Siberian and species 2

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Summer Sky.

Sibtosa Princess.

Little Tricolor.

Isn't Summer Sky just the best. Even after all the new intros, I just love that older one.

Appointer.

I agree. Here's another opening.

Dirigo Black Velvet in the garden.

Beautiful garden!

Nice pics

Thanks!

boojum- That picture you used to start this thread is just stunning.

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Boojum beautiful clump shots along with beautiful Iris.

Boojum, love your garden!!!

Your gardens are beautiful!

I have to add that visiting your beautiful garden is on my Bucket List. Road trip, Polly?

Having an open garden this Sunday and an RU the Sat after that (20th). You are always welcome!

Well I will come if you want to include a round trip ticket from OR to MA, as I would love to see your gardens:)

I can never do round ups here because they are always in WA and not OR

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Bloom ending in our garden but boojum is further west. good luck with all the wedding plans.

Can anyone tell me which one this ? Thanks BEV

It looks very much like the noid Japaese iris I purchased from Home Depot as Shiro Nihonkai What do you think? I do know it is not Shiro Nihonkai.

Well just finished all the mulching, now pressure washing wed and help will do all the weed eating. Fri is cleanup, pickup destalking and weeding.

The 21st is just around the corner now.

Thanks Lucy

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Sounds like my life, Dee! I had help from bbrookrd today.

Some new ones are opening. Not Quite White.

Don't know that pink though.
Cascade Mist.

Not new but a nice Ally Oops close up.

Frosted Cranberry.

Roaring Jelly.

Wow. Look at Summer Sky today!

Ann Marie Troger.

Skywings.

Jaybird.

Kobana.

Boojum, you have a gorgeous collection! Do you find that siberians are easier to grow than TB's? I am increasing my collection this year.
I could look this up, but it is quicker to ask an expert, can I divide and move sibs as soon as they are done blooming, or do I have to wait for fall? That way I can remember what color they are as I move them.

I visited Joe Pye Weed's (Jan and Marty's garden) this past weekend. Gorgeous gardens and very nice people! and I was amazed at how many different siberian seedling crosses there were - many hundreds - and very sorry to learn that a lot of really lovely ones were going to be tossed.
Apparently it's very difficult to get a true blue in siberians. Some that looked blue in pics turned out to be more purple than blue, and some were way taller than I had thought siberians could get.
As I have very little space, and would love to find a true blue (as gentian or delphinium blue - or even periwinkle) siberian or similar - and on the shorter side, does anyone have any recommendations?

If you want short, Baby Sister is less than a foot, and close to true blue. And very floriferous!

I've learned to be careful looking at flowers at JPW. When I liked one, Marty would say 'only 2 buds' & it was going to be discarded. He's right & that is why they have such great plants. 'Annick' is another short 'blue' but perhaps not quite as blue as 'Baby Sister'.

I understand completely, Lucy. That would break my heart. I'm sure that's why they have the best sib intros in the whole wide world, but don't they understand one man's trash is another man's treasure, LOL? I would just love to have their discards.

Focus is on getting the best plants. I have tossed a few of my seedlings, then cried although I know I was right.