Still waiting for bloom so here's some spring color

3 years ago

H. dumortieri is still blooming and we have one seedling with a leftover scape from last season that will bloom in a couple of days. The next ones to bloom are probably about two weeks away. So here are some spring flowers.

We always grow violas in the spring.

The old roses are blooming. Here is Rose de Rescht, one of my favorites. It's very fragrant too.

This is the iris corner. Disregard the weeds. I took this picture before Bob weeded.

I have been enjoying these small iris. The one on the left is Bumblebee Deelite and the one on the right is Bold Imp. The color on the standards of Bold Imp is not so orange--more of a brown.

I don't know the names of the last two. Bob bought the striped one from the hybridizer several years ago, but we don't remember his name nor the name of the iris.

I like the color of this one.

That's it for me.

Nancy

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lilykate7a
3 years ago
I love the violas! They look so bright when they are all packed into a ball of color! The iris are pretty too. I like them all but that striped one is a real looker.
Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
3 years ago
I really like the Striped NOID Iris. Batik is about the only striped Iris I was familiar with, but apparently there are others out there too..........Love Pansies. I waste my money on them every fall. They almost never survive our winters. However, the first plant I bought in early spring this year were some Johnny Jump Ups. Couldn't go without a dose of violas/pansies. They are still blooming to beat the band as I type this..........Maryl
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sherrygirl zone5 N il
3 years ago
Such pretty iris! My iris clump looks sad compared to last season. I have some self seeded viola that pop up here and there in my front garden bed, a nice surprise.

Sherry
organic_kitten
3 years ago
Gorgeous! You have plenty of blooms! Not daylilies blooms, but beautiiful. I like the violas and the iris.

kay
Brad KY 6b
3 years ago
The violas and the purple with white Iris are my faves, great colors.

Brad
Nancy 6b
3 years ago
Gorgeous iris. My iris are almost finished now, a lot did not bloom at all so did not put on much of a show this year. Do you remember if the hybridizer';s name was Kasperek? He did a lot of broken color iris, and I have had that one here. Some of the broken color for some reason seem to not bloom every year, so they get passed on. You may not have dayliliy blooms but still nice color going on.
hoosier_nan (IN z5b/6a)
Original Author
3 years ago
Nancy, we don't remember the name of the hybridizer, but it is possible. I noticed that he had produced several striped ones in Schreiner's catalog when I was looking the other day. We bought several, but not any striped ones.
mantis__oh
3 years ago
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Deep blue iris looks like Stepping Out. The broken pattern may be Peekaboo Zebu. Didn't have a great iris year here either, though people on Facebook have been raving about what a great year it was.
Julia WV (7a)
3 years ago
Very nice. I see clematis blooming too. I haven't planted any iris in our new place yet. Maybe this year or maybe not. lol.

Julia