All I Can Say in Wow!

When I purchased this old house in 1984 these iris were located at various spots (ditches, abandoned borders, etc) around the property. I dug them up and replanted. They did pretty well.

Last spring I decided to completely redo my Iris. Dug these up again and put into well prepared raised bed. Can not believe what I have this year! These are truly tall bearded iris.

The white measures 44" to tips of stalk; have not measured other colors but the yellow towers a good 12" above the white. I am one proud iris grower this year.

Gessieviolet, SC

I agree with you. WOW !!! They are gorgeous. I would say they like their new home. LOL

Unless they are planted in shade, the tall stems which are thin and 'hard' are probably some of the old historics. I have an old light blue nearly 4 feet high which has stiff stems little more than pencil size. All historics are keepers.

Gessieviolet! Wow is right! They are gorgeous and you are ao lucky to inherit!

Quite an addition to your garden.

Just beautiful, I hope you took the time to smell them, remember they only come but once a year, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy. Thanks for sharing. Good Luck Kathy.

Kathy, the sad thing is that I have no sense of smell. Thank you for mentioning the fact, I have forgotten, that iris do have a delightful scentl--now that I remember, I can imagine the scent of iris as I look at them

Many years ago I was able to delight in the fragrance, now it is a pleasant memory.

gessieviolet: Do you happen to know the name of the lav iris at the front right? I would love to confirm the name I have for this iris. bob

Just lovely. All that hard work has been rewarded!!

They sure like it there

orchidman, I started out with name tags and the intension of keeping up with them. Guess, you know what road is paved with good intentions; the tag is long gone and so is my memory of what this name would be. Sorry.

They are really very beautiful. You did a great job.

orchidman, your lav is really lovely - I like the color variation up the petal or whatchacallit. I have never seen one like that, is your photo pretty true to life color?

Orchidman -- I don't care what the name is of your lavender Iris -- I would just love to have one!! Any chance? It's beautiful!!!!!!

Muddymitts: Sorry I didn't answer sooner but have been working on my orchid cactus for the last several weeks. Send me a D Mail with your address and I'll see what I can do bob

Hi Tazzy! It's always nice to get a name. I thought I might have the same old iris, but mine is much yellower. I really like the paler version.