Siberian Iris 'Mad Hat'

The breeders, Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks, have written:

"How can one iris be so unpredictable? Colors change from from pu...Read Morerple to pink to icy blue.

"One thing is for sure – all versions of this iris are outrageously ruffled. Its multicolored styles are wide with extra curls, florets, and fins which open with raspberry stripes and age to pearly blue white. The wide falls are dark or light, violet or red-violet or pinky violet, with darker veining. The standards are large and wide, lighter than the falls, with dark violet flares coming up from the heart. While the coloring lightens after opening, the veining does not.

"A shortish clump with one to two branches for five to seven buds. Exceptionally long-blooming."

Height 25".

Schafer-Sacks irises have won many awards, including 8 of the last 10 Morgan-Wood Medals, the highest award given to a Siberian iris by the American Iris Society.