Iris bloom in May and June. Any gardener can tell you that. Apparently someone forgot to tell the iris that this year. This beauty opened this morning - at least two weeks early.Mother gave me this one for Christmas about three years ago and I neglected to save its tag, so haven't a clue what it is... except huge. It's about eight inches "tall" and about four inches "across" the main part of the flower and a delicious pink. Fortunately, it is also pretty happy with its conditions. There were originally two rhizones, and now I have at least four fairly large clumps - enough that I gave some away last year.
At one time I had some plants that were descended from my grandmother's favorite iris. They were a small yellow flower that succumbed to an overly wet winter several years ago. While this one can't replace that family heirloom, it certainly has made a place for itself - both in my garden and in my heart.
What a beauty! Does it have a lovely scent?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I was thinking the same thing as I was looking at some irises in Chicago trying to bloom this week at a park.
ReplyDeleteFlwrjane, it does have a pretty fragrance, but not really strong. However, I just counted 17 buds that should open this week. I suspect it will smell marvelous x 17!
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