SDB Iris are looking good this year!

Wild Passions a little beaten up by the rain.

Here's a big clump of Splash of Red trying to take over Pele's space.

sorry. A repeat.

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Jewel Baby clump. This one seems to bloom a little low in the foliage.

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With Castanets has made a nice clump too.

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Susan, your iris are beautiful. This is my first year growing SDB's, I bought 3 collections last year from Schreiner's last summer and most of them are blooming this spring.

Here is Fairy Ring

Marksman

Prank

Oh so many nice ones! Especially Prank, Marksman, Little Annie and Jewel Baby excite me!

I LOVE those fat little beards on Marksman!

Yes Laurie, those are a lot of your babies. Susan and I do trade back and forth but I don't recall giving her a Sparky, but that doesn't mean much. lol My Sparky didn't survive the November/move transplant but I know where to find one. ;)

Another one of yours ~ Blue Line

New to me this year, Eye of Newt
(very cool today so it's not quite open)

All the ones which I know seem to be correctly labeled. Now chart to be sure another yr.

Wow Markman's is one I need to find a place for. Let me know when it gets big enough if there is one of mine you'd like to trade for.

Here another little cutie that opened today ~ Sea Monster

Here is Hottentot. First time ever in my yard!

so that's Fairy Ring! it's much nicer than the description i've seen!

Wow, I just learned to use the Macro setting on my digital camera! Here is another picture of the same Hottentot. The focus is soooo... much better. Time for me to learn photography, I see.

For 2009 you will see a vast improvement on the pictures of the webpage between taking a mini class at school, Anita Moran harping and me learning, she had a differcult student here and Robin Shadlow all trying to help something got thru.

The pictures I have posted are all this year.

same

120-08c

120-08d

Oh my! Very nice pics!

The courses are doing the trick finally...wanted better pictures for the webpage for next year and the presentations I am doing this year

D

Thank you big time

Yes, those are great pictures, Dee. I am really a newby at photography and am planning to take a Digital photography course at the local community college this summer. I also vow to read my manual more! It sure looks like it worked for you.

Excellent photography Dee!!!

Thank you both...This was a class geared toward a Sony Digital which was the one I had, so I took a gamble, 4 weeks on Sat...
That and the patience of Job from Anita and Robin has helped me more than words.

Reading and understanding the manuel is sure helping...LOL

D

great iris and very good photos

I agree with pajaritomt, I finally bought a new camera and had my son teach me how to use Macro also, the pictures are so much better.

This is Robin's Egg

Black Cherry Delight

Wise

Starbaby

Those are lovely!

Candle

I just love the way the buds are held high on this one.

Boast.

Oh, my! So many pretty little ones! I'm so glad I stumbled upon this thread--it's always a joy to see what the iris lovers have in bloom! And I miss seeing your posts and photos!

I did have a very nice show of little iris earlier but didn't get pics. Most of them came from Laurie's collection and they bloomed with the daffodils and made a pretty early spring garden (if I do say so myself!).

Thanks for posting all the pics! t.

You all have such fabulous collections! I see a few I need to find for myself. I only have two, one blooming right now. This is Auroralita. I think it's pretty common.

I'm going to order SDB's this year!!! Love the color combos!!!

I just love them. This is only my third year with them. I got some from laurief's Shadowood, and now I'm really hooked. At least Laurie warned me that addiction was coming.

mrsj, I should caution you that SDBs perform best in areas where they experience significant winter freeze. You may find that you have a difficult time blooming SDBs in your climate, though you should have no problem keeping them alive.

Laurie

Black Cherry Delight is sure cute! Leonines Iris site has a nice photo gallery. She doesn't have all of them available, but it's a good place to go to see all lots of photos. http://www.leonineiris.com/cgi-bin/l9iimagegallery.cgi?type=SDB

Susan


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