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Carriwitched: unusually small bloom?

alisande
14 years ago

I just posted a photo of Carriwitched in the Gallery. I planted it last year, and it's the first iris to bloom in my garden this spring. I like it a lot, but the bloom is much smaller than most. Is that par for the course for Carriwitched?

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