Re: TB: Unknown burgundy

Mike:
    OK. I will post some pictures of "reds" that I took myself. But 
they are all home. Will get them tonight.
 I had thought of something else since I sent that last message out. 
How large are the flowers? Some reds are huge (SPARTAN, MARAUDER, RED 
VALOR). Yours could be a small growing TB, or even one of the IB or 
BB's. CRANAPPLE is another possiblity (picture at home too). It is 
one of the smaller iris (height and flower size). It is very 
saturated red; more of a solid self rather than TRD's lighter stands, 
deeper falls.Also less purple.
Are the leaves large? Or more in proportion to the plant?  
I only have a few of the smaller iris, but the leaves are definitely 
skinnier than TB's. 
 Laetitia 

--- In iris-photos@y..., land_of_mu@y... wrote:
> Laetitia-  I would welcome any photos you'd like to send me, or 
post 
> here if you like.  Thanks for the tip on TRD, in looking at the pic 
> on the HIPS site it appears more purple-ish there than it did in my 
> garden... could just be the light of course.  So hard to get a true 
> color of an iris when they constantly change with the available 
> light. =)  I look forward to seeing other pics of it.
> Thanks!
> 
> -Mike U.
> Oly, WA
> 
> 
> --- In iris-photos@y..., lmmunro@h... wrote:
> > This does not look like a very old iris to me. Definitely not 
1903.
> > How about The RED DOUGLAS? That's what it looks like to me. I 
have 
> > seen TRD growing quite short; small rhizome, not very vigorous 
> > grower, blooms late...but oh, those flowers...rich rich red 
velvety 
> > color, just like yours. TRD has very smooth velvety falls; stands 
> are 
> > a little lighter.
> > I'll look at my collection of pictures at home to see if there 
are 
> > other close matches. If you want, I'll send whatever I have 
> including 
> > TRD
> > Laetitia   
> >


 

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