Carolina Show and Tell - 2018 in the Irises forum

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Cuzz4short

Mar 30, 2018 6:57 PM CST

Name: Gabriel/Gabe Rivera
Charlotte, NC (Zone 7b)
German imported, Michigan raised

Spring us finally here!! The colder winter worked magic in the garden. Shouldn't be much freeze damage.

I'll start with the most recent bloom. This one did receive freeze damage. Luckily more buds are forming.

SDB Going In Circles(Paul Black 2013)

My first bloom at my house was 3 days ago. This one loved the winter here. Buttonwood (Tasco 2005)

Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris (Iris 'Buttonwood')
Uploaded by Cuzz4short

Gimme it and I'll grow it!

| @Cuzz4short | Post #1671664 (1)

Lestv

Mar 30, 2018 7:17 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)

Love Going In Circles. Really cute.

Buttonwood looks like it bloomed on a short stalks. Have many here doing that too.

Great pics!

"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black

| @Lestv | Post #1671673 (2)

Dachsylady86

Mar 30, 2018 7:24 PM CST

Name: Liz
East Dover, VT (Zone 5a)

Yay for all the littles blooming

| @Dachsylady86 | Post #1671680 (3)

grannysgarden

Mar 30, 2018 8:12 PM CST

Name: Bonnie Sojourner
Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas (Zone 7a)
Magnolia zone

oooohhhh, Buttonwood.

Great photos.

Thro' all the tumult and the strife I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul— How can I keep from singing?

| @grannysgarden | Post #1671717 (4)

GreenIris

Mar 30, 2018 11:42 PM CST

Name: Elsa
Las Cruces, New Mexico (Zone 8a)

janwax said: Giggles and Grins

100% agree...Different and just lovely!!!

Gabe: Yay!!!! Great to see your garden in bloom too!!!! Pretty Reds

If you think there is no more beauty left in the world...Plant a garden!!!

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Last edited by GreenIris Mar 30, 2018 11:56 PM

GreenIris

Mar 30, 2018 11:49 PM CST

Name: Elsa
Las Cruces, New Mexico (Zone 8a)

Lestv said:Well now I have to tell you all something embarrassing. This little guy has not one but two blooms open and I walked by it and around it all morning before I saw it had bloomed. I just had it in my mind that it wouldn't bloom for a few more days. Never assume when it comes to blooms!

This is SDB Irish Harp. Great dependable bloomer.

Well I have something of equal embarrasment. I had one bloom and didn't even know it until I took a photo of one right by it. Later when looking at the photos I saw this Brown Iris in the background and thought what the heck...Ran outside and there it was, in very close proximity to the other I had just photographed.

If you think there is no more beauty left in the world...Plant a garden!!!

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Totally_Amazing

Mar 31, 2018 3:38 AM CST

Name: Robin
Melbourne, Australia (Zone 10b)

I will pulling up a chair next to Rob and Bonnie to watch the Leslie and Gabe show

I love Giggles and Grins

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IrisLilli

Mar 31, 2018 5:20 AM CST

Name: Lilli
Lundby, Denmark, EU

Iris show! I'm sure I too can find a chair somewhere!

Of course I talk to myself; sometimes I need expert advice!

| @IrisLilli | Post #1671870 (8)

TBGDN

Mar 31, 2018 6:03 AM CST

Name: Leon
Indiana (Zone 5a)
Light is the shadow of God!

We will all be lined up in chairs together! Keep 'em coming.

Even a fool, when he shuts his mouth, is counted (as being) wise.Proverbs 17:28
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grannysgarden

Mar 31, 2018 6:05 AM CST

Name: Bonnie Sojourner
Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas (Zone 7a)
Magnolia zone

Robin, Lilli, Leon...... ready for the close-ups. This is the best time in the south.

Thro' all the tumult and the strife I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul— How can I keep from singing?

| @grannysgarden | Post #1671887 (10)

IrisLilli

Mar 31, 2018 6:19 AM CST

Name: Lilli
Lundby, Denmark, EU

Bring on the close-ups!

Of course I talk to myself; sometimes I need expert advice!

| @IrisLilli | Post #1671896 (11)

crowrita1

Mar 31, 2018 8:02 AM CST

Name: Arlyn
Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a)

! Glad your season has started All these "southern" irises will tide us over till the "northern" season kicks in !

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cliftoncat

Mar 31, 2018 8:04 AM CST

Name: Mika
Oxfordshire, England and Mento

| @cliftoncat | Post #1671967 (13)

tveguy3

Mar 31, 2018 9:41 AM CST

Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)

Yes, loving the show!

Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.

| @tveguy3 | Post #1672032 (14)

evelyninthegarden

Mar 31, 2018 11:19 AM CST

Name: Evelyn
Sierra foothills, Northern CA (Zone 8a)

tveguy3 said:Yes, loving the show!

Me too!

"Luck favors the prepared mind." - Thomas Jefferson

| @evelyninthegarden | Post #1672097 (15)

Lestv

Mar 31, 2018 11:25 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)

Should I build you all some bleachers?

Today is Gingy Day! Gingerbread Man popped out everywhere.

"The chimera is a one time happenstance event where the plant has a senior moment and forgets what it is doing." - Paul Black

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Lestv

Mar 31, 2018 11:28 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)

Gizmo opened in the front garden and is basking in a lovely sunny day.

Gizmo The Gremlin

And this is a sneak peek of one that hasn't bloomed yet for me. So excited for it to open!