Here is a shout out for one of the best little irises in existence, the IB “Rare Edition” (1980) at 20” tall. It is 40 years old this year but is as fresh and modern as anything hybridized today. It is distinctive in the garden and at the time was a huge breakthrough.
There are many Iris with his color pattern but this one was early for a median Iris.
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Beautiful flower, IL. I've always liked two-tone flowers.
And the picture is right-side up!
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well I am now loading my images to IMGUR and then saving them, then posting here. Pain in my butt but it,works.Originally Posted by SteveinMN
Beautiful flower, IL. I've always liked two-tone flowers.
And the picture is right-side up!
Gorgeous! Would you have any recommendation for US native iris that I could plant in my VT yard?
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Beautiful!!
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Plant bearded iris. There may be other types that grow in your area but I don’t know them so I won’t recommend them. Many bearded iris do well through our winters and there are some that are hybridized by Minnesota people so they wouldn’t mind super cold. I mean they are a winter hardy plant.
edited to say MANY bearded iris would not mind VT winters. Mini iris would be dead.
sorry!
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May I intrude with a virtual link to Trentham Estate gardens closed to visitors but in full bloom now? Flowers don't know about the lockdown, thank goodness.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-engla...-blooms-online
As Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
wow those rulips! Quite a display.
our national iris convention was cancelled this year, planned for Presby Gardens in NJ, a premier public iris garden. It will be held there next year.
our lily society’s North American Conference was planned for the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, ON. Is that near you? It too was cancelled, but Ontario will host it next year, likely in the same place.
Really! I would be delighted to drive over and meet with you if you let me know (pm) when you come. I was an RBG member for years visiting every 2-3 weeks for the changes in bloom. Last few years I have purchased a seasonal pass to Whistling Gardens instead. I watched it evolve from a couple's dream into a reality so feel like a proud if distant aunt. I hope access is possible before too many blooming periods are done. Darren has the most amazing peony collection - early, mid and late.
As Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.”
Maybe we shall meet!mI think
whistling
gardens was on one of the NALS tours.
DH is pumped about going to that area of Ontario Because there is a Cockshut tractor museum he wants to see. Cockshut is a Canadian tractor he is enamored of. It’s just a dumb tractor, but he is love in love with it.
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