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Season’s First Blooms: Irises

May 20, 2009 | 24 Comments

For the past week, we’ve had crazy weather, alternating between the heater and the a/c. A few days ago, we had a low of 31F, killing the cucumber plants. The day before yesterday, we had a high of 96F and today’s forecast says 70F. The irises don’t seem to mind, though.

Iris (Tennessee Gentleman)

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  1. Nirmala says:
    May 20, 2009 at 9:14 am

    mmm first to comment! These Irises look like tough women who were beautiful yet strong and can handle anything in life :)

  2. Manggy says:
    May 20, 2009 at 9:23 am

    Awesome shot, guys– irises have always been one of my favorite monocots :)

  3. Priya says:
    May 20, 2009 at 11:10 am

    same here, the fickle weather almost killed all my herb plants, again. Brought them in and watered them with lukewarm water :-P The flowers look gorgeous.

  4. sunita says:
    May 20, 2009 at 12:14 pm

    Lovely flowers :-)

  5. indosungod says:
    May 20, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    They are lovely. Mine are purple. the double colored ones are beautiful to look at.

  6. Roshni says:
    May 20, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    beautiful! And, lovely manicured lawn too!

  7. Soma says:
    May 20, 2009 at 2:03 pm

    Irises are one of my favorites. i have never seen this combination of colors tho! For a minute i thought that the 96 degrees kinda burned them! Then i saw the purple streaks in the yellow! How pretty.

  8. RedChillies says:
    May 20, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    The pictures are attractive! Even dried flowers look captivating through your lens :-)

  9. purplesque says:
    May 20, 2009 at 2:13 pm

    Tennessee Gentleman..such an appropriate name.

  10. Rachna says:
    May 20, 2009 at 2:19 pm

    pretty pretty pictures :)

  11. Poornima Vasant says:
    May 20, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    They are beautiful..

  12. Cham says:
    May 20, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    Very pretty iris!

  13. Manasi says:
    May 20, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    Very pretty!

  14. Gauri says:
    May 20, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    Beautiful :) Beautiful :) and here’s to your lovely garden :)

  15. Sharmila says:
    May 20, 2009 at 6:48 pm

    Beautiful snaps! :-)

  16. Kay says:
    May 20, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    The Irises are beautiful!!! Your yard looks very nice and well maintained.

  17. Alka says:
    May 20, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    Awesome….looks really lovely..Enjoy Dear, for not everyone is blessed enough to cherish Nature’s bliss :-)

  18. Shreya says:
    May 20, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    love that colour! beautiful :-)

  19. Deb says:
    May 21, 2009 at 5:18 am

    I’ve always appreciated how sturdy irises are in contrast to their ethereal blooms. Also how easy they are to divide and share. Passalong plants are such a pleasure.

    My f-in-law had a soft spot for irises, as did my mother. They are both dead now, but we have irises from both their gardens in ours. We’ve moved them around with us, and when the time comes they have gardens of their own, will joyfully divide and share them again with our grown children.

    Thanks for the glimpse of your beauties – striking cultivar!

  20. Madhuram says:
    May 21, 2009 at 10:27 am

    The weather here in Ontario is like that too. One day it is biting cold and the next day it’s sweltering hot. We moved here last month. I see that I have missed a lot of your posts, will be back.

  21. Divya vikram says:
    May 21, 2009 at 5:19 pm

    Just pretty!

  22. Bharti says:
    May 21, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    When I see your pics here, I just exhale and let it all out.
    There’s always such a feeling of peace and tranquility in your pictures.

  23. Cynthe Brush says:
    May 23, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    Truly GORGEOUS iris! Look at how they open from pistachio green buds. Love the stippling, striations, speckles & hues…WOW! Beautiful garden setting, too.

  24. Vani says:
    May 26, 2009 at 11:08 am

    Lovely irises and beautiful photos! Envying the perfect lawn in the picture!



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