A couple more have opened today in the drizzle.
Pulsator - Thomas Johnson 2011


lena M


Some better pics of Two Thumbs Up


Casper's Shadow clump


Gizmo The Gremlin clump

tveguy3 said:Some better pics of Two Thumbs Up

TWO THUMBS UP for Two Thumbs Up!

Tom ~ I really like this one. It is SO pretty!

Thanks, it's quite subtle, but very nice and a good grower too.

evelyninthegarden said:

TWO THUMBS UP for Two Thumbs Up!

Tom ~ I really like this one. It is SO pretty!

pretty, pretty! really love the subtleties.

Here's Sparks Fly - Paul Black 2000


I love this little guy, such a bright spot in the garden, and grows well too.

Tahoma - Marky Smith 2003

This one came from "Down South".

Up date on this little NOID which I'm sure now is a seedling.
First bloom


Second bloom


Third Bloom
A third different one at a different height has bloomed. This bloom was down in the foliage.


There is another bloom stalk at a different height yet that hasn't bloomed.

Tom ~ Are you saying that the two different colors of blooms are from the same rhizome?

No, more likely a stray seed pod dumped some seed in one spot and some grew, each being a little different. That's my theory.

Oh, now I get it. Several seedlings. I have noticed seedlings sprouting up in different parts of the garden. Some places where no irises grow. I wonder if the birds plant them around.

The first and third look like they could be the same iris. That second one though is a whole other story.

Love your little ones Tom!

Casper, Gremlin and Two Thumbs are fantastic and I like that first seed pod seedling with the muted colours a lot too.

Do you have special beds for the little ones or do they share with the talls - or are they in mixed beds?

The first and third are slightly different, first has baby blue striations, not to visible in the pictures, the third one has white striations and darker standards. In person, the differences are easier to see. Waiting to see number 4.

Lilli, I mix the littles in with the others. Mostly around the front of them, I do have one very small bed with mostly the little ones. Here's a picture of a mixed bed that I took today near the house. Not much color yet, but a couple of little ones, and of course a dandelion I missed.


Here's Leopard print - Thomas Johnson 2006

The first bloom never has the spots that show up on later blooms. I don't know why that is.

Raspberry Jam - O. D. Niswonger 1981 This one came to me from Susan.

Tom! It's always nice to see some bed pictures too.

You missed a dandelion?
I suspect I missed a few more than that:



They look great in clumps too:




Though I must admit your irises look a lot better. I especially like your spotless(!) Leopard Print.

IrisLilli said: They look great in clumps too:

Lilli!!! Nice clump shot!

Lilli

had to enlarge the picture, lilli. they looked like daisies.

Beautiful Tom! Your mixed beds are lovely, so neat and tidy. I would be quite pleased if there was only one lone dandelion in my garden. Afraid I'm running a very close second to Lilli.

Reminds me. I read an article a while back that said you could tell a lot about your soil based on the weeds that grew. Thought that was fascinating.

I like dandelions.

They are supposed to be good for you. I heard somebody hybridized them and now there is a pink variety. I'm tempted get them but all the neighbors would probably figure out where they were coming from lol!