Elsa - Chubby is in the mix of my favorite dwarf - Inner Space. I just love that iris.

yes, Chubby Cheeks has been an excellent parent. More registered 'kids' than any other SDB.

Finally seeing Tom's Famous Red!



Gypsy Lord is a beautiful specimen. Moved it from the shade garden and now seeing its bloom for the first time ever. Only took 4 years 🙄



Sunset Boulevard is stunning and solid as a rock. That's Dark Universe in the background just going all d@mn season long. Wow to the wow wow




Other happenings right now

Pumpkin Patch

Wisely 2008

Arctic Chill or something like that. I think it's ugly.


Crown Princess Marghereta. She's Purdy and climbs.




I got this one for my mother Our Dorothy. That's my backbone and creator

Sunset Boulevard is one of my favorites, and it looks to nice combined with Dark Universe.

We're experiencing a drought at the moment and upper 80⁰ heat. Today's a little cool down and I'm about to water. Most things Re blooming out fast. This bloom season is so late. Yikes!


One Man's Art blooming all season but doesn't hold up great to the Charlotte heat.



Sorbonne transfered from the shade garden. Maiden bloom!! Recieved in 2015 Love it




Swedish Lullaby me thinks





Queen Jeanne LA iris


Montmartre X Rob's Luminata



Benjamin Britton Rose



Catch the Fever




Margin Call





Hadn't even had my coffee yet. This season is gonna go too fast!

tveguy3 said:Sunset Boulevard is one of my favorites, and it looks to nice combined with Dark Universe.

Agreed. It was random planted by order. Great contrast

I might have to move mine together!

I really like One Man's Art and Margin Call. I might get to see Margin Call this year.

Keith's iris are doing extremely well in your garden Gabe! I too am having iris finally blooming after years.

Beautiful shots!

Why are your LA's so short? After all the rain mine are all over 4 feet. Black Widow just bloomed at over 5 feet. Of course mine have been sitting in the same patch for quite awhile.

Can't compete with Gabe's beauty today but I can introduce you to a spanking new Burseen iris. It checks all the boxes - has a pansy face pattern, great stalks, blooms that stay open without fade for over a week each, and a nice spicy sweet scent. And yes the standards stayed closed in our heat spells. And to think this was a bonus iris!

Ladies and gentlemen - Ton Of Fun
In shade and sun

You can barely see them, but it has yellow and white striped style arms.

Click to open to see full picture

New Burseen!

Have a few more that are popping out now too!

Like Gabe - the weather in my garden has caused everything to open in large bunches (18 different iris yesterday alone!). So I am behind as always.

A few more littles (and they still have more not yet opened).

Chanted was pretty this year.




Going In Circles:
Looking pink in the morning light -

It's more normal hue.



I only had tiny survivors of Morning Hues and Cosmos but they both bloomed.
Bloom on Morning Hues was tiny:

Cosmos without it's usual clump:



Kermit IB has a green cast that photographs more tan. The shade shot catches some of it. Only IB I have that blooms every single year.

It's so tough to keep up snapping. I'm literally taking em all day and seeing some go close to fade. Ughhh. Much cooler today though
Changing Shadows LA Iris and sorry if I've posted it already


Adelaide Sunset LA iris


Cajun Copper Baby


Pointe Aux Chennes LA iris




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Cuzz4short said:Finally seeing Tom's Famous Red!

Sunset Boulevard is stunning and solid as a rock. That's Dark Universe in the background just going all d@mn season long. Wow to the wow wow

I'm curious to hear the story of Tom's Famous Red!

Love the Sunset Boulevard/Dark Universe picture! Makes a great combo.

gabe and leslie!

So many gorgeous blooms posted yesterday

Gosh, I do not know where to start. I am behind and just catching up on posts. Gabe, I really loved 'Dark Universe.' Leslie, 'Smart' is lovely.

@Cuzzforshort Love the color on Cajun Copper Baby. Have you noticed how sold out all the LA vendors are already this year? Wonder if they were short on stock or if there is a boom in people growing them.

Lestv said:@Cuzzforshort Love the color on Cajun Copper Baby. Have you noticed how sold out all the LA vendors are already this year? Wonder if they were short on stock or if there is a boom in people growing them.

Oh dear. I was planning to purchase some. I usually wait until later because everything is mostly in stock.

Mary - there usually are plenty later. Not sure what is going on this year.