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Sep 27, 2015 12:10 PM CST
Name: Bonnie Sojourner
Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas (Zone 7a)
Magnolia zone
Region: United States of America Region: Arkansas Master Gardener: Arkansas Irises Plant and/or Seed Trader Moon Gardener
Garden Ideas: Master Level Dragonflies Bulbs Garden Art Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Gardens in Buckets
How about Instructor, another Innerst iris.

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Sep 27, 2015 8:52 PM CST
Name: Lucy
Tri Cities, WA (Zone 6b)
irises
Charter ATP Member Cottage Gardener Irises Region: Northeast US Region: United Kingdom Region: United States of America
Enjoys or suffers cold winters
We grew some of his dwarfs & once had Smart. It is the pod parent of my one aril bred cross.


seedling: 'Ye Gadd'.
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Sep 27, 2015 10:49 PM CST
Name: Sue Petruske
Wisconsin (Zone 5a)
Could Jen's iris (#1) be Happenstance. Here are pics of mine. Jen, maybe the shot from the top will help verify one way or the other.

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Sep 28, 2015 8:13 AM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
I have Happenstance too --
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Sep 28, 2015 8:18 AM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Beautiful pics of Happenstance!
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Sep 28, 2015 9:54 AM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
It's a beautiful Iris, Leslie -- and photogenic. No way to take bad pics!!! Smiling
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Sep 28, 2015 1:02 PM CST
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Name: Jen Jax
Northern Kentucky (Zone 6a)
Region: Kentucky Dog Lover Irises Peonies Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Sue. That does look like happenstance! I will have to keep this one until it blooms
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Oct 25, 2015 4:52 AM CST
Name: Gabriel/Gabe Rivera
Charlotte, NC (Zone 7b)
German imported, Michigan raised
Garden Photography Plant and/or Seed Trader Enjoys or suffers hot summers Roses Garden Procrastinator Region: North Carolina
Lilies Irises Hybridizer Hostas Dog Lover Daylilies
Here's another pink quiz. I got these from a lady in Dallas, NC. The standards and falls are flat, so it eliminates some. I do have pink reprise (rebloomer), but I believe these are primarily spring bloomers if that matters. This the best photo I have also. Pink is tough Grumbling
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Heck, try the distorted red/pink on the left. Velvet fall with what looks like pink rims


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Oct 25, 2015 7:31 AM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
When you say that the standards and falls are flat, are you meaning that they are without ruffles? Generally speaking, unruffled Irises are older cultivars, referred to as historics, since today's hybridizers generally try to create ruffled blooms. When searching for the identity of an Iris, it does help to know the approximate time of creation.

I couldn't increase the size of the second picture, so can't see the distortion that you're referring to. Again -- this looks like an historic. You could do a search in the database for Red Bitone historics. If that didn't work, try Burgundy Bitone, etc., etc. -- sooner or later you *should* find something that at least looks like your Iris. And, of course, there's no guarantee that your Iris was ever named or registered. There are a lot of real NOID Irises out there, for many reasons -- people who hybridize for fun with no intention of registration, bee-pod babies, etc.
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Oct 25, 2015 7:36 AM CST
Name: Arlyn
Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a)
Beekeeper Region: Illinois Irises Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Try looking though the "gallery" pictures, here, Gabe http://www.historiciris.org/ the second pic *appears* to be close to Indian Chief......
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Oct 25, 2015 12:14 PM CST
Name: Gabriel/Gabe Rivera
Charlotte, NC (Zone 7b)
German imported, Michigan raised
Garden Photography Plant and/or Seed Trader Enjoys or suffers hot summers Roses Garden Procrastinator Region: North Carolina
Lilies Irises Hybridizer Hostas Dog Lover Daylilies
I'll keep searching! Maybe this spring I'll have my own clearer pics as well. And yes Mary Ann, that's exactly what I meant about the flat/non ruffle. Didn't know that bit of info, so maybe that'll help the search too. Thank You!
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Oct 25, 2015 3:24 PM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
I think close up pictures in the spring will really help to ID the blooms. They definitely look historic in form though.
"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black
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Oct 25, 2015 3:40 PM CST
Name: Arlyn
Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a)
Beekeeper Region: Illinois Irises Celebrating Gardening: 2015
This is one article from the HIPS site I linked above, but, there is so much info on the site, sometimes things are easily overlooked http://www.historiciris.org/no...
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Oct 25, 2015 3:44 PM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
Good one, Arlyn, thank you. Smiling I tip my hat to you.
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Oct 25, 2015 7:57 PM CST
Name: Linnea
Southern Maine, border 5b/6a (Zone 5b)
Composter Daylilies Garden Art Irises Organic Gardener Permaculture
Plant and/or Seed Trader Winter Sowing
If you haven't spent an evening looking at the entire HIPS gallery, you're missing out. Big Grin
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Oct 25, 2015 8:21 PM CST
Name: Jane H.
Kentucky (Zone 6b)
Birds Region: Kentucky Clematis Daylilies Irises Region: United States of America
No one seems to know about #4. I think it is really pretty.
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Oct 25, 2015 9:06 PM CST
Name: Gabriel/Gabe Rivera
Charlotte, NC (Zone 7b)
German imported, Michigan raised
Garden Photography Plant and/or Seed Trader Enjoys or suffers hot summers Roses Garden Procrastinator Region: North Carolina
Lilies Irises Hybridizer Hostas Dog Lover Daylilies
Maybe, it'd be a nice one... I'll ask the lady if she has a clearer pic of what she gave me. Could be a sexy noid.


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Oct 25, 2015 10:00 PM CST
Name: Sherry Austin
Santa Cruz, CA (Zone 9a)
Birds Bulbs Region: California Dragonflies Foliage Fan Irises
Keeper of Poultry Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2015
Ok, so that's more modern that I originally thought. I love the new search features on HIPS. I searched 1960-69, Magenta/Plum falls, mauve/rose stds and red beard, and Voila! but I see now that you already figured it out.. LOL
'Wine and Roses'
http://www.historiciris.org/ph...
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Oct 26, 2015 6:39 AM CST
Name: Arlyn
Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a)
Beekeeper Region: Illinois Irises Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Yup ! I was about 40 years early on that one, too !
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Oct 26, 2015 1:24 PM CST
Name: Charlotte
Salt Lake City, Utah (Zone 7a)
genealogist specializing in French
Butterflies Bulbs Heucheras Hostas Irises Region: Utah
On the subject of broken pattern iris, my favorites of Brad Kasparek's iris aren't those. I love Tanzanian Tangerine and Llama Mama. Of the brokens I'd like to grow Anaconda Love, Meerkat Manor and Kilimanjaro Sunset.

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