Description
Jerry’s Boutonniere (Poole 2023) LA 40″, L-VL, seedling QQ-8x-2 (Swirling Waters x MM-26-8 (JJ-16-7: (I. brevicaulis x Charlene Strawn) x sib). Sib to “Lakeland”. Standards light yellow overlaid with light lilac-blue, medium to dark yellow signal, style arms medium to light yellow-white, light yellow ruffled/fringed crests. Falls light yellow-white, light lilac blue wash on outer edges, dark yellow raised pubescent line signal. Medium to small flower. Flat form, heavily ruffled, heavy substance. As the flower ages, the lilac-blue pigment disappears, leaving a light yellow-white flower. Very wide zig-zag bloom stalk with 2-3 branches and 6-8 buds. Compared to other Louisiana irises, this variety has shorter rhizomes (3”-4”), forming a much tighter clump. Has been known to occasionally rebloom. Great Grandma was a wild iris from Southern Illinois. Fertile both ways.
