Can anyone help ID this Iris?

11 years ago

Hi all - my first post on the new houzz forum. :)

You all have helped me ID a couple of Irises before, and I wondered if you could help me again. I have one given to me by a friend, and I'd love to know the name (but realize it may be a long shot). She remembers that she bought it at Walmart. It's fairly tall (at least 30"), mid season, and a little more blue than it looks in this photo. Any guesses? :) Thanks!

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11 years ago

Check out the pictures online of 'Babbling Brook' and 'Sapphire Hills'.

It's a difficult ID. More pictures!

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conniemcghee
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you, I will!

I busted out the good camera this week and got a much better photo, especially in terms of color. It's on the computer at home. I'll post tonight or tomorrow. I knew this might be a tough one! :) Thanks for your reply!
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conniemcghee
Original Author
11 years ago
Wow - Babbling Brook seems a very good match, in terms of color, pattern, height, bloom time, form - everything. Amazing you came up with that!
User
11 years ago
Looking forward to more pics of this one. 'Babbling Brook' is one of my loves.
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conniemcghee
Original Author
11 years ago
Here's a photo with the good camera. Still thinking Babbling Brook?

I am in love with this Iris. I cut a few stalks and brought inside tonight, and the fragrance is out of this world! Smells so fresh and clean! Is BB fragrant?
User
11 years ago
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Hmmm. Color between the two. Good camera shooting too blue on my monitor and cannot see the haft area. Was the terminal bud double socketed? The form is a good match. Here's the only picture I ever took :-( With a point-and-shoot so not terribly accurate with color.
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aquawise
11 years ago
Sugar Blues
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sherry Austin
11 years ago
Sugar Blues has a wonderful fragrance, but I'm not sure it's got that much white on the hafts. I went out to check mine, but that last bloom shriveled up :( Babbling Brook looks like a possibility to me, but I can't find a reference to BB being fragrant.. Best to order one to compare.
I've got 4 different blues that I've been trying to attach a name to for years.. Just now, looking at Schreiner's site, I may have found a name for one. Happy!
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conniemcghee
Original Author
11 years ago
I just happened to see Sugar Blues in a nursery yesterday, and was happy to run across it so I could tell that wasn't this one.

Someone else on another plant group (expert, host of local gardening show on PBS) mentioned Babbling Brook as well, so I'm thinking that's a very good guess!