Bearded Iris liners, also known as starter plants, have been planted a season ahead of time and have a thoroughly developed fresh and responsive root system throughout the pot. Starting out with these starter plants, there is a much greater likelihood that 1 will have flowers the very first season. Whereas when starting out with bare root planted Bearded Iris, 1 often does not have flowers until the second growing season. Starter plants are for people that do not want to wait and want to start out with the best. Ghost Train stands out among our series of pioneering ruffled dark Iris. This nocturnal wonder is the child of Around Midnight and our Dykes Medal winner, Hello Darkness. Note how its ruffled petals add a spirited bounce to the somber ebony of this violet-black self. Also see how the petals' texture is luxuriously smooth-like sable. Growth and bloom habits are nonpareil, each stem has 3 to 4 branches and averages 7 to 11 buds.