Japanese or Louisiana? NOID

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » Jun 14, 2007 4:00 pm

I don't know where the tag for this might be. I put it in the bog area, and it is just now blooming with the Japanese iris there. Are there Japanese iris this red? or is this a Louisiana I picked up somewhere?

Thanks for any help.

David

Post by **Chris_W** » Jun 14, 2007 5:02 pm

It looks more like a Louisiana iris, but I don't know which variety. My Japanese Iris started blooming yesterday and the Louisiana today

Tigger · Post by **Tigger** » Jun 15, 2007 6:43 pm

I found a tag (in our zip-top baggie full of them):
Louisiana Iris 'Ann Chowning.'

Interesting to see that they begin bloom at almost exactly the same time as the iris ensata here, too, Chris. Halfway around the world, and yet not so different… Maybe we could all learn from them!

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » Jun 16, 2007 1:34 am

It's beautiful! Love that color!

Garden_of_Mu · Post by **Garden_of_Mu** » Jun 18, 2007 9:22 pm

Fun side note - LA irises are the only iris species that has true spectrum red in it's genes. That is a very pretty variety. Thanks for the pic! Now its on the wishlist.