Sad to say that when you live in our zones, Ken, rebloomers don't rebloom. I am a member of a local iris society for years and years and hear all the chatter.
Wonderful irises, Janice. Looks like you had a great day and your pic of mom is better than the article! A great Mother's Day gift! What fun!
I esp. like historic TBs and have quite a few here. Right now my passion for beardeds is MDBs (miniature dwarf beardeds) and I'm looking to get more. I know several hybridizers too. You will see that my eternal iris passion is for beardless. But this year I am actually excited about my beardeds because I moved most of them into a hot and sunny spot. I haven't seen them bloom in years so I am really excited to find out what I've been buying all this time! I also put in some new SDBs.
We call the Magnolia a tulip magnolia. Didn't know the saucer name till just now. But yes that's it! Today must have been it's peak. I came home and raced in to get my camera and took lots of pics. I also have a new yellow baby magnolia (not open yet) and a huge star magnolia up near the road.
