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Siberian iris ID needed

20 years ago

Last year I planted three clumps of Siberian iris, all supposedly Caesar's Brother. This year, the clump at the front was putting out much longer leaves than the other two, followed by much longer stalks. They are all flowering now, although not abundantly.

Different heights, different colours: hard to believe they're all one cultivar. I googled CB pictures and they came in more than one colour too, so I'm not very far ahead. Can anyone help me identify these two?

Here are some close-ups:

The tall one:

The short one:

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Comments (3)

garden_of_mu
20 years ago
I have seen dozens of sibs purported to be CB and all are similar, but definitely different varieties. I don't have any sugegstions for our tall light blue one (which is gorgeous!), but it is definitely not CB. The shorter one is closer, but who can say for sure? With so many imposters floating about, and the ready ability that sibs go to seed, there just isn't anyway to be sure.

Mike
janetr
Original Author
20 years ago
Oh well, thanks anyway, Mike. I do like to have names for everything in my garden, but I am not so anal that I can't enjoy them when they're nameless. I might even leave the tall one in front, just to be perverse. ;o)
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iris_gal
20 years ago
Nice photos! I'm not sure my Caesar's Brother is the real thing either.

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