EJarrett said:

I'll try to remember but remind me next year and I should be able to send you Stop Flirting. I just planted it last year and it looked just like this picture in my garden this year. I've decided to put Colourable on my most wanted list

I've got it marked down on my Trades List for next year, Eric. I'll remind ya!!!

EJarrett said:I'm partial to the blends myself like:

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Stop Flirting')
• Uploaded by Betja

or

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Colourable')
• Uploaded by Calif_Sue

I think I agree with Eric. The blends show the variability of MOTHER NATURE and the creativity and commitment of a hybridizer. Plus they are just unique. But tomorrow I will be in love with another color! So maybe I shouldn't even respond on this thread . 😕😊

Maybe we could start a thread this winter. "What's your favorite iris TODAY?"

My "favorite" color would depend on "where" the sun is at, at the time I see the bloom. Almost dusk, and the white's and yellows are hard to beat ! But at noon, with no clouds, the blues and purples really 'rule", and, those "red" and "brown" toned ones....look so nice, in early morning light, especially if there is some dew ! And those "black" ones ? get the afternoon sun, behind them, so the reticulations stand out , and the standards get that "see through" transparence......... !

Oh boy, ain't that the truth!

crowrita1 said:My "favorite" color would depend on "where" the sun is at, at the time I see the bloom. Almost dusk, and the white's and yellows are hard to beat ! But at noon, with no clouds, the blues and purples really 'rule", and, those "red" and "brown" toned ones....look so nice, in early morning light, especially if there is some dew ! And those "black" ones ? get the afternoon sun, behind them, so the reticulations stand out , and the standards get that "see through" transparence......... !

maybe that is why my favorite changes all the time. YEAH!

I love shooting pictures of iris with the sun shining through them. Agree with Arlyn that the blacks are outstanding in "transparency".

I have been working on red amoena SDBs & things are getting difficult. So all the blends & different patterns can be loved. I still like blue .

Simply put -- I love them all. I can think that I have a favorite -- and I do -- until I see the next one. And then I have a new favorite. Hopeless.

Muddymitts said:Simply put -- I love them all. I can think that I have a favorite -- and I do -- until I see the next one. And then I have a new favorite. Hopeless.

We definitely have that in common , Mary Ann. My hubby just laughs when I say one is a favorite--for that very reason,

Picking your favorite iris is kind of like picking your favorite child.

Exactly so, Tom!!

Cleta -- mine too!!

My DH laughs at me, too.

"I love this one. It's my favorite."
"Wait, I thought THAT was your favorite."
"It was. Yesterday. THIS is my favorite today."
"Ha ha ha. What will be your favorite tomorrow?"
"I don't know. We'll see when it blooms."
"You're weird."
"Nope. I'm singular and inconsistent. And cute. Expand your vocabulary."
"Okay. Odd, different, fickle, difficult, stubborn...wait, where are you going? Trustworthy, sympathetic, frustrating! What's your favorite iris NOW?!!"
"I'm making lunch! You want a plate of stubborn?!!"

The important thing is that WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IRISES!!! Color, variety, old, new, ruffled, not-ruffled, etc. etc..!

(we have to make a list of iris topics for the long,cold winter!)

Lestv said:I love shooting pictures of iris with the sun shining through them. Agree with Arlyn that the blacks are outstanding in "transparency".

I love looking at Photos of Iris in Pinterest.com. Some of them are absolutely stunning!

irisarian said:I have been working on red amoena SDBs & things are getting difficult. So all the blends & different patterns can be loved. I still like blue .

Seeing a Red Amoena SDB would be gorgeous to see ! I agree. Wow. What a sight that would be.

janwax said:The important thing is that WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IRISES!!! Color, variety, old, new, ruffled, not-ruffled, etc. etc..!

(we have to make a list of iris topics for the long,cold winter!)

I agree I love my TB Iris just as much as my Species Iris. I just Love Irises !

Any color but PINK! I especially like the unusual color blends, and speckle.

Pink-lovers, stand up!!