Momentum is my first tall bearded iris to bloom this season


My dutch iris Acapulco is also in bloom

Gorgeous, Robin!! Jealousy here....

Same! Never had any luck with Dutch iris...

I have a bloom stalk coming on my newly planted Milk In My Coffee! I am doubtful that without protection it will bloom since we have had a slight frost already. I think I will cover it at night when it's cold, and try to nurse it to bloom, as now I am sure it won't bloom next year. It could very well be an under developed bloom though. It does have a small increase coming but that will take a while to grow large enough to bloom.

Nurse it well, Tom, and let us see it if it blooms! You make me glad that I've had no blooms this year as it should be a full-out year next year.

I may be wrong, but seem to remember seeing Milk in my Coffee as a rebloomer - if so, you should see blooms next spring, surely? When I told Barry that his rhizomes had bloomed here in July, he said that most would also bloom normally in May next year.

Tom did you get Milk in my Coffee from Keith keppel or Tempo Two?

Rosalie Figge just began blooming today. I think I can expect no blooms from her next spring because she is a newly planted rhizome (this August). slight sweet fragrance.

Just saw Feed Back blooming.

grannysgarden said:Rob, put me on a share list for Sugar Maple please. I should have an iris or two you want a share of.

It's near dead Bonnie, but if it makes a comeback, you'll be the first person to get some.

Yay for all the blooms!

Dachsylady86 said:Tom did you get Milk in my Coffee from Keith keppel or Tempo Two?

It was a bonus from Keith Keppel. It says in the Tempo Two catalog that it has re-bloomed on occasions. So far it has one increase, but it's too small to grow into a bloom next spring.

I'm so excited to see more pics of that iris. I also got it as a bonus and it was one of my favorites in the catalog. I hope your bloom doesn't get ruined from cold Tom!

Liz Did you get my T-mail about our change of speaker on Sat.?

Oops sorry Lucy, didn't mean to ignore you. I've been a bit frazzled lately. I'll be away next weekend so unfortunately I won't be around to attend. I was most interested in hearing Paul speak anyway. Thanks so much for the update!

He was supposed to speak at our event this month too, but canceled.

Hope he is okay.

I was looking at my Iris today and noticed Zurich putting up a bloom stalk a month after transplant. What a surprise.

That's great Niki. It will be nice to see some more blooms here other than mine.

I have a couple more tall bearded irises and my last dutch iris blooming at the moment.

Liz I just wanted to be sure that you knew Paul would not be there.

Not blooms season this year but for next--took SDB Mahagony Snow out of the pot today & John counted 9 fans as he planted it outside. It was from the HIPS sale & had no roots when it came.