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This is such a prolific grower in zone 6A for me! This gorgeous iris was hybridized just 40 minutes away in Elwood, Utah. It's one of my Brad Kasparek favorites

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This is a known plicata carrier.

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If you either grow this hybrid, or know of someone who grows it, then take the time to inspect the golden rim of the standards close up. What's fascinating is how this region is actually comprised of small specks of both yellow and purple pigmentation, which when seen from a distance gives the remarkable illusion of a solid golden edge. Isn't Mother Nature wonderfully, amazingly clever?

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Reblooms consistently in central Ohio, zone 5 in September/October. One of my more vigorous SDBs

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From Iris Test Garden Catalog, 1955: ELIZABETH OF ENGLAND. (Miles '46). M. (Typhoon x Lagoon). Exquisite light azure blue that holds its color. The parent of Miles' 1952 introduction Vandabeth. $2.2S.

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I remember visiting Uncle Glenn the year he registered the iris and how proud he was. :)

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This is the problem with the Dinnerplate series of Japanese irises. There are two distinctly different irises being sold as "Ice Cream" as shown in our database. Nor are they registered irises under the names Dinnerplate gave them. There has been discussion in the AIS about Ice Cream and the problem of it not always being the same iris.

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Listed as pale violet, but I only see clear blue in my 4b garden. Photo color is accurate to what I see.

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Awesome flower!

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This has turned out to be a very reliable bloomer. It has bloomed every year since I first acquired it.

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I emailed Schreiners and they confirmed that this iris has purple based foliage where the rhizome and leaves meet.

The spathes also have purple, as you can see in multiple photos.

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it bloomed for the first time 5-17-2023

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I really liked Haunted Heart, and its subtle colors were ever-changing here. However I've tried it twice in two different locations and it always under-performed for me. Never got remotely close to the listed height, bloomed low, and after two years both plants (planted in different years = different weather conditions and from different vendors) died off.

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Reliable rebloom in zone 6b

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Re-blooms very reliably 3-5x a year in my zone 9a. This one seems to want to flower at any time. Excessive heat or drought? Wet cold rain and snowy winter? Does not bother her. Scented and holds in vase nicely when nothing else is blooming in winter including December and January. It rarely rests here and bloomed first season after planting. If looking for very reliable re-bloomer this has worked well in my zone.

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Sibling to Miniature Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Silence Please')

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Sibling to Miniature Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Picture Me')

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Keith Keppel congratulations on your awards of merit.
The beautiful hybrid resembles the name.
kind regards Wendolyn Nicholds daylily hybridizer Ontario Daylily Society

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Wow, this looks like a miniature version of Bahama Blues. Same color self, and amazingly the beard….

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'Early Harvest' reclassified from BB to TB in 2018 as per hybridizer (source - AIS).

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