No, that's not Carnival Carousel. I'll look around to see if I can ID it. Irisgal may know what it is, or maybe another GW member will have an idea. It has a beautiful form.
Renee

Thanks Renee, I didn't think it could be right. I looked through other new iris to see if tags might have gotten switched, but I don't think so. I hope someone can ID it, I really like it.

Not Carnival Carousel!! Cold be Glamor pants, but I dont think so. Check out Bronco Down and Diva Do.

try this one! Starple

I have Starple & very similar, but not alike when you put them side by side. The top part of this one is a tad bronzier, with just a bit of the purple/red color mixed in. It does look a lot like Bronco Down to me. It may be one I'll never know, although I thought it might be individual enough to ID.

Bronco Down look like the closest match. Might need to do some measuring and bug count,how tall are the stocks, things like that.

I can't find anything that tells bud count, but the height is right. Supposed to be a mid season bloomer, I consider this early, but I have a couple other mid seasons blooming now too.
Thanks so much for your efforts, aqua!

I agree it's not Carnival Carousel (Begley'05)
Here are some to look at.

Magic Palette (Blyth'94) - colors vary with camera; has horiz. form; size of light area around beard can vary.

Raging Tiger (Thompkins'92) - colors vary with camera; falls seem narrower at base.

Sketch Me (Plough'75) - only saw one pic; has fall edge ruffle but edge-color seems wider then yours and fall color not as intense.

Wowzer (Burseen'91) - blueJ's pics can be quite off but worth a look.

I wonder...I got one from the same person called Painter's Palette & planted it in the same bed, right beside it actually. It hasn't bloomed yet, but I've been wondering about it. Painter's Palette is SDB iris, & the foliage is NOT SDB. Bronco Down looks more right to me in the standard area, but this one seems shaped right. Bloom time seems more accurate too. I'm betting this could be Magic Palette. I can easily see me getting the tags switched, & even writing down the wrong name. I'll have to see what the others she sent are when they bloom, that may help me too.
Thanks!

Golly, I forgot about Bronco Down. Here's my photo. The standards were yellow rather than apricot or bronze.

I looked up the registration: Standards dark brown orange

Maybe my photo was of a mis-name???

Oh Lordy. There is a Bronco Down & a Bronco Brown.

Doesn't help much with the yellow standards of the one I photographed!

Here is a link that might be useful: http://wiki.irises.org/bin/view/TbAthruE/TbBroncoBrown

Iris gal please email me!!! You email is still blocked.

Thanks iris gal, it does get confusing, doesn't it? That is why I am almost positive mine will turn out to be Magic Palette, although to my eye, it still looks more like Bronco Down. So hard to tell from photos though, isn't it. I think the bloom time would suit Magic Palette better, it is blooming early. Not my first tall bearded, but early, & Bronco Down is supposed to be a mid season bloomer. Magic Palette is supposed to be 33", Bronco Down is 35", I measure mine-33 & 34", can you believe? How large are the flowers on your Bronco Down? These aren't very large flowers, but there are 3 branches from each stalk.

Thought I would post another photo of what I think must be Magic Palette. I think it all depends on whether the standards are gold or yellow. They are definitely more golden than yellow on mine. There is more white around the beard on these later photos.
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