Defenition is another one I enjoy.

Omigosh that is pretty, Tom!!!

Time for another Sutton iris
Raspberry Swirl

Really pretty, Tom.

Beautiful! I got that one this year...so I'm looking forward to seeing it bloom...hopefully this year!

That is just lovely, Tom!!

Those falls! Oh my.

Wow... it's all I can do to just look at the pictures.. Y'all are going to have to wait until after the holidays for me to look through my database... I do have Edge of the World and some others that i can't think of off the top of my head. Love all the pictures of the Space-Agers, Marilyn.. There's so much playfulness and whimsy to them. I'd have several that you posted... in a heartbeat..

My cottage is changing renters and I'm trying to figure out what dessert to bring to Christmas dinner... It was supposed to be 2 of us bringing dessert, now it's just up to me... I just made some French chocolate and fruit bark.. and am thinking about a lemon mousse.. Or pumpkin pie and a chocolate/amaretto mousse... I need to do 2, aside from the bark... what to do?

What is easiest that you already have ingredient to make?

ooooooooooooooooooh -- Lemon Mousse. Make that. And then post the recipe here, please!!

And then send us some!

I second that! Love lemon. There's a recipe exchange thread on the Edibles and preserving forum.
Here's another Sutton I like a lot, Edge Of The World

Also, if you like to talk about assembling, preparing, and cooking foods, there is a thread in the Mid-Atlantic forum.

Oh Tom -- that is gorgeous!!! Why don't I have that one??????

It's on my list!!! Maybe this year???

Here's another Sutton that I like. It starts blooming, and continues thought the season. Love it when they do that.
Sharp Edge

Beautiful. Looking forward to seeing mine bloom.

That's a nice one, Tom!!

It's beautiful, sweet and crisp!

I've been wondering about irises listed as blooming 'EML' (early, middle, late)...wondering if that meant they bloom the whole period, or if they are unpredictable and can bloom anytime during that period (but still bloom for the normal length of time). Your comment leads me to believe it's more toward the first interpretation. When I first started buying irises i focused a lot on EML's and re-bloomers (wanted the most bloom for my buck!)...that's part of the reason I have so many Sutton irises.

Then later I went on a space-age binge, and now it's more about their value for hybridizing with an emphasis on fragrance (because I want to breed fragrance back into some of the beautiful irises created my the likes of Joe Ghio). So in the end my collection is all over the place!

I think most of us have attention deficit disorder when it comes to Iris... Just when you think you're leaning towards one hybridizer (or whatever), you see another that catches your eye, and all rational thought goes right out that door...