I gave up waiting for the page to load after seeing the size of 900Kb on the yel/blue iris.

Photobucket has free accounts that allow you to embed a photo in your post. I think their size limit is 300Kb or 350Kb, still very large.

The ones you suspect are 'Edith Wolford' do indeed look much like her, but there are also others that look very similar. I can tell you from personal experience, though, that Edith will not disappoint - and, she's pretty easy to find and affordable.

As far as the blue one at the end, I'm sometimes of the opinion that once the ID tag leaves the plant, it's almost impossible to identify it for sure. But, 'Full Tide' is an inexpensive, readily available cultivar that has the same glowing medium blue color. Pair it with 'Edith Woldord' in a big mass planting - they set each other off beautifully.

- Steve

Hi,
The unknown rose is Dr. Huey. It is a root stock. Often times the upper part of the plant will die off and Dr. Huey will be left behind to grow. Though you will often see Dr. Huey growing, you will not find it for sale. If it is the coloration you like, I suggest looking into Gallica type roses. There are some gorgeous red/purple colored ones.
Remy

You can grow your own Dr Huey:
just snip off a piece & stick it in the ground!

(It blooms only once in the springtime, &, here at least, it defoliates in the summer from blackspot.)

Wow - thanks!

If the rose is Dr. Huey, it reblooms as long as I deadhead it. ;)

But I did try to snip off a piece and root it, put it in a pot in the kitchen, nope. Just died. Did it several times... (sigh)

I didn't know the blue/yellow iris photo was so big. I reduced it. Guess it didn't take.....will go do that now...

p.s. Thanks Remy, I will look into the Gallicas!

here is my full tide
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Your beautiful Full Tide looks a lot like the blue in the Edith Wolfords. Those burgundy ones next to it are nice, too.

I am looking for the receipt - a lot of times I keep them - in hopes of finding the name for sure. I was hoping to plant more of them next to this one (kick me!)....

What are the burgundy irises next to the Full Tide? I've been leary of "red" iris, am afraid to get a bronzy color which I just don't prefer. Yours is a nice rich wine color!

Your "brownish" one that looks peachy in photo might be 'Artist's Whim' by O. Brown '89 EM. It would help to know what part of the iris season these are blooming, how tall, how long you've had them, etc. You can see a pic at www.leotas-iris.com/ and look alphabetically (note: the site is for info only as they are no longer in business).