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May 16, 2012 4:35 PM CST
Name: Brad
iowa (Zone 5a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Rita I really like the Town Square pictures and all your Iris beds look really good that back yard pic is beautiful I think my favorite pictures are the Florentine Silk ones what a nice looking clump shot of it keep them coming I am enjoying the show.

Lucy that is a nice seedling picture you have there I am determined to grow some of the smaller ones this year I caught a few of them on there way out when I was in California and they are impressive.

Mary Ann here is another picture of Gypsey Romance in a clump hope this helps.
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May 16, 2012 4:57 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
The tall bearded iris just seem to love my yard as they just do so well here. I don't much fuss with them. Well, except to take pictures.
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May 16, 2012 6:26 PM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
What a beautiful clump shot Aruba -- thank you for posting that. Still can't tell if yours are the same as mine, but it looks real possible. I tried to verbally describe mine to someone as "in the beard area it is electric neon coloring" -- very unique.

Rita -- I was in his garden the day after his *Gypsy Romance* bloomed. Sad And he had two buds that would open a day or two later, but it's too long a drive to go back to look at one flower. I'm going to ask him if he has any others of that color -- and if not, then I'm probably safe in thinking it's *Gypsy Romance*.

Thank guys -- I appreciate all the help.
Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)
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May 18, 2012 5:00 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
Some Tall Bearded Iris garden shots-

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May 18, 2012 5:04 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
ARISTOCRACY
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BALTIC SEA
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CABERET ACT
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CIRCUS WORLD
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CLOUDSCAPE
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COFFEE SONG
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GOT THE MELODY
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May 18, 2012 5:10 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
INK PATTERNS
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LACED CREDENTIALS
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LEMON FRAPOCHINO
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MAGHERALIN
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MAGICAL ENCOUNTER
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MEMORIES REMAIN and CALGARY
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RAVEN GIRL
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May 18, 2012 5:13 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
REGAL VIEW
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Secret Service
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Siberian IRis GREAT FALLS LOVE
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May 18, 2012 5:50 PM CST
Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
Butterflies Vegetable Grower Keeper of Poultry Irises Keeps Horses Dog Lover
Daylilies Cat Lover Region: Wisconsin Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Very nice! Baltic Sea looks really nice, with nice ruffles Love your garden shots!
Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.
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May 18, 2012 8:07 PM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
Rita -- is *Baltic Sea* as blue as it looks?

All of your photos are gorgeous!!
Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)
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May 18, 2012 8:09 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
Yes, nice and blue. I love blue iris and have many.
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May 18, 2012 8:14 PM CST
Name: Betty
Bakersfield, CA
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Birds The WITWIT Badge Garden Ideas: Level 1 Roses
Irises Daylilies Cat Lover Region: California Region: United States of America
Your irises are gorgeous, Rita! I can't get over the intensity of the colors in your more lush climate! If you compare the purple rim color of your INK PATTERNS with the picture I recently posted -- what a difference! You'd never know it is the same iris! I sure wish mine looked like that!!!
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May 18, 2012 9:02 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
Thanks Betty. I am used to them looking like that and haveing the vibrant colors. And I like them that way. Thumbs up nodding Green Grin!
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May 18, 2012 9:20 PM CST
Name: Brad
iowa (Zone 5a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Rita great pictures I love the full bed pictures It looks like your having a really good bloom year too I think my favorite too of these bunch are Cloudscape I like the ruffles on it and Secret Service the beards glow on it.
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May 18, 2012 9:31 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
Thanks! I really am haveing a great bloom year. I have never seen the iris bloom like they are this spring. Exploding color everywhere. nodding Thumbs up
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May 20, 2012 6:52 AM CST
Name: Jan
Hustisford, WI
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cat Lover Daylilies Dog Lover Irises Region: United States of America
Region: Wisconsin
Beautiful beautiful photos Rita, thanks for posting them ~Jan
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May 26, 2012 3:45 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
Here are some iris from the past few days-

Just Kiss Me
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Another view
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Fall Fashion
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Fabulous One. I love this iris.
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Dodger Blue
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Coral Splendor
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Come Away With Me
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May 26, 2012 3:49 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
Calgary
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Blueberry Fudge. The colors on this iris are increadable.
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Baltic Sea
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Amplified
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Agean Wind
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Secret Service
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May 26, 2012 3:52 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
Charter ATP Member Seed Starter Tomato Heads I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge)
Birds Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Roses Photo Contest Winner: 2016
Magnificent Masterpiece
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Circus World
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Blueberry Fudge
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Agean Wind
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Amplified
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May 26, 2012 5:13 PM CST
Name: Tom
Southern Wisconsin (Zone 5b)
Butterflies Vegetable Grower Keeper of Poultry Irises Keeps Horses Dog Lover
Daylilies Cat Lover Region: Wisconsin Celebrating Gardening: 2015
awesome! just love that Just Kiss Me and Come Away With Me, Circus world is cool too, I ordered it, got something else by mistake, and they replaced it, only with another mistake, so I guess I wasn't meant to have it.
Politicians are like diapers, they need to be changed often, and for the same reason.
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May 26, 2012 6:56 PM CST
Name: Mary Ann
Western Kentucky (Zone 7a)
Bee Lover Irises Hummingbirder Hostas Keeps Horses Farmer
Daylilies I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Container Gardener Cat Lover Region: Kentucky Birds
Oh Rita -- they're just beautiful! I would have a hard time picking a favorite!
Thoughts become things -- choose the good ones. (www.tut.com)

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