Might it be Honorabile?

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I'm fairly new to the iris game, but the one pictred above was sent to me in a trade as Honoribile.

Sue

Well it looks identical, doesn't it? For a moment I thought that that was my picture! LOL I'm happy to find out that I have an historic iris, even if it's a common one. That's exciting!! Here's another pic from above, taken at a different time.
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Gorgeous pictures of Honorible. I can't tell from your pictures. Is the base of the leaf fans purplish tinged? I think that is one of the hallmarks for ID'g Honorible.

I had one show up in my garden seemingly out of nowhere a few years ago. I moved it to a better spot for care but am waiting for it to bloom again. I'm not sure yet if it was a revert from a yellow sport of Honorible or if it was a random rhizome mixed in that had not bloomed. I suspect the former. I've had these historic NOID yellows for many years and this was the first & only bloom of Honorible in their midst.

Well, I went outside to see if they had the purplish tinge that you describe. I expected to find none, but what do you know, there it was!! AMAZING!! Thank you both so much! Does anyone know how to pronounce Honorabile? Is it like the beginning of honorable, and then bile (rhymes with tile?) So Honora-bile? Or is it just the same as Honorable?
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Oh, I always spell that one wrong. You are right of course. It is "Honoribile". I've never heard anyone pronounce it so can't tell you what it is supposed to sound like. I pronounce it like you suggest.