. I think it is the same iris. Maybe I should send you a piece to see if it turns out to be like yours -- or vise versa.
Thanks for your excellent detection work!

See for yourself at:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/113883/

You are very welcome, Paj! Terre de Feu is one of my favorites due to the intense colorings - at least in our area. I didn't realize the sun and arid climate would make that much difference, but even so it is still very attractive. If you'd like to send a piece for me to test, just send me a D-mail, I'd be happy to do it.

Will see if I have enough to send you. This is the first year this iris has bloomed. But I bet it has some increases, I could send you. I think such a test would be very interesting.

That is a pretty one! I planted it last summer and did not get any blooms this year. Hope mine turns out as colorful as yours Judy.

Susan

Yes, Paj, it would be an interesting test, if not this year, next! Just let me know.

Susan, I'm sure yours will be just as beautiful. It definitely stands out in the gardens and receives a lot of "Wow's"! Almost drove by your place yesterday to see your beautiful blooms, but didn't make it.

I bet it won't fade like mine because you have more moisture in your air and live at a much lower altitude than we do. That makes your air more dense and blocks out more ultraviolet -- the one that does all the bleaching.

Your first post on this thread looks very similar to "World of Color"
My pic follows:

I just found this one in Plant Files that looks a lot like mine:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/26429/

What do you all think?

Ginger Swirl has a very distinct tan edge on the falls that I don't see on yours.

Yes, I came to the same conclusion. The lavender blends into the brown edge on mine. Darn. It looks so like it ought to be identifiable.

Could even be Competative Edge

It could be Belle Prairie. Reference my journal entry from May 2007. Could it be I sent it to you? http://davesgarden.com/tools/journal/viewentry.php?rid=93249

Roni

I bet that is it, Elizabethtown. The description doesn't mention the lavender patch around the beard, but you picture shows it.
I got you as my partner in the secret trades last year and sent you some iris, but you didn't send to me -- your sending partner was someone else. And we never got around to a trade later in the summer.
I don't think I got it from you, but I am reasonably certain that is what it is. Thanks so much!

That's right, no wonder I couldn't find you in my trade lists. I always keep a copy of the "invoice" including bonuses. I just thought I had been lazy (not like that hasn't happened before :-D).

I love how in the older descriptions they mention "pink" but pink has since become lavender or a light purple wash. I guess their Crayola boxes weren't as big as mine. *grin*

Roni

Yes, those older registrations left out quite a bit, but I am pretty sure the photo you showed is it. Thanks for checking it out for me. Betty

I hesitate to add this but it looks sooo much like Venus Butterfly by Blyth that I got from Dee.

I took many pix of it this Spring. I will see if I can post one on here later today.

Irisawe

That would be great! Maybe dee has a picture of it on her site. Why not add to the confusion.

Nope, Dee doesn't have it any more.

Here is Venus Butterfly, all you had to do is ask to see if I have a picture as have more than my fair share.

D

Betty,

Take a look at this photo. I thought your photo looked just like 'HIGH ROLLER', (my friend Kathy use to grow it) but I couldn't find a picture, so I went online and found one> (it's on E-Bay in Australia)

A Graeme Grosvenor, 1996 introduction. Could this be yours?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Tall-Bearded-Iris---HIGH-ROLLER---Lots-of-bloom_W0QQitemZ160340700786QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090608?IMSfp=TL090608193001r387

* edited to add: the E-bay links won't work.

Also edited to say:
If it doesn't come up due to the long http then........... here is the ID number to type into E-bay in the "search" box on top. - - 160340700786



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