Incredible IRIS!

[gina2000]

Tall, stately and serene, the IRIS is truly the Queen of the Garden. Early blooming, colorful and oh-so-noticeable, the iris captures my eye wherever I go. I love purple with yellow, deep blue (almost purple) and an ice blue that sends shivers down my spine when it blooms!

Iris are easy. Plop them in a sunny space....only an inch or two below the surface of the ground....and watch the sworded foliage reach for the sky....you don't always get a bloom the first year.....and sometimes not the second......but my-oh-my, when you do, it's just breathtaking!

One word of caution! Iris are beautiful cut flowers but they weep....and stain....so be sure to put a matt under your vase....or have some purple stain around as a memory of your iris!

Anyone else an iris lover????

 

[olena]

I LOVE irises!!!

 

[amid chaos]

Love them!!! I have several different colors and varieties.

Great pictures Oleana.

 

[olena]

I need to plant mor bearded iris for sure.

 

[DixieDreamer]

They are the FLAGS of spring! Mine are in full bloom right now. Might need to take a garden walk this weekend and take pictures... so much is in bloom right now... clematis, centranthus, red blaze rose, and of course the iris.

 

[PoohBWV]

I planted some last fall for the first time. No bloom yet. Maybe I'll have to wait for next year?

 

[Mamu]

One of my spring favorites. If I had more sun I'd plant more.

Maybe after the big pine is removed. Looks like there taking it down this week. 2 more pines to go and the front will be drenched in sunshine. By the time I pay the police detail and have the stump ground out, this tree is costing $1550 and I still have the other 2 to remove.

I keep thinking this money could be spent on one heck of a Disney Vacation.

 

[Tulirose]

Yes Gina, I am definitely becoming an iris lover.

Great photos Olena!

However, as I become more of an iris lover, I found out I was iris-stupid. I am kicking myself right now. My bearded iris have been blooming for a little while now. To cut to the chase, I cut down several stalks that I thought were finished blooming. Why didn't I know that iris keep blooming on the same stalk?!!

I see now with the few remaining ones that all I need do is just pop off the dead blooms and more are there waiting to show off their glory. I am SO KICKING MYSELF!! I had no idea!

Well, as a consolation, earlier in the spring I moved the siberian iris from the shade in the back to the sun in the front and they are blooming!! So pretty. They look just like Olena's fourth picture! LOL!

 

[DebºoºS]

I love Irises Here's a pic from this weekend

 

[Tulirose]

Deb - WOW! I never saw an iris like that before! It is absolutely gorgeous!!