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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?  What a beautiful sunset! |
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 Northern CA Sierra foothills - (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! “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.” ~Charles Dickens (This seems to apply to May as well!) |
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. |
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