2012 Iris blooms!

I have SDB buds!

No iris buds here. In fact, I weeded all my iris beds yesterday and today and made sure that any winter blown leaves were cleaned out of the beds. Tall Bearded Iris all look good this year. I didn't find any that died over the winter so no empty spots to fill. That is great that they all did so well but means I definately have no room to order anything new. Not unless I find something to toss after bloom season and honestly I don't feel I have any uglies that need tossing!

Thats the trouble with making good choices when we start. No uglies to toss,I cant wait to see what comes from my new plants.

That is why I am letting most of my 1951-199o maybe up to 1995. I want to have room for a few newer ones and I just don't have any more room either. As it is, I am going to have to move some that are getting crowded out by yuccas! The yuccas grew soooo much faster than I thought they would!

I did dig out and give away about ten types of Tall Bearded Iris plants after bloom season last summer. But after moving around some others that I had planted in spots that just did not work out I didn't have any empty spots. So I guess no new plants this year. I don't have anywhere that I could even make a new gardens as I already have dug up just about all the lawn.

My dwarf iris are beginning to bloom! I need to get pictures, but I have blooming "Sleepy Time" (lt blue), "Baby Blessed" (yellow), a white NOID, and a purple NOID. YEAH! Will post pictures later tomorrow. Today is DH's birthday and we are going out to celebrate with family at a local restaurant.

What a wonderful way to celebrate your hubby's birthday, Debbie.

I don't have a lot of Irises and will run out showing pics long before you all do, but will very much enjoy seeing your pics.

"Irish Chant", a gift in one of our plant swaps two years ago, is blooming a month earlier than she usually has in late April.

SDB "With Castinets" and "What Again"

SDB "Sleepy Time" and "Baby Blessed"

SDB "Skyray" and "Wizard of Hope"

Unknown White and Unknow Purple

Very pretty!

SDB "Open Sky" and possibly "Boo" but not 100% positive

Thanks Rita! Should have more over the weekend....lots of buds to open!

Fruit: Love 'Chant"...don't have that one. I've acquired most of mine through the swaps!

So pretty! Really like your "Skyray" and possibly "Boo".

Love Irish Chant, so pretty, and it looks prolific!

Nice pics of those little guys, irisluvr0252! What Again always looks so nice.

I got Skyray in an offer of SDBs for postage a few years ago. This is the first year it has bloomed and I like it a lot!

I did have Whaat Again planted next to Smart but lost Smart........replaced it last fall but no buds.

This message was edited Mar 30, 2012 8:54 PM

Thank you, polly. Irish Chant has spread nicely after 2 years and noticed more blooms on her today.

Since I'm so new to Irises, when is the proper time to divide them, and how often? The few clumps I have, all going on two years old, are already growing together.

Divide after bloom season. give them about a month before doing so.