rita, take a foto of the first one .... I like to see

there is still snow above my iris

han

Maybe tomnorrow if we get some sun. Dark and gloomy today. Cold too.

after the snow there are just less iris in good condition
unfortunately. but cantab is stil nice

cantab among other early bloomer

and these:





han

ups forget the first pic

lovely

Here are two pics taken today-

Beautiful Rita. Didn't you get any snow the other day or has it melted already?

They are at their prime here right now....................

We did get snow and it is mostly melted with only afew spots in the shade with a small amount of snow still on the ground. I just heard on the weather that we may get any inch of snow overnight into tomorrow.

wow rita, a nice pic seems like a suny day :-)

wow paul, nice clumps. i hope mine will grow soon in that size

The iris reticulata patch today.


Closeup of Aldia.


Aldia and Harmony.

Must be warming a bit in New York.

I have only these few iris reticula blooms. I don't know why only so few as I planted 100 each of Harmony and Aldia. All in the small area there in my front yard.

I have found first year bulbs to be a bit fussy and they come up at differing times , but in subsequent years they get their act together and bloom in chorus. Give them time

Oh that is good to know. This is my first time I have had them as I only planted my first ever this past Fall. I have seen pictures for years and always thought I should get some as they are so pretty.

I read somewhere that they are short loved which surprised me. I thought they where like crocus. Plant them and those come up year after year.

I have not experienced ''short lived '' I have patches here that have multiplied and been in the same place 10 + years.Maybe that was written of some of the newer ones? I know some newer tulips are that way.

I guess I will find out. But I plan on getting more for next year and planting them in other areas than these I have now.

gardengus said:I have not experienced ''short lived '' I have patches here that have multiplied and been in the same place 10 + years.Maybe that was written of some of the newer ones?

Both Harmony (registered before 1953) and Alida (1990) are older so hopefully are multipliers and not short lived.

Now that I think about it some more, I believe it is the iris danfordiae that I read doesn't come back. Too bad as it is such a pretty yellow color.