Bearded Iris

Description:

A truly red bearded iris, like a truly blue rose, remains an unattained goal despite frequent hybridizing and selection. There are species and selections, most notably based on the beardless rhizomatous Copper iris (I. fulva), which have a relatively pure red color. However, getting this color into a modern bearded iris breed has proven very difficult, and thus, the vast majority of irises are in the purple and blue range of the color spectrum, with yellow, pink, orange and white breeds also available.

Notes:

I believe this to be a bearded iris. I also spotted a bearded iris rhizome several weeks ago: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/249...