Gwen Morse in
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Tall Bearded irises are the ones I bought. I don't know the variety,
but, they're purple flowers with sort of whitish interiors and yellow
beards. Just about as "sterotypical" an iris as you can find

don't you hate those fluffy indistinct irises? the flowers might as well be
rose flowers.

i'd suggest finding a local dirt-under-the-nails garden group to learn of
the the old-time reliable plants. necessity is the mother of laziness :-)