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« on: August 07, 2012, 18:37 »
ok came back off my hols to find some new irises out one is lovley , carnt find it any where , its a faded blue in the upper petals and the lower ones are a sort of green to bronze , anyone know what they are called would love some more , they were part of a mixed bag
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Re: iris
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2012, 22:00 »
Can you upload a photo of it?
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Re: iris
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2012, 00:36 »
Definitely need a photo because so many varieties are very similar in colours that it's easy to misname it for you.
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Re: iris
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2012, 13:33 »
i will try a pic , my camera wont go small enough daughters coming later so will ask her to do it ,i tryed the site recamended but got a whole load of bits and bobs popping up on my screen , i did find one called somthing tiger sorry names gone and it wasent a good picture but i think theres another one coming up in the back .
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Re: iris
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2012, 13:46 »
this what it looks like called eye of the tiger ,it looks more greenish on the lower petals, this is not my flower but the colsest i can find till daughter comes over , i never knew how many types there are .
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Re: iris
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2012, 14:54 »
If yours is similar than you can likely narrow down the search field to Dutch irises which is another category of irises.
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Re: iris
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2012, 16:34 »
Dutch Iris Gypsy Beauty?


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Re: iris
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2012, 21:46 »
theyare nice , the green on mine is a more sage green but look the same type as this one in your pic.
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Re: iris
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2012, 21:47 »
What a beautiful flower  :D
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Re: iris
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2012, 22:47 »
That really is a stunner.
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Re: iris
« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2012, 21:11 »
in greece next door had perfect white ones they were so nice i wanted them so much never did get any
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Re: iris
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2012, 12:49 »
these mixed bags give you some nice suprises hope i can get some more i think i got it from lidl.
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Re: iris
« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2012, 20:30 »
just back on hols to find my last iris open and its a copper one and its lovley , ive had some lovley ones out of a mixed bag i got for a pound .
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