Since only 10 of my 22 new iris from 2013 bloomed this year, I thought I would be hard pressed to get to 10, but I have pulled a Spinal Tap because my list goes to 11!!! And to keep from boring you too much - I tried to use all new pics.
(Warning - I may be wordy)
My favorite is Owyhee Desert - the rascal is photogenic & sweet fragranced:
2-11 in no particular order:
Ninja Turtles - I just love this SBD - here it is first emerging from it's shell:
And it has been the year of the Bumblebee Deelite- where I learned it has the trick of getting more interesting the longer it is open!
Give me a One
a Two
& a Three
I love this LA Noid "Pale Yellow"
And respect this lady - who has lived at my house longer than I have - Quaker Lady
Then there is Michigan Pride
But I miss his cohort that didn't bloom this year - Grateful Red. Here they are together in a sun shot
The really prolific Coal Seams (1 rhizome - 16 blooms)
The brilliantly gold Slew O' Gold:
I often overlook World Premiere but it blooms like crazy and the blooms last a very long time:
and I had to add this shot because the bloom looks like it is just floating in space (w/Tangerine Dream)
Newbie Jamaican Dream:
And finally Monet's Blue
that really looks blue at night
Honorary Mentions:
Acoma - because with a bunch in bloom they look like clouds
And Frosted Velvet because I am just really fond of it. It suffered frost damage (ehem - no pun intended) this year and the standards have some purple mottling as a result).
& a Three
But I miss his cohort that didn't bloom this year - Grateful Red. Here they are together in a sun shot
and I had to add this shot because the bloom looks like it is just floating in space (w/Tangerine Dream) 
