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Name: Nancy Bowling Green Kentucky (Zone 6b)  alilyfan Apr 13, 2019 6:43 PM CST |
| I feel like this is a really dumb question I have about the bloom time of individual iris. Seems like generally the SDB iris start blooming first, and often intermediate soon after. On the database when it says that a SDB bloom time is ML, is that mid late for SDB varieties as I assume, or does that take into account tall bearded too. |
Name: Monty Riggles Henry County, Virginia (Zone 7a) Oops. The weeds took over!       UndyingLight Apr 13, 2019 9:44 PM CST |
| I have had this question too. You're generally right about bloom times based on size. MDBs come intermixed with SDBs (as far as I know), then come IBs and then MTBs while BB and TBs bloom at the same time. I feel like a M-L or a very early on a SDB iris does not mean very early in the TB bloom season, or very late. Who knows?  SDB Stop and Stare |
Name: Arlyn Whiteside County, Illinois (Zone 5a)     crowrita1 Apr 14, 2019 5:24 AM CST |
| For the "M" , (or whatever) designation, that means ....'for it's class'. So, an SDB that's "M",would bloom in the middle area of all the SDB's. It IS a bit confusing , or can be! MDB's bloom 1st, then SDB's, followed by the IB's, MTB's usually open with the later IB's , and the BB's, and TB's bloom together. That said, in certain climates / conditions The "blooming order" of the classes *may* not always "follow suit", because some classes don't do as well in some areas. And those bloom-time designations were put there by the hybridizer, according to what he / she saw in THEIR garden....which may...or may nor...reflect what happens in YOUR garden. All -in -all, it's just a "guide," and not an exact "date". |
Name: Nancy Bowling Green Kentucky (Zone 6b) alilyfan Apr 14, 2019 7:59 AM CST |
Thank you for confirming. I had read an article in a local paper that seemed to suggest otherwise, but it was worded rather oddly. Just wanted confirmation, since I have been very wrong before in my assumptions  |
Name: Lilli Lundby, Denmark, EU             IrisLilli Apr 27, 2019 2:38 PM CST |
 Arlyn!  You don't know if it will grow until you try! |
Falls Church, VA         tantefrancine May 11, 2019 11:16 AM CST |
May is iris' blooming time:   |
Name: Robin Melbourne, Australia (Zone 10b)   Totally_Amazing May 11, 2019 4:03 PM CST |
| They look beautiful |
Name: Barbara Northern CA (Zone 9a)    iciris May 11, 2019 10:14 PM CST |
 Just beautiful.• “Whoever said, ‘Do something right and you won’t have to do it again’ never weeded a garden.” – Anonymous |
Name: Evelyn Sierra foothills, Northern CA (Zone 8a)      evelyninthegarden May 11, 2019 10:16 PM CST |
tantefrancine said:May is iris' blooming time: Do you know their names? They are very pretty! "Luck favors the prepared mind." - Thomas Jefferson |
Name: Lilli Lundby, Denmark, EU IrisLilli May 12, 2019 9:32 AM CST |
Very pretty indeed!  You don't know if it will grow until you try! |
Falls Church, VA tantefrancine May 13, 2019 11:44 AM CST |
| THANK YOU ALL for the Thumbs-ups---I was away from my laptop all week-end, and I have a hard time typing on my cell phone--I really appreciate them. Unfortunately I do not know the names. I hope I can find their names, I will look for the markers, buried in the thick Sedum covering my whole yard. I will find out and when I find out, I will post them. |
Name: Charlotte Salt Lake City, Utah (Zone 7a) genealogist specializing in French    cbunny41 May 24, 2019 4:03 PM CST |
| The second one looks like Louisa's Song |
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