Muddymitts said:I'll be interested to know, Patrick, if your Coronation has the little red dots (like mine) or not!!!!

Hey Mary Ann - I'll be sure to let you know how 'Coronation' performs next Spring !

My Coronation:

that sure does have a lot of red dots, Mary Ann. Must be the southern sun giving it freckles.

It sure does, Bonnie -- I have difficulty with the notion that the environment causes the spots on an otherwise plain flower..............

I do too. And that is a lot of spots for a plain colored iris to have. ???

I have to say that's about the "dirtiest" one I've seen, MaryAnn ! Is that one in a "part shade" area ?

Yes it is, Arlyn. I would say it's in a *mostly shade* area. It only gets morning sun. If that's what it needs to have the red markings, it's gonna stay right there!!

Well, I don't really know if that's what it NEEDS, but that seems to make them more " pronounced ". There are a few along the alley,(I call it "iris alley") behind a house across the street, that only get about 2 hours of sun (this time of year, in early spring, they get almost 1/2 day), and they don't get a lot of bloom, but they are always "speckled" more than mine. The "first" blooms are always more colored than the "later " ones, even in my "full sun" beds.
Sometime, in the winter when it's not fit to be outside in "iris country" (and the fish aren't biting on the gulf coast ) I'll have to tell you the story behind "iris Alley".

Zencat said:I did a search in the DB and found Lady Paramount. It has the older form you like and is a paler yellow. I don't know the person who has it but you could contact them as they sell it. Here's the link.

Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Lady Paramount')

On top, click on One Member Has This Plant.

UPDATE:: The person who had TB Iris "Lady Paramount" does not have this iris available - it was lost to rot in his garden. So the search continues ......

crowrita1 said: Sometime, in the winter when it's not fit to be outside in "iris country" (and the fish aren't biting on the gulf coast ) I'll have to tell you the story behind "iris Alley".

I'll look forward to that!!!

Lady Paramount is available through "Superstition Iris Gardens!!!! only $5.00. Send them an email and place an order! Must do so by 8/8/15

Hey Greg:: Thanks for the info - that helps a lot. I've already ordered "Coronation", so I will put "Lady Paramount" on my Order List for next year. Thank you again for the update!

you should ask them about next year. They may not carry it next year.

I finally got my Yellow Iris in the mail today --- > Coronation arrived, and I got a bonus rhizome too !

Woohoo!

What was the bonus?

Muddymitts said:

I'll look forward to that!!!

Me too!

I think he may have gotten two rhizomes of Coronation!

I haven't put my new acquisitions in the database, so I don't know what they will come up trending as, but when planting yesterday, I had a lot of tall yellow rebloomers.

I noticed I like a lot of Monty Byers and George Sutton irises too.

Not a bright yellow, but yellow and white, which is one of my favorite combinations. 'Corsage'


I also love this re-blooming NOID that I got from a rose grower.. I ordered 'Spring Romance' from Bluebird Haven this year as a potential match.


Patrick, you mentioned liking some of the brownish tones... have you seen 'Prairie Sunset', 'Orloff'?


'Glen Ellen' is somewhere between yellow and brown.. and 'Gingersnap' is not as old as the others, but has the bonus of having a Root Beer scent.