iris sport or seedling or ...

[mark smyth]

An usual Iris has appeared to the side of my dwarf bearded Iris Chanted.

It is either a seedling, a sport or the plant has produced an abnormal flower

what do you think?

[Tom Waters]

I'm inclined to think it's an abnormal flower. I've seen similar things when weather, disease, insects, etc., damage a bud as it's forming, changing the development of the flower.

[PeterT]

I agree Tom

[mark smyth]

Thanks. There was me thinking I had something

[Maggi Young]

Thanks. There was me thinking I had something

Well Mark, as abnormal flowers go, I think it's very pretty... think of the monstrose galanthus we see... yuck!

[Lesley Cox]

I agree with Tom and Peter too. If it were in my garden, I would be thinking I'd got a little too close with the Roundup. 'Chanted' is pretty though.

[irisemoi]

I'm inclined to think it's an abnormal flower. I've seen similar things when weather, disease, insects, etc., damage a bud as it's forming, changing the development of the flower.

Hello
This is the result of using glyphosate (Roundup type)

[Maggi Young]

Hello  irisemoi, good to have you join us.

You can find some information about posting photos to this forum here :http://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2.0