Hmmm, if I had to pick just one iris for my desert island or a prison cell, as you say, it'd probably be one of the three Keppel's: Montmartre, Drama Queen or Gypsy Lord. I'm one for the flamboyant types.

Oh my -- Montmartre.............

Of those three I would pick Montmartre. It is an outstanding grower.

GreenIris said:If I could only choose one, it would be Teagan. In my book, it's nothing short of perfection. It's an SDB though. Do those count?

SDBs definitely do count! And oh my, that's a gorgeous iris. I also have a short wishlist for SDBs. That's going on my list!

Believe me that shirt list will become super long. Last year I added about 15 little guys. This season I added 75...

Drumroll please....









TA-DAH!!!

After what seemed like an eternity, my precocious Clarence today finally bloomed! Pictures are poor representations of this flower. It sparkles like a beacon of light at the bottom of my front steps. Absolutely gorgeous. And the best thing is... I have three more buds on the way! Hope you enjoy the pictures.

yes we do & named after a great person, Clarence Mahan.

How beautiful. Clarence is always the first TB to bloom in my gardens in the spring -- a most welcome sight.

Congratulations Tienito. It looks like you have space for more

That's so great, what a pretty bloom I also noticed the extra space

Of the Iris that bloomed in my garden this year I would pick New Face because it had my favorite garden colors pink and purple and it had my favorite fragrance. My daughter said Grape candy. It would hurt though because I want them all.
. Your Clarence is beautiful. Mine isn't blooming this fall, but I did just get it from Lowes last fall.

My Clarence (I have quite a few) has never rebloomed and I am in 6B but it is a good increaser and consistently blooms in the spring. Yours is lovely.

@Tienito make such to associate at least one great pic into the database to receive your acorn.

Totally_Amazing said:It looks like you have space for more

Indeed I do! We've been in this house for less than a year and actually haven't had much time to work on the outside. Once we do that, there would be room for (almost) all the irises on my wishlist! Librarians and iris growers seem to have this in common: we know that, above all else, space is a premium!

Congrats on your first bloom Tienito. Clarence is lovely. My desert island pick would also be Montmartre with Louisa's Song, Starship Enterprise, and Drinks at Sunset tied for second place.