Vic- Iris nelsonii "Magenta Rose"

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The iris in the attached photo taken on 11/7/15 in my garden was obtained from the late Ken Durio (Louisiana Nursery) in 1999, labeled as Iris nelsonii ‘Magenta Rose’.  When kept well-watered during the summer it will repeat bloom in the fall.  It probably is a Louisiana Iris hybrid, but I am somewhat skeptical that it should be considered to be I. nelsonii.   Its leaves are shorter and wider than the typical I. nelsonii plants I am familiar with.  And the bloom stalk has the typical zigzag I. brevicaulis pattern. 

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