The first TB iris to bloom here is KICKAPOO KANGAROO



Blockbuster is also open today



The very earliest of my Siberian iris started to bloom. This is CHINA SPRING.


Clump shot of CHINA SPRING. None of the other Siberian iris I have are even showing bloom stalks yet but this extra early is blooming.



And here is the first of my dutch iris blooming. This one is Apollo.

Great start Rita!! I'm glad that our Iris seasons are different -- I've enjoyed mine, most of them almost done now, but now I can live vicariously through yours!!

This is the craziest year. I have not even bought my annuals yet as it has been cool lately. But I guess all that hot weather back in March really kick started everything. I have NEVER had TB start this early. No where even near this early.

I have iris blooming and still have tulips and daffodils blooming. I woould never have though TB iris and tulips and daffs could all be blooming at the same time here in my garden.

Awesome Rita!!

There was a lady in the iris society who used to say that those 80 degree days make the bloom stalks pop out, she was right.

Dot

That first one is something else, Rita.

They look good Rita. About a month early here too, mine are just starting, but things should be going big time in a week or so.

Rita I like Blockbuster nice flower.

I am waiting for more to open but nothing's been happening. Maybe tomorrow.

Some iris blooms from today.

Dutch iris




The backyard iris bed where those Dutch Iris Are Blooming.



Amazing Don


Iris corner just about ready to bloom.



China Spring clump.

More nice ones, Amazing Don is a new one to me, never saw that one before. Interesting colors. I have 4 new ones this morning, will take some pics as soon as it get light out. I planted a few dutch iris last fall, and they are getting some bloom stems on them too. I never had them before. It's starting to get exciting.

You have beautiful, healthy-looking Iris plants Rita -- you must be doing something right!!

'Amazing Don' was bred by Don Nebeker and named and introduced by Brad Kasperak, Zebra Gardens. Don is amazing. At 90+ he still attends our UIS meetings and brings a few to the shows.

Hey, thanks. I don't do much to the iris. But I sure do love those iris blooms. When I set up that mid backyard iris bed (my biggest) I had the idea to plant afew dutch iris between each iris clump. So that is what I did.

I like to plant tall skinny things between the iris. My tower square iris garden has spring builbs of daffodils and tulips between the iris clumps and some mini glads between for summer color.

Some pictures from this morning.



Iris row in the backyard just starting to bloom.



RIO ROJO


again.



Trumpet Call


Trumpet Call again.



Visiting Royalty



Blue Dutch Iris

nice!

Beautiful! ~Jan

Lots of pictures to show today-


KICKAKOO KANGAROO still blooming.



BLOCKBUSTER


BLOCKBUSTER again.


AMAZING DON


VISITING ROYALTY


TRUMPET CALL


RIO ROJO

pictures continue-

SPIRIT MOUNTAIN


QUAIL ALE


PUSUIT OF HAPPINESS


JUMPING JACK FLASH


EVENING DRAMA



EVENING TIDINGS