something new something old something fun

Zagglecan
Burseen

Emerald something still need to later part
Seedling

Tuptim
Japanese

Turkenlouise Oriental Poppy
Opps not an iris but lovely plant

Seedling Tink x Summoned Spirit

Sea of Amethyst
Japanese

Ruri Ogi
Japanes

Banker Dave
Burseen

Ok I have bored you all enough...I got bored as can not go outside still too wet and the greenhouse is filled.

D

Emerald Spring?

Dee, are you selling any of the Jap. iris that you showed?

Maxine

high of 43 here today, but snow isn't melting very fast.

Selling quite a few Japanese these year...

Lucy remembered the name finally Emerald Isle

D

It is sunny about 48 which is super, any time the sun shines is super

Dee Better than emerald something

Dee, if I ordered from you when would you be shipping this spring as I noticed you said spring or fall?

Maxine

will Japanese Iris grow in Michigan zone 5?? if they do I REALY need to get some !!!
Gloria

I think Japanese grow everywhere except pylesville

I live in NY zone 5 and my Japanese Iris are gorgeous. Get some, you'll love them.

point me in the right direction I'll be on my way to a new addiction ;0)
Gloria

I would start shipping sometime in April from this end and would depend then on your end...

You receive a fairly good size clump so that hopefully they will bloom much sooner.

D

I like the Emerald Isle !!!! And the Japanese iris Ruri Ogi, OOOOOH


Not bored Keep going!!!!!

Anita, really?

Something borrowed (well, traded)

Careless Sally

Something blue (purple actually). I'm trying to go with the thread theme, here.

Love Sea Of Amethyst, Dee!


Eileen's Dream

Something unusual.

Contraband Girl, iris virginica

Something Russian (really reaching here, LOL)

JI species Altay, from Russia.

Something very tall (registered at 6'). JI Dino.

Something new to me. Last year. Bluebeards Ghost.

Polly, thank you for sharing all the different types of iris.

I like Eileens Dream and the Contraband Girl.

The beardless iris do so well in so many areas shame more and more people do not grow them.

Emerald Isle is registered but not yet introduced until 2010

D

Yes, more people need to grow the beadless. They are so easy to grow, the sibs, and JIs especially.

I'm thinking of trying spurias this year, and I know just where to get them!

Thank you. The only beardless I do not grow are the Louisanas because even tho many are breathtakingly beautiful many are are also almost invasive here. When I first got interested in the LA I got 5 out of those 5, 4 had to be divided two or three times a year. Do not need to add that my work load.

I think you will like the spuria they are a super landscape plant and hardy need any dividing.

D

If you get dry in summer, which I think, that is the reason spuria do well in your climate. They will grow here, but few wish to bloom. We were told, 'don't water them in summer'. We really need the rain for other types of plants, &, or irises, so I guess we will do without them. Our second siberian bed, which replaced the one with too much shade, is starting to get too much shade.

I do have some drier areas I can try them in. A woman I know locally does very well with them. I understand spuria like to be damp until established, and then grown more dry. I also understand, as Dee said, they don't like or need to be distrubed. And the woman that grows them locally uses them in bouquets, and they are lovely for that. Very graceful. How about some pics of them Dee?

LAs grow very well here, not invasively but well. But they take a long time to flower, a few years, where the sibs and JIs flower for us the year after planting. I can't imagine having to divide an iris more than once a year! I have some sibs that like to be divided every year, some of the tetraploids, but not more than once a year!

I have a few, I just planted them in the same beds as the iris, they do great there. Something strange, but I am very glad about, my Arils were not bothered with all of the 55" of rain lasts season, usually they like no moisture during the Summer, and they did better through it all than the bearded iris.

First year ordering spuria from Dee. Love the Siberians, they are so easy to take care of. I should have a bunch of new ones blooming this year. Only have 7 Japanese planted 2 years ago. Two bloomed last year and there are really beautiful!

So, something new!

SING THE BLUES

Something old.. I think it is from the 1600s. I had this mislabed for a few years.

SWERTI

Something fun! Siberian with 4 falls.

IMPRESSION

And something blue! That's beautiful, Shadow! I just love those new blue JIs. I have the blue intros from Ensata from last year, I hope will bloom this year. I usually get one bloom the first year on JIs, then good bloom the following.

Polly and Dee, love your pictures! See, beardless can grow in zone 4b.

Something different. Dolce from Mid America. Species X, TB. Very small flower from aphylla breeding on tall stems.

Thanks, Shadow. Beardless can definitely grow in Z4.

Something unique. I love the color blend on Stormy Monday JI.



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