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Iris
May 1, 2015 18:31:45 GMT
Post by whollygoats on May 1, 2015 18:31:45 GMT
My current floral fascination is with iris. More specifically, iris germanica, best known as 'tall bearded iris'. I have other species, like the bulbed reticulata and Dutch iris, and other rhizomatic species like yellow flags.
My iris have started blooming for this year. The roses are budding quite well, and my tomatoes are on the verge of set planting.
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Iris
May 1, 2015 20:02:20 GMT
Post by Moose on May 1, 2015 20:02:20 GMT
I don't have any Iris .. worth looking out for? Are they temperamental?
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Iris
May 1, 2015 20:18:57 GMT
Post by Mari on May 1, 2015 20:18:57 GMT
I like the colour of the iris, just not the shape of the flower.
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Iris
May 1, 2015 20:55:44 GMT
Post by whollygoats on May 1, 2015 20:55:44 GMT
Okay...Tall bearded iris come in a broad palette of colors, but blues/purples predominate and true reds are impossible. (This is the opposite of hybrid roses, where reds are the prevalent color and true blues are impossible.) Iris are drought tolerant, aka xerotropic. Iris are tolerant of 'poor soils' and will prosper where other plants will fail over time. Iris are very disease resistant, but they do fall victim to fungal rot on their rhizomes (root stock) and leaf depredation by gastropods (slugs and snails). Many dislike them because altho they may provide three weeks of beautiful blooms, the rest of the growing season they show spikey knee-high leafing. They must be provided with long duration FULL SUN....i.e., they will compete for space with the likes of roses and delphinium.
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Iris
May 1, 2015 21:06:07 GMT
Post by Sarah W. on May 1, 2015 21:06:07 GMT
I like iris flowers (especially the deep purple sort), and their leaves are fine, but a dead iris flower is a disgusting object.
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Iris
May 1, 2015 21:24:17 GMT
Post by whollygoats on May 1, 2015 21:24:17 GMT
LOL...Yes, blown iris blooms are a goopy mass of inky blerg.
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Iris
May 2, 2015 16:37:47 GMT
Post by whollygoats on May 2, 2015 16:37:47 GMT
Looking out my back door at the peak of the season: This is an old photo.
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Iris
May 28, 2015 19:23:37 GMT
Post by whollygoats on May 28, 2015 19:23:37 GMT
Well...the iris are fading and will soon be nothing but frilly memories. This weekend I will have to deadhead the iris and at least one of the early rose bushes.
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Iris
May 29, 2015 16:02:26 GMT
Post by Mari on May 29, 2015 16:02:26 GMT
TThe lady in my neighbourhood who has lots of irises has already cleared them away.
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Iris
May 29, 2015 22:40:55 GMT
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Post by madmadeline on May 29, 2015 22:40:55 GMT
So what will adorn the garden once the irises are cleared away?
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Post by whollygoats on May 29, 2015 23:04:04 GMT
Roses!
I still have a few late bloomers amongst the iris...but the next regime to adorn my garden will be roses. They are pretty much in full bloom right now. I also have bleeding hearts, a clematis, and a honeysuckle in full bloom and a couple star jasmine heavy with buds about to open.
My cornus kousa (aka strawberry tree or Chinese dogwood) and my styrax japonica (aka Japanese snowbell) trees are both in full bloom as well.
The nice thing about hybrid roses is that I will get two to three more blooms this growing season. The iris are done.
After the first bloom of roses, the rudbeckia should be ready to bloom
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