The next three iris I am going to post I love love love. They were all first time blooms for me.

First is Green and Gifted that I got as a bonus last year. I had also been given it by a member but didn't mind having more. Well, the member's iris bloomed as (most probably) Green Prophecy (which ironically I had picked up at Thelma's too!) so I very grateful now that I had more than one!


green iris rock!

2nd of the love loves is Lady Leigh. It was more of a pinky red than I expected, but I am very happy with it! I noted that the standards have a pink blush when it first opens, but they then turn white.

before the falls relax



Thanks Brad!!!

Beautiful Leslie!

and awesome photography.

Thanks!

Okay my most favorite of my new iris - Zlatovlaska! Hope you can imagine how exciting it was to see Class Ring, Coffee Whispers, Show Your Colours, Neon Mama, Amarillo Rojo, Lady Leigh, and Green and Gifted all first bloom on the same day, then I turned to my spoon garden, saw To The Point, and as my eyes drifted down that garden to see THIS ONE.

Oh my oh my oh my.

Here are a few more shots of it's ruffled goodness:



quite a presence

even when wet

later blooms didn't have pronounced horns but kept the ruffles!

crowrita1 said:Did you remember to pack a trowel, Gabe !

I take it everywhere!!

Gabe, what is the name of the Iris in your Avatar? It's beautiful.

That's Raging Tide. It was a nice 55° morning and the blooms of everythING starting opening a cooler blue or pink that morning.

Thank you. I love Raging Tide.

tveguy3 said:I think it passes when we pass, but then I'm not sure.

No, it just passes to those children or grandchildren who enjoyed our gardens with us . That is how I got it.

Ghost Writer


Samba Queen


Ring Around Rosie


Gaudy Is Good



Insaniac



Lights Camera Action


Mindful


Wearing Rubies


Jamaican Dream


Ravenous

You have quite a nice collection of iris Liz!

Chinese Treasure


Spring Madness


Anaconda Love


Cleared for Takeoff



Picasso Moon


Smoke and Thunder


Batik


Trillion

Lestv said:You have quite a nice collection of iris Liz!

Thank you! Many of you have much more impressive ones, which I aspire for in the future!

Wonderful!

Cleared for takeoff
Chinese treasure

I think they're stunning, Liz! Anaconda Love is amazing!! As is Batik and Trillion and... I could go on, but you get to see them in the real!

Dachsylady86 said:

Thank you! Many of you have much more impressive ones, which I aspire for in the future!

Ummm...it'll be the other way around after this year We saw what you purchased!

I would say you already purchased many that many of us don't have. With your incredible order for this year you will definitely have a most impressive collection .

You have some beauties Liz!

There's too many to list that I loved seeing in this thread, so I'll just sit here and drool.