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| This iris was here when we bought our house 30 years ago. The house is pre-civil war. Does anyone know how old the iris is and if it has a name?
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| What a gorgeous pic. Does it look this way every year? When you preview your message, you can paste the url address in the Optional Link URL box to make a 'hot' link. |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamfoxtrax/2538641061/
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| Looks to me like Loreley (Goos & Koenemann) 1909. It tends to bloom as a "flattie" like this sometimes. Nice photo. The look of the flower is somewhat variable. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Loreley on HIPS site
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| Agree with Iris Nut - this is definitely Lorelei (means a type of river mermaid of the Rhine) Often, the standards (the yellow part that stands up) have streaks of the purple in them. That is part of this iris' "look". |
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| Thank you, Iris Gal,iris nut, & Shapiro. Yes, it looks this way every year. There is some variation between blooms, but on the whole they are the same. It is very hardy. I have some planted between the house and sidewalk, under the furnace exhaust. It makes a nice little micro climate there and one time it bloomed at Thanksgiving. Our house is pre-civil war, so thought it might be an heirloom variety. |
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- Posted by berrytea4me Z5 CO (My Page) on Sat, Sep 6, 08 at 15:56
| Beautiful picture of Loreley. How nice that you had a historic that is distinct enough to ID so quickly. That is often not the case. I just received a small start of that one through the HIPS member rhizome sale. I understand it is quite sought after. |
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