A mystery. I beleive this to be one of two cultivars. Can anyone help?
"Beverly Sills" or "Vanity?"
Another "Night Owl"Thursday, May 27, 2010
Iris Bloom Report 05/27/10 more...
Iris Bloom Report 05/27/10 more...
A mystery. I beleive this to be one of two cultivars. Can anyone help?
Another "Night Owl"
A mystery. I beleive this to be one of two cultivars. Can anyone help?
Another "Night Owl"
Iris Bloom Report 05/27/10
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Iris Bloom Report 05/26/10 comparison
Iris Bloom Report 05/26/10 comparison
Here's one side by side of the same cultivar from 2009 and 2010
Here's one side by side of the same cultivar from 2009 and 2010
2009
2010
Iris Bloom Report 05/26/10
Iris Bloom Report 05/26/10
Some special new shots today...
Some special new shots today...
This is the first bloom of an new rhizome... "Indiscreet"
"Total Recall" is what this is supposed to be... It blooms beautifully every year, but I don't think it is what it is supposed to be.
"English Charm"
"Batik"
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Iris Bloom Report 05/25/10
Iris Bloom Report 05/25/10
No Pics today. It's too darn hot and I am so disappointed with some of this years blooms. I spent today taking pics to document height and get ready to tag some of the errant blooms. As I said before though I have had some beauties there are others that are just awful. I plan to post a few side by side comparisons to last years blooms... I guess I will hope that 2011 is a better year.
The trip to Borglum's is planned for Friday.
No Pics today. It's too darn hot and I am so disappointed with some of this years blooms. I spent today taking pics to document height and get ready to tag some of the errant blooms. As I said before though I have had some beauties there are others that are just awful. I plan to post a few side by side comparisons to last years blooms... I guess I will hope that 2011 is a better year.
The trip to Borglum's is planned for Friday.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Iris Bloom Report 05/24/10 part 2
Iris Bloom Report 05/24/10 part 2
Here's a bit of the long view of the gardens. The first bed I planted is T-shaped running east and west with a strip running downhill to the south. For reference I refer to this as Bed A-1. Down the hill to the south is a bed which was a rock-pile. Now it has a small Pond which I refer to as Bed P. Curving to the east an north at the crest of the rise that is behind my house is bed A-2 and A-3.
The most impressive display of iris for me is a large group of a single cultivar. At the East and West of Bed A-1 below are large groups of "Honky-Tonk Blues" ready to bloom. In the center of Bed A-2 is a nice burst of "Mariposa Skies."
Last year I divided a red which is not identified, "Mother Earth," "Night Owl" and "Before the Storm." Mother Earth and the red are not looking promising, but "Night Owl" is budding nicely.
...and more "Mariposa Skies" and "Immortality."
Here's a bit of the long view of the gardens. The first bed I planted is T-shaped running east and west with a strip running downhill to the south. For reference I refer to this as Bed A-1. Down the hill to the south is a bed which was a rock-pile. Now it has a small Pond which I refer to as Bed P. Curving to the east an north at the crest of the rise that is behind my house is bed A-2 and A-3.
The most impressive display of iris for me is a large group of a single cultivar. At the East and West of Bed A-1 below are large groups of "Honky-Tonk Blues" ready to bloom. In the center of Bed A-2 is a nice burst of "Mariposa Skies."
Last year I divided a red which is not identified, "Mother Earth," "Night Owl" and "Before the Storm." Mother Earth and the red are not looking promising, but "Night Owl" is budding nicely.
Bed A-1 East "Harvest of Memories" and huge clump of "Honky-Tonk Blues" budding
...and at the west end of Bed A-1 another clump of "Honky Tonk Blues"
In Bed A-2 "Mariposa Skies" and "Monet's Blue"
...and more "Mariposa Skies" and "Immortality."
"Everything Plus" is doing much better than the first bloom indicated!
Iris Bloom Report 05/24/10 part 1
Iris Bloom Report 05/24/10 part 1
More about the frost damage... there are some buds that are simply not going to bloom. They have turned brown.. and some foliage is not in good shape either. I believe it to be a combination of fragile hybrids, position in the garden and perhaps how much water some had before the frost or how much they got afterward. The differences are dramatic. Since I have in excess of 50 cultivars, I have a broad range of results this year.
Today they are popping. I think the open garden will be moved to this weekend. I fear there will be nothing left by the first week in June, which is what I had planned. The most prolific and reliable iris in the garden is "Honky Tonk Blues." It is has been in the garden since it was planted 8 years. This is one that was un-named I searched and found it. Distinctive for its full, ruffled standards that are low, and broad falls that fade to lighter blue at the heavily ruffled edges. If anyone wants to share I expect that this will get split in the fall... and I have dozens.
"Rachel Rose" is a real favorite. As with most the camera cannot capture the subtle shades. The falls are a dusty rose and the standards are a lighter shade of that. Though the color is warm it is not as orange as it appears here. And it was hybridized by Dana Borglum, whose farm we will visit later this week...
Yesterday I listed this as an unidentified red... It is indeed "Sultan's Palace," but the stunted look of the early blooms made it look completely different. This is more like it, but still not the luxurious, full bloom that it was last year.
"Hemstitched" is a cultivar I purchased and I think I have one that was un-named from Borglum. There is a variation in the amount of purple/blue edging on the falls of different flowers on the same stem. The smaller iris beneath was apparently in the clump from Borglum's. One of the joys of shopping there... plus the $8 price for a clump you can easily split into 3 or 4 substantial plants.
More about the frost damage... there are some buds that are simply not going to bloom. They have turned brown.. and some foliage is not in good shape either. I believe it to be a combination of fragile hybrids, position in the garden and perhaps how much water some had before the frost or how much they got afterward. The differences are dramatic. Since I have in excess of 50 cultivars, I have a broad range of results this year.
Today they are popping. I think the open garden will be moved to this weekend. I fear there will be nothing left by the first week in June, which is what I had planned. The most prolific and reliable iris in the garden is "Honky Tonk Blues." It is has been in the garden since it was planted 8 years. This is one that was un-named I searched and found it. Distinctive for its full, ruffled standards that are low, and broad falls that fade to lighter blue at the heavily ruffled edges. If anyone wants to share I expect that this will get split in the fall... and I have dozens.
"Honky-Tonk Blues" (Schreiner 1988)
"Honey Scoop" blooms its last for the season.
"Rachel Rose" is a real favorite. As with most the camera cannot capture the subtle shades. The falls are a dusty rose and the standards are a lighter shade of that. Though the color is warm it is not as orange as it appears here. And it was hybridized by Dana Borglum, whose farm we will visit later this week...
Yesterday I listed this as an unidentified red... It is indeed "Sultan's Palace," but the stunted look of the early blooms made it look completely different. This is more like it, but still not the luxurious, full bloom that it was last year.
"Hemstitched" is a cultivar I purchased and I think I have one that was un-named from Borglum. There is a variation in the amount of purple/blue edging on the falls of different flowers on the same stem. The smaller iris beneath was apparently in the clump from Borglum's. One of the joys of shopping there... plus the $8 price for a clump you can easily split into 3 or 4 substantial plants.
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