... and it is a joy, believe me. This is an iris siberica (sorry no name) which I planted three years ago. It has taken three years to bloom - and what a reward! Outer petals very long and just like velvet. I did think, this year, about digging it up and moving it, but obviously it took it's own sweet time to settle in and here's my reward. I think I'll get ten blooms this year, and hopefully more next.
I have sibericas elsewhere in the garden; one a pale yellow and and brown, and one a blue and white mottled which might be "Flock of Butterflies". Some, like this one, not in a border but next to a stone sink, filled with water for the birds to bathe in. I am widening that border sometime this year so they will then be in the company of other plants, but they will stay next to the sink
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Every day something else to delight, some roses have bloomed and gone already, some are in full bloom, and some still in bud. All have their own character and colour, some have a glorious smell, and some have been bred just to stand up to attacks of all kinds including weather. But - you pays your money and takes your choice. The day lilies have started! A little early, but the first one is blooming - an apricot colour with a cream stripe through the petal. The rest are full of bud and I can't wait for my Blousy Ladies to come out and play! |
Hello Mrs Mac, I love your iris, and we have loads of iris Sibirica in the garden too - it slowly spreads and spreads and spreads. I have to dig out large clumps of it each year to maintain its size. I'm glad you're enjoying the garden in between the rain showers!
ReplyDeleteHi Sunil!!! We have a beautiful bearded iris which needs reducing this autumn - darkest purple/brown. If you are in Dorset in Sept/Oct, come in for a free pot (and a cup of tea also). x
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