Iris of Whimsy

At last!!!

The post of Iris in the Whimsy gardens I had promised oh so long ago!

To look below at the amount of images I placed in this post you probably can tell I really love Iris! All images are of the actual flowers growing in the Whimsy gardens. Many will be potted up to share with other gardeners at market this spring.

~ Siberian Iris ~

* Ego *

~ Siberian Iris ~

* Chilled Wine *

~ Siberian Iris ~

* Ruffled Velvet *

~ Siberian Iris ~ 

* Butter & Sugar *

~ Standard Siberian Iris ~

~ Siberian Iris ~ 

* Snow Queen *

~ Siberian Iris ~

* Mares Tails *

Mares Tails is a Siberian Iris cross pollination of Snow Queen and the standard blue Siberian Iris. The plant appeared on its own from dropped seed one summer, and surprised me with the beautiful snow white flowers lightly touched with the palest of blue.

~ German Bearded Iris ~

* variety unkown *

~ Bearded Iris ~

* Heirloom variety unkown *

The above Iris was the beginning of my Iris collection and was planted in my grandmother's garden during the 1950's.

~ Bearded Iris ~

* Heirloom Wabash 1940 *

This beautiful blue and white iris was one of two heirloom varieties that were "rescued" by a gardening friend from an old abandoned lot some years ago.

~ Bearded Iris ~

* Heirloom Flavescens 1813 *

~ Bearded Iris ~

* Lady Friend *

These are approximately half of the Iris varieties now growing in the Whimsy gardens. And as I just can't resist the beauty of these plants, I'm sure more will appear in the gardens this year!

~ Wishing you a wonderful whimsy day! ~

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