It is my humble landing.

Beautiful shot! That's how I want every variety I have to look!

What a great monster clump! It reminds me of the photos I have seen of the commercial gardens. sigh

Fogbound (Keppel ,1998)

Those are massive clumps!

They can be so dramatic in a mass planting.. I've often had good intentions of doing just that... somehow, the collector in me takes over, and the best I can do is broad drifts of one. Oh, actually I did have a mass planting of 'Crimson King' a few years back. It's been chipped away at until it's just a single clump now.. Sadly, 'Crimson King' has been the only Iris that has really thrived in that bed, for whatever reason.


the following year, the clump started getting smaller

Yikes ! What gorgeous photos. They make me WANT every variety! I need to take a breath and remember--not that much space prepared--yet!

Dimson -- your clumps are gorgeous!!!!

Sherry, I have crimson king to. Its always does good even in shade. It also has a beautiful flower.

I've tossed it out in the pasture and it's grown. Pretty much grows like a weed here... And reblooms too.

I am going to have to try that one here for rebloom.

I just planted some this year.....and have a stalk ! (and I think it escaped the freeze )

I would have no problem providing all of you with Crimson King... Or Indian Chief either.. They grow like weeds.

Arlyn, did I send you some Crimson King? I divided my whole clump later. I'm seeing lots of increases but no re bloom.

Neal, is it supposed to be a rebloomer?

Yes, but not every year for me. And when it does rebloom its often late and the blooms or buds freeze. You would have better luck with rebloom in your zone I think.

I have Crimson king and its never been a rebloomer for me. Last year I did get a single bud/flower on 1 plant in December when it was super cold time of the year.

I actually had two "donations", Neal.....one California grown, and one from Kentucky. The "California Clump" is doing a LOT of increasing....but no stalks, while the Kentucky Klump" has two stalks .....but not as much increase. So I guess they are using their energy in slightly different ways !

This past year, mine bloomed in January, March/April, June, & August.. It usually doesn't bloom that much, but we had just one little cold snap in December, then summer weather in January and February. Normal years, it's usually the first to bloom, and doesn't rebloom every year.