What's Blooming in your Garden??

And more of us are going that direction all the time. Even members of the female gender.

Thanks 2nd Chance, I might have to take you up on that :-)

"Solar" and "Startled" are both beautiful. I love yellow irises.

My hair has always taken perms well. I told the gal that I did not want to walk out like a poodle just because of my age and height.:)

Big problem is she did not cut hair before or after. The owner looked at the hair felt the hair and has called back and redoing, cutting styling for nothing.

Hope you get some of rain. You can have 5 weeks at 2" per week...GLADLY you hear. Yes, I know I live in the PNW but I need to finish the weeding at the tours start mid May...three acres is alot to weed even with using pre emgerent.

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Daunting!

hmmm, well the sunny south here has received about 13 inches of rain in the past 3 weeks. A good test of which Iris can stand the rain and wind.
Here is white Iris Hollandica 'Wedgewood'

Elaine

Beautiful Dutch iris.

Thank you for posting we do not get to see many here on the forum, and would love to see more species, and dutch

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I hope to start learning about species at the judges training in Albuquerque on April 25th. I know nothing. I, too, love dutch and hope to learn to recognize species.

'Purple Sensation' pretty sure on this one.
thanks for the compliment.

Really? That's a dutch iris? I would have thought Japanese. It sure is different looking.

PS, hi Elaine! The irises you sent me are doing beautifully. I expect they will bloom this year, and I can't wait to see them.

You guys have some wonderful iris! I would love to trade for a few if you are interested please look at my classified ad. Thanks
Teresa

Dazzzling _ IB-- by P Black 2008

Eye Of the Tiger _SDB 2008 == by P, Black

Cee jay IB

Blitz- enough for Cox's army!!LOL

Circus Dragon SDB-Jones 02 Tazzy- I'm coming to dig Dazzling!!LOL

Farside IB Sutton 05

Nicky ^_^

Fast Forward-IB Aitken 02 Happy Thursday BIF's!!

Honeylove SDB Craig 04

Impulsive Imp SDB Blyth 04

Just A Croc SDB Kasperek 97

Kiwi Slices Good enough to eat?

Overcast SDB Keppel 06 Very cool!

Slam Dunk Smells like heaven!! Everyone needs this iris!

Wish Upon A Star SDB Black 04 I'm not sure I can keep this up!! They are starting to pop like firecrackers!!LOL

oooo, so pretty all. I wasn't sure about my purple one posted above. It wasn't fully opened. Please anyone let me know name.
Hi Polly,,, and glad those Iris are doing well. My Iris are beginning to bloom after all the rain and wind down here. My flowers from you are peeking up too. The cranesbill geranium is already blooming.

Elaine

My first iris to bloom. Wish I could remember the name but my name tag is missing.

My second iris to bloom. Name tag missing on this one as well.

They are both gorgeous!

Thank you. They were both in a hail storm a few days ago so I am really glad that they didn't get pounded into the ground.:>)

Lots of nice ones. I love Eye Of the Tiger and Slam Dunk.

Do chart the garden as well as relying on tags.

Chartres

Blackcurrant = I never seem to photo this one when the terminal bud blooms, so this is one of the lower blooms. Love the colors, but it does tend to bloom down low more than up

Ooh! I've never had one bloom the first year!

IDOL

really? depending on the vendor, I get between 50% and 95% to bloom the first year! Cooleys' near always bloom for me at 95%, for example. they have a guarantee that if it doesn't, they give the $$ back. or they did. I didn't see that in their catalogue this year.

Idol is beautiful. What a striking color combo!

Wow, so many beautiful Iris, all - don't know where to start with the compliments! LOL Iris are fascinating in that I don't think there's a flower out there with so much variation in coloring, design, and subtle beauty.

You may be right, Steve. Dahlias have a lot, but they won't survive the winter in most of the US. Must be dug up and brought indoors for the winter then replanted in the Spring. Iris are hard to beat. As you can see, most of us are totally addicted to them.

I have this newly blooming today