Thursday, March 15, 2012

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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4 comments:

  1. What incredible, gorgeous Iris! And you photos are absolutely out-of-this-world!

    I have some bearded Iris but they grow at their whim and the local Rabbits that seem to have taken to eating the leaves.

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  2. Great irises and pictures. Thank you for posting them. New iris types are beautiful, but I think the oldies have their own charm and uniqueness. Siberian irises are very special. Glad they grow so well for you.

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  3. I love iris. Mine are beginning to bud here in Indiana....we have been having frost and that has seemingly done in my magnolia tree. wonder what that will do to next year's flowers. I had a vision of a huge sprawling iris garden but that idea kinda went by the wayside. I seriously would if I could hire a full-time gardener just to weed!!!

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