eileen
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| Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 10:39 am Post subject: Yet another iris. |
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I hope you're not all iris-ed out because these lovely ladies graced my garden with their presence this morning.
Now for something completely different - one of my giant poppies. The bees love collecting that black pollen.
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Sjoerd
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Now THESE are supurb! I didn't realize that you had such a collection of irises. Boy am I having a good oggle. Truly candy for the eyes, as they say.
That first one with the purple trim is remarkable. I'm really impressed with it's beauty especially; while the rest have their merits of course, that's the one that speaks to me.---loud and clear! 
It's so nice to have a variety of one sort of plant, isn't it?
These are sooooooo nice to see.
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I can never get enough irises . . . they are my favorite . . . we only had one to bloom this year . . . I am thinking it must be the horrible drought we experienced last year  . . . (and it's looking to be another dry one this year, God forbid!) 
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I can never get tired of Iris Eileen! (And I hope everyone else can stand a few more as mine haven't hit their peak yet. You KNOW I'm going to have to post pics of them )
We have that first one at work and it's the most fragrant Iris I've ever smelled. Do you know it's name?
That pink Poppy is gorgeous!
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Just gorgeous Eileen, keep the Iris pictures coming. My favorite is #3 with #1 as a close second.
The only ones that bloomed for me this year were the newly planted blackish ones several weeks ago. None of the dozens of purple ones I have had for several years did, the leaves grew and gave me great hope but not a bloom formed.
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I'm with yawl, I never get tired of iris. My weakness! Beautiful.
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Your Iris are truly beautiful! I love that first one, and the second too, and the rest of them, including the poppy.  I never tire of seeing flower photos.
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I never tire of iris too. The first is my favorite.
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Does anyone ever get tired of iris? Mine have been long gone so I now get to enjoy ones posted here. Keep them coming. dooley
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glendann
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I love Irises but that black poppy is to die for.Its so different and I do love different .I love it ,love it.
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Thanks everone!!! I love iris's too and can't get enough of them. While I was showing a friend around the garden this afternoon she pointed into the pond and guess what - this was flowering there and I hadn't even noticed!!!
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That's such a nice surprise! I'd have been ever so pleased. It's lovely.
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EJ
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I lurve iris Eileen. I have 2 different ones in the pond, a blue and a white one, and then I have the yellow clump forming ones in the garden, the small flowered ones that have the red berries in the winter but lovely beardies, well, I have half a dozen in a pot which one of my ladies was throwing out, but they haven't flowered yet. I will probably plant them in a super sunny spot in the autumn and keep my fingers crossed for next year.
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Sjoerd
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What a great surprize that 'pond lily' was! And lovely too.
BTW...what is the name of that first white and purple one?
Another questiopn directed to all you iris-growers: Can you advise me of a couple od irises that bloom in July or august? Do they exist, actually?
Thanks in advance.
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stratsmom
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Eileen I think it's a safe bet to say we NEVER tire of iris Yours are beautiful, I like them all. I wish I had a pond or boggy area to plant some of those kind. I just recently began to appreciate iris and believe me I appreciate them $$$  My mom & grandma always grew them but they were just the plain old yellow or purple ones. Then I discovered the internet!!! I had no idea there were so many diferent kinds or sizes! Sjoerd I have some that bloom early spring and again in the early fall. I don't think they show up in July or August, I think it's late August or September. I can look up the names if you are still interested.
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