> Iris munzii, it described their typical >color range and then said: "..., but in cultivation they can be >turquoise to deep sky blue." The species, which I have not seen, is not sky blue, but its hybrids can be. I have one that just opened in the garden. The colour is temperature dependent. I would not call it turquoise. I have seen Strongylodon blooming and I have never seen an iris that comes close to that colour. Garry Knipe of Cupertino is breeding blue Pacific Coast iris, with turquoise as a goal. I visited him last week, and so far he has just hints of it. -- Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8 cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually) sandy soil