Does anyone else want to look at some pictures?

'Spice Lord'

A beautiful blue, 'Spouting Horn'.

'Starship Enterprise'

All time favorite (if there is such a thing), 'Strawberry Swirl'.

'Strozzapreti'

MDB 'Tooth Fairy'

Keith Keppel's 'Tour De France'

SDB 'Tropical Shoals'. I love the turquoise in this one!

'Vapor'~very unusual!

SDB 'Webmaster'

SDB 'Yearling' from Marky Smith.

Last, but not least, 'Zandria'. The falls are a bit more purple, rather than the blue it shows in this picture.

laura,

i'm enjoying your beautiful pictures. please post more. do you have any more pictures of spuria's? i'm planning on ordering them this spring.

belinda

You're going to love the Spurias, Belinda. Just make sure to give them plenty of room to grow. A lot of them get 4-6 feet high and wide, although there's a few that grow to about 3 feet~like 'Border Town' and 'Lucky Devil'. When I read about the culture for the Spurias, it always says they prefer alkaline soil. IMHO, they really don't care where they grow. Mine are taking off in some of the most acidic clay soil around and they're looking great. A lot of the growers around here will tell you the same thing. Once you get them established, they're tough, dependable and make great cut flowers. The only drawback is that they go dormant in the summer and the foliage tends to die back. It's important not to water them during this period because they can rot on you. That said, I know someone who waters them all year round and never lets them go dormant. I guess as long as they don't start going dormant, the water won't hurt them, but it will once they start dormancy.

Anyway......here's all the pictures I have available of Spurias (that I haven't posted yet).

This first one is 'Destination'

'Innovator'

'Missouri Iron Ore'

Last one, 'Sonoran Sunset'.

If you want, you can check the plantfiles. I believe I've added other pictures that I no longer have on my cards.

Laura

Edited to say that if you need some good sources for Spurias, D-mail me. :0]

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Oh so nice. Now that I have a digital camera I'm going to be going wild snapping pictures of my flowers... Heck, I might even get my gardens mapped this year with it's help.

Thanks so much for posting the info on JI's.. I have a couple of areas that I might have to try them in. :)

Diann

flowefrenzy i need that one called kelly lynne that is my name! only mine is spelled kelly lynn.

It is a gorgeous one! I bought it on Ebay a couple years ago. The only place I've ever seen it listed was Augusto Bianco's site in Italy. However, he doesn't ship to the states any longer. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Anyone else know someone who sells it?

Oh my goodness.....I truly loved looking at this thread!!!!! Wrote down 11 names! LOL....Where do you get all your iris's flowerfrenzy? I am just starting to get into them.....Your pic's were beautiful!!

I enjoyed all your beautiful iris pics too. I think the are a regal looking plant!

I also added a few more to my Wish List.

I'm glad everyone's enjoying the pictures! Here are some good sources for bearded and/or beardless irises:

Snowpeak Iris and Daylilies www.snowpeakiris.com

Mid-America Garden www.mid-americagarden.com

Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden www.flowerfantasy.net

Ensata Gardens www.ensata.com

Joe Pye Weed's Garden www.jpwflowers.com

Gail Austin Perennials www.gailaustingarden.com

Iris City Gardens www.iriscitygardens.com

Comanche Acres www.comancheacres.com

Thanks for the links, that should keep me busy for a while!

Thank-you!!

I've lusted after a few too, this is a yearly occurence, along with roses, daylilies, hostas,...

I have been wanting to try some of the brown/yellows, and got some really interesting ones at my supermarket, they are a bit dried but have shoots so should be OK, the rhizomes are solid.

Here's Festive Skirt, it says exclusive to Morrison's (supermarket) my, they are coming up in the world!

Spreckles, it says 'rare variety'

Laura, I enjoyed and really loved your photos!!!

If it's OK - - I'll add a couple more photos.

~ Margie

This is Designer Label

This one is

Grand Ole Opry

This one is

Grandmas Pajamas

This one is

Just My Luck

Margie,

Add away! That was my original intention when I started this thread. I love your pictures~especially 'Designer Label'. I'm a sucker for pink flowers!

Laura

This one is

Leaps and Bounds

Oh Laura, I'm so glad to hear that!! :-)
There is another one above - - this time with Pink falls.

Below is a photo of

Mandarin Morning (a Blyth intro)

And this one is named

Royal Pink

This one is

Smart Blond

'Leaps and Bounds' is gorgeous too! I ordered 'Mandarin Morning' in 2005. Hopefully it'll bloom for me this year...it looks like a nice one.

This one is

Wonderful To See

You know Laura, "Leaps and Bounds" is not a very good grower for me - - but it sure is breathtaking!!! It may do better in another climate like yours. My friend Peggi grows "Mandarin Morning". I'm hoping that I may get a rhizome from her this year. It really stood out in her garden.

~ Margie