Another iris for your enjoyment. Again, I have NO idea where this one came from. I am of the habit to get, beg, borrow or steal, plants from others. Even gas stations are good places to get some new plants, wildflowers and botanical gardens are all fair game too. So where did this beautiful dwarf iris come from? It was a pleasant surprise in July in my garden. Anyone recognize it?in the garden....
No, don't recognize it! But it is a beauty and in July, no less!
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I want to add some reblooming iris.
ReplyDeleteLike, you I take any plant someone else wants to pass on! I wouldn't have expected an iris to bloom in July, though.
ReplyDeleteJust read yesterday's post about your mother's vegetable garden. The hydrangea obviously likes where it is and probably wouldn't do as well if it were moved.
How nice of all of you to create a new perennial garden for your mother and to help in the vegetable garden as well. I'm sure she's going to get a lot of enjoyment out of these.
The name is on the tip of my tongue! Oh, maybe I'm thinking of something else. Sure is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beauty! I don't know the name sorry. It's great that you have a bloom in July though. Love that deep purple color. I have miniature yellow ones in a container. I might have to move them this fall because they didn't bloom too much this year.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is pretty. Where is Frances, maybe she will know.
ReplyDeleteThere is a reblooming iris Rosalie Figge that looks a lot like yours. Very, very pretty.
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If you can make the above link work, scroll down alphabetically to find Roaslie.
Marnie
Tina, What a treat in July--and thanks, Marnie, for the link. My gardens get really green looking in August (Bloom Day will be a challenge!)--now I'm making a list of things to add as I read everyone's postings.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful surprise. I love garden surprises! If that iris were in my garden, I would call it the pretty purple iris... tee hee...
ReplyDeleteI love unexpected surprises, and that is one! Enjoy!
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ReplyDeleteWow, gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks all! It was a surprise to find after vacation. I never knew much of rebloomers but this must be one. Marnie, I have logged it as Rosalie Figge because it does truly look this way and THANKS so much! This is one reason why I love blogging so much-to learn from others.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful color & dwarf too. That's the kind I need. I don't remember them blooming in July. Our neighbor when I was a kid had the dwarf kind. Purple or lavender is all I remember.
ReplyDeleteHi Gail. Mother Nature I too would like to add the re blooming kind as my garden space is small. Rose I will accept what others offer. I like all kinds.
Think hard Dawn.
Perennial Gardener Yellow? I know that has to be pretty. Maybe in ground would be better.
Hi Jean. Hope you got enough rain for your garden. We just got another down fall. It is helping. Things have started growing again & seems to be greener.
Roses & Lilacs I will have to check your link out.
Cosmo seems like I learn something new with every post from everyone.
Skeeter, Cindy & dp I too like surprises in my garden. Sometimes I have to wonder where they came from. I think birds help a lot. And I agree Tina's flower is gorgeous.
Tina I will have to find out more about you mystery. She sure is pretty.
Hi Tina --very pretty and a nice surprise indeed this time of year. It seems like my iris were done ages ago --although I don't have the dwarf variety. It started out nice and stormy this morning and a good amount of rain --yeah!!! So, the dreaded weeding finally got under way here, lol. It was actually fun since everything pulled up so easily except for those nasty sticky/picky thorn things. I have to make another round with something to get them --they are so thorny they rip the fingers if you touch them. I've never seen so many of them until I lived here. We saw a pretty green snake earlier today --but he was a little squished --we found a stick to move him and actually Sidekick wanted to bring him up by the house to show daddy but someone had hit him one too many times so we couldn't bring him home. I'm sure we'll see more, hahaha. Tonight we saw two deer, some bats and the sky was beautiful --I'm guessing another nice day tomorrow. Off to chase some kiddos to bed --have a great night everyone.
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful suprise. purple is my most favourite colour and this is so vivid and georgeous.
ReplyDeleteHi Lola, Anonymous and Marmee! Great morning this morning!
ReplyDeleteLola, Marnie identified this iris for me. It is Rosalie Figge and is a rebloomer. It was newly planted this spring, so this is the first bloom. It is a nice surprise in July. You are such a good commenter! I am doing a post on my original six soon.
Anonymous, That rain was so awesome! We got about 2 inches and I was able to weed all the front gardens in only about one hour. That is great! I was surprised. Now to the back. I am really not sure which yard has more gardens but they are fairly equal. Hope it takes me only one hour to do the back then maybe I can rest. Veggie garden is not a problem though. I have those sticker things too. One is wild blackberry (I think) and the other one I am not sure. Actually there are like three sticky weeds. They do hurt! Dead snakes are your favorite kind aren't they? Can't chase you. There are lots lately. They stink though and I am sure Dad did not miss not seeing the dead snake. lol
Marmee, Welcome! I see you live in Tennessee too-and not so far away. I love your profile. It starts like mine (I won't say it here) but was beginning to think I was a bit of geek starting my description with it. But my husband is so much a part of who I am so of course it begins my profile. You too? Do you talk to Gail in Nashville? Also DP is close. Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Marmee, Forgot to say, Mother Nature is close too. Lots of Tennessee bloggers and more coming each day!
ReplyDeleteIris-loving friends back in Zone5/IL bought some varieties that were supposed to be rebloomers, but in a normal year the season was too short for them to fit in two bloom cycles in the north. I'll bet zones 6 & 7 would have more luck.
ReplyDeleteThis 'Rosalie' iris seems happy in your garden, Tina, no matter the origin. You must have different kinds of gas stations in Tennessee - never saw a plant at one here!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
PS It's fine if you want to link to the 100 new classics movie list as long as you say EW made it up...not me ;-]
Annie, No, I am not linking to the post but to your blog. I LOVE the welcome saying you have in your comment box and that is what I will talking about tomorrow. The chocolate one? Is that ok? I have always remembered it all this time (good feat since I read a TON of blogs but remembered where I saw the chocolate comment). And they say I have senior moments. Not!
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ReplyDeleteSure, Tina - for you to notice and remember my little greeting is a nice compliment indeed!
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{That deleted comment above was me having my own senior moment.}