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Posted by OldRoses Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2008-05-30, 06:50:22

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Our iris bed is blooming and the flowers ar eso beautiful. I just wanted to share what they look like. Our mailperson keeps on snapping them off (I assume with her mailbag). I wonder if we will have to divide these soon because there are so many.

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Posted by louisj80 Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2008-05-30, 06:38:16

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Posted by Colleen Vanderlinden (nospam@example.com) Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2008-05-29, 06:31:09

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After loosing my camera on my last traveling experience, I have been hesitant to take it with me on flying trips. Lately I have had to do a lot of flying which means no camera, but I should have my nerve up soon!

Yesterday I heard from a lady in Texas about some bulbs that have been in her family for several generations. We hear many of stories and I thought I would share this one with you. . .

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Posted by Bulb Hunter Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2008-05-22, 06:50:19

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Posted by A Gardener At Larrapin Reblogged by Old Roses to environment, iris on 2008-05-08, 05:24:10

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This is the best they have looked yet. This is from a group that started out as 2 fans I picked up from a plant trade in 2005. I don’t remember his name but there was a gentleman there that had a lot of iris. I picked up 8 total, 2 autumn [...]

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Posted by kerry Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2008-05-08, 05:20:18

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While I've been ignoring the back yard for a spell, a glance outside registered a bit of blue. My iris! I have five different stalks of blue iris blooming! Too bad the lighting wasn't right for my camera. I should get a new one. But five in bloom, with several more on the way.

Part of one of my peonies seems to have died. Might have been frost damage. Not sure. But there's still plenty of plant left.

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Posted by millionbells Reblogged by Old Roses to iris, peony on 2008-05-08, 05:08:42

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Spring has come to Mark’s water garden.

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Posted by valwebb Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2008-04-12, 06:15:49

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These irises go out to my sister Dawn!

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Posted by LisaBee Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2008-04-10, 06:43:52

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"Blossom by blossom, the spring begins." ~ Algernon Swinburne

Just yesterday, the Iris reticulata 'Harmony' opened. It seemed as if they popped up out of the ground overnight and then all of a sudden, there were blooms. Amazing what a little warmth, spring rains and longer daylight will do. Even more amazing is what results from the little bulbs planted in the fall, once spring comes. . . .

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Posted by Kylee Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2008-04-08, 07:16:45

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Posted by blog@cactusjungle.com (cactusblog) Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2008-04-01, 18:12:29

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I planted dutch iris bulbs (Miss Saigon variety) from a box store 60 days ago. This morning I noticed the first bloom.

Over the past 60 days, the weather has gone from 50-90 and we've had less than 10 days of rain. It receives 55 mins of irrigation once per week. They get filtered morning and afternoon sun. They look very much like young garlic (before they bloom). . . .

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Posted by ldybug Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2008-04-01, 06:53:08

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" And the spring comes slowly up this way. "

~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge

~ Lone blue iris

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Posted by joey Reblogged by Old Roses to iris, recipes on 2008-03-25, 17:42:48

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My easter lilies don’t go by the liturgical calendar, I suppose. They are just popping up out of the ground. So instead I’ll post a picture of these irises which were “rescued” from an old churchyard a few years back The weather has turned off rather cool and damp and I don’t [...]

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Posted by Bill Reblogged by Old Roses to iris, weather on 2008-03-24, 17:56:43

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"Easter spells out beauty,

the rare beauty of new life."

~S.D. Gordon

ASPARAGUS and GOAT CHEESE QUICHE

~ retro is back and real men 'do eat quiche'

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Posted by joey Reblogged by Old Roses to iris, recipes on 2008-03-23, 23:39:42

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Posted by Elizabeth Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-11-06, 00:30:51

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Siberian irises are one of my favorite garden plants, and they hold a sentimental value as well. Growing up, we had an impressive stand of a deep purple variety that I believe was "Caesar's Brother" that old centurion of perennial gardens. For me, they were something out of the Japanese prints my father was partial to, and my mother mistakenly called them "Japanese iris", but I now know them by their proper name, Iris siberica. No self-respecting Japanese iris, Iris ensata, would have survived in the somewhat dry and partly shady garden near a garage and competing with tree roots. But the Siberian soldiered on and thrived through cold snow and frozen winters, droughty summers, and all the Midwest climate could throw at them. . . .

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Posted by Ilona Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-10-16, 06:16:44

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Iris Germanica 'Thai Orange '

A new addition to the Sweet Home and Garden Chicago Fall bed, courtesy of my daughter Cathy who ordered an amazing reblooming Iris Germanica ' Orange Popsicle ' for me. What arrived, instead, was a substitute labeled 'Thai Orange. . . .

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Posted by Carolyn gail Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-10-12, 06:14:47

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these iris are from a bag of rizones that were given to my wife, nice. . .

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Japanese Iris for ABC Wednesday
Iris ensata
(EYE-ris) (en-SA-tuh)

If you are here for Wordless Wednesday scroll down to the next post.

I originally planned to have Impatiens as my ‘ABC’ photo but I was foiled as when I got to work on Tuesday I found I had forgotten my memory card. Duh! I usually keep extras in the truck but since I have been out shooting a lot they are filled up. The one that I had ‘cleaned’ was sitting on my desk. I might invest in a couple of larger cards so they don’t fill up all the time. Since I do shoot a lot of pictures (shush, I should be working during some of that time) I have to periodically go through my hard drive and get rid of the pictures I am not going to use. . . .

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Posted by Digital Flower Pictures Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-09-20, 06:10:53

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Alas, no time to write tonight… I’ll be up late, working to make an 8am deadline for an architectural illustration project. So, instead, here is my own little garden-inspired art show just for you.  Enjoy! I love the graceful arc of iris stems. They fit best on pieces that are tall:   And it’s fun to wrap those stems [...]

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Posted by valwebb Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-09-06, 06:21:28

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Well, it's too late for my iris. I went out there today to check on it and the leaves fell off in my hand.

Off to Kentucky Lake with the kids and the dogs. I am praying the hornworms leave me some tomatoes. I broke out the sevin, just to make sure....

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Posted by Sissy Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-08-11, 06:04:55

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This is the least battered of all the Flag Iris.I like the lemon yellow petals with the speckled patterns on them.Thier longevity in growing since Anglo Saxon times. They grow quite vigerously.I think they have got one side of the Queen Mothers Lake.I need to go next time when they are in full bloom!

More post Tomorrow. Time for work soon.....

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-07-12, 18:39:50

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I am more a fan of the Iris now than I ever was. Even as the blooms fade they still have a presence in the garden. This sort of photograph always puts be in mind of a Rembrandt painting

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Posted by Colin & Carol Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-07-09, 05:45:37

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Spring has passed into summer, and time has flown. I've been as busy as a bee, and too tired most nights to do much on the computer. With Daylight Saving we tend to stay outside and work in the gardens and yard, and then eat a late supper.

Thanks so much to all for your visits and comments. I so much appreciate hearing from you. I'll try to catch up on my blog reading this week.

I've been trying to sort out some of the hundreds of photos I've taken during the past couple of months....choosing just a few to put on the blog. You can well imagine what a job that is, because a good many of you can relate to being "camera-maniacs"! By the time I've sorted a few days worth I'm beginning to nod off, and too tired to do a post.

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Posted by Kerri Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers, iris, lilac, spring on 2007-07-04, 06:35:14

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This Iris in an arboretum was unlabelled so I have no idea what it was. But it caught my fancy anyway.

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Posted by doug Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-06-30, 06:11:22

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~ Proud face in waning June garden

(Japanese Iris)

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Posted by joey Reblogged by Old Roses to iris, recipes on 2007-06-27, 06:46:31

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Saturday, June 23, 2007

I was out the door and onto the tractor by 4:20 this morning, heading for a day of work at our new site. The morning was a chilly 42 degrees and I layered two coats and a sweatshirt before embarking on the five mile ride. Last night's rain must have encouraged the critters to sleep in this morning as I didn't see anything on the ride down. It's downhill most of the way but still takes more than half an hour. I leave early so I can avoid traffic and just after I pulled off Route 2 this morning, a stream of tractor trailers headed west. . . .

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Posted by George Africa Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-06-24, 17:43:27

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There is one clump of Japanese iris in my yard that has consistently been the last iris to bloom each year. Only after all of the other iris, bearded, Japanese and Siberian, have finished does it bloom. For a long time I blamed it on the shade. It was growing quite close to an enormous holly bush. My neighbors removed that bush years ago, allowing more sunlight into that bed. Everything took off, especially the Blaze rose that had been struggling since before I moved into this house. The poor thing had been climbing the holly bush in its desperate search for light. Still, the laggard iris bloomed last. . . .

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Posted by OldRoses Reblogged by Old Roses to iris, poppies on 2007-06-24, 00:08:45

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                                                                                   Today I started to deadhead the pink rhodo from hell.  This rhodo is huge and the worst of the lot to deadhead.  A job that will take a month of Sundays.  Oh to have a pool boy that gardened.

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Posted by sandy Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-06-14, 06:33:32

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Posted by Tandaina Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-06-09, 06:15:05

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Let's take a look at Siberian irises.

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Posted by Digital Flower Pictures Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-06-05, 06:38:27

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I was going to write something about the lethal combination of studying Georgia O'Keefe and Sigmund Freud in the same term at university, but I don't want to taint you, dear readers, the way I was, so I won't.

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Posted by empressofdirt@gmail.com (M.J.Will) Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-06-04, 18:52:19

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Forgot to post a photo of the first 'Lullaby of Spring' iris.



And here is one in the evening light, which is magical.


Photos belong to kbgardenblog.blogspot.com and may not be used without attribution.

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Posted by Karen Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-06-04, 00:41:45

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A Few Wave Hill Iris

I went to Wave Hill yesterday and of course saw a lot of neat and strange plants. I have been there about a hundred times before but I always see a couple of new things. I am talking trees and established plantings so I don’t know how I missed them but I saw a couple of things I hadn’t noticed. I hadn’t really seen their Iris blooming before. There weren’t a lot of cultivars but what they did have was interesting and unusual. I didn’t spend a lot of time taking pictures of them because I find it a difficult flower to photograph. The rest of the gardens had really taken off since the last time I had been there in April. I will probably post a few more pictures of my trip during this week. I have 58 hours of work planned for this week and it shouldn’t be a problem if the weather cooperates. . . .

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Posted by Digital Flower Pictures Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-05-30, 00:18:44

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I had wanted a black Iris for my garden for a while now but every time I bought one it turned out to be a color other than the "black" was looking for in the garden. I eventually gave up on trying to find this color flower and one day found a boxed rhizome of an Iris that was suppose to bloom brown. Well a year after I planted it the first blooms have emerged and I see that I didn't get the brown flower I purchased-instead it is "black.". . .

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Posted by MrBrownThumb Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-05-27, 00:12:55

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Life was full the past several days and I completely neglected my blog. I sit here trying to find which of my thoughts to share but my brain feels weedy--sort of like this iris struggling to grow through the grass in Valle Crucis park. I beg your forgiveness and understanding and will post more later. Gonna go now, wake up my youngest ballerina and pack her lunch with the newest family fun, Chocolate Pop Rocks. I know. I'm mom of the year, right?

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Posted by Marie Freeman Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-05-21, 18:42:32

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Many new homeowners plant iris flowers, those old-time perennials, remembering the fragrant plants from their childhoods. But alas, not all iris flowers are created equally fragrant! That's why it is...

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Of course, the day AFTER Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, the first iris decided to bloom.

Nice shot, right? It’s only taken me two years to figure out how to photograph this flower. . . .

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Posted by OldRoses Reblogged by Old Roses to iris, sage on 2007-05-19, 06:21:50

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Posted by Nickie Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardens, iris, pansy on 2007-05-17, 06:39:53

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Hope all the mothers had a restful and enjoyable day. Mine did. All her rose bushes made it through the winter. My dad took her out Saturday to pick up lots of plants for Mother's Day and planted them for her. And she has a silly hummingbird that tries to get nectar out of roses and pine trees. Good thing she got those petunias on Saturday. . . .

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Posted by millionbells Reblogged by Old Roses to iris on 2007-05-16, 06:16:47

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Exciting times in the garden these days! Not quite as exciting as Daylily Days, but pretty darn close! So much is going on that it's tough to come in here and tie myself to the computer! Also, I'm pretty slow at posting...hmm, I need to perfect the ten minute post! That would work! Anyway, here are some iris pictures...with more to come!

This is Japanese Roof Iris (Iris tectorum). It's pretty special to me as it came from the MWH and really did come from Japan! A long ago volunteer in the garden contributed some that had been brought back after WWII. Isn't it neat to have things with a history in your garden! I think so. I did have a white variety and am hoping it's just behind this purple one. Purple, mind you, not the blue that is showing up here.



This is a not-so-swell picture of Iris Crisata. I have had a hard time capturing light purples or lavender (and white). Maybe someone will share some photo tips (please!)...besides getting a better photographer, of course. . .

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