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. With obvious influences from its progenitors, Dangerous Mood and Brazilian Holiday, the bright yang IS better together than the pitch black yin. This near-black amoena's 'star', are the powerful, brooding falls. Expansive and rolling, they are broad at the haft and exude a real force. Even the beards are subdued. The white standards are subtly flooded with a purple and gold projection. Better Together features perfect form and vigorous growth.