Pictures of my Iris This Year

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04-05-2010, 08:37 PM

jljack

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Here are some of the iris blooming in our yard this year...they are just amazing after all the rain we had. I can't wait to see the ones that will bloom later!

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04-05-2010, 08:39 PM

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I forgot to say that the purple ones are from rhyzomes that are about 60 years old or more. My grandmother was a hybridizer in the Los Angeles area in the 1950's, and these were hers. My family and I have divided them over the years, so we all have some of Grandma Jesse's irises.

04-05-2010, 09:13 PM

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Aw what a great heirloom!

04-05-2010, 10:10 PM

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Oh, their beautiful! I can almost smell them!!!!

04-05-2010, 10:12 PM

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beatiful, the colors and textyres I see for a quilt in the future....

04-05-2010, 10:22 PM

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those are so beautiful, and extra special to you. and they are one of my favorite. thank you for sharing. Penny

04-06-2010, 02:23 AM

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Awesome!! I love Iris, but I wish they'd last longer. I'm leaning toward Siberians now.

Hey--my dad is a hybridizer now!! :-D I've posted pics of his fields before.