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Two intrepid Iris(es)

20 years ago

On my way to work this morning, I saw a very unusual sight. One of the homes along the way has a bed approx. 10ft. long by 5 ft wide that is filled with iris--and is anchored by just one laceleaf Japanese maple at the end.

Two of the iris, both yellow flowered ones, are BLOOMING! Poor things... guess that they don't know the temps are supposed to get down to 27 degrees tonight here in the Cleveland area!

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alison
20 years ago
For blooms that are so delicate and fragile looking, they are tremendously harder, aren't they? I love 'em!
princess_mimi
20 years ago
There are lots of irises that are rebloomers. I love them twice!

~~Mimi
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storygardener
20 years ago
Mimi could be right..maybe they are rebloomers. Or, just cornfused!!!
Kymie17
Original Author
20 years ago
Ah, I didn't even think about the fact that they might be rebloomers. They just looked so lonely in the huge bed of iris foliage that I assumed they were confused! Good point, though. :)

The flowers are now gone, but the lonely little stalks are still sticking up out of the foliage bed. At this point, we probably won't see any more until next year... *sigh*

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