Donald,
The 3 terminal blooms and the snaking
of the stalk can probably both be attributed to frost. That's usually the
culprit here when those conditions occur. I have an arilbred seedling that
has 3 terminal buds for its maiden bloom, and an SDB seedling right next to it
has 1 standard, 1 stylearm and 4 falls on its maiden bloom. There is
another pocket of 4 SDBs blooming and each one also has 4 falls, and one more
yet has 4 standards and 4 falls. All the rest of the SDBS, ABs, and other
various bearded irises are just fine. Some years, if the frost stops
earlier, everything is normal. Give that baby (a very pretty baby) another
year to see what happens.
Elm