well this year after years of only a few flowers my iris that was planted april 2005, has got loads of flowres this year and has made me smile for a few reasons,1st it was planted as a memory for my granmother who past away on my birthday 2005 i never got to have a keep sake so i bought the iris as her name was iris, and i often wonder up the garden and talk to her, and 2nd it just look wonderfull, hope you guys enjoy the pic`s thanks for looking...
Hi Scooby, Love the pictures. I planted a similar iris in my garden last year, a single shoot taken from one of my mothers plants. It seems to like my sandy soil and this year has has made-up very well, flowers are similar in colouring to yours. They also have a lovely sweet perfume. There are pictures in the ID section of the forum at the moment if you want to take a look.
I'm sorry, I can't help it: I'm such a pedant where apostrophes are concerned. Iris's what? The plural of iris is irises! Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry - I really can't help it!
Actually I know just how you feel!!! It also annoys me when apostrophes are always put in the wrong place, I just didn't know how to spell the plural of iris. :o Val
Lorna, I'm the same with betting sites and people who loose rather than lose! Anyway apollojies to scooby-mas, threads do go orf topic now and then!! Back to subject - sort of - I've got a 40 year old peony that only ever produces one flower, but this year has gone for 8. I'm beginning to suspect the long early frosts last year may have summat to do with it.
There are many plants that, over time, have had name changes or changes in the way they are spelled. Peony is one of them. In my old books there are at least 5 ways that it has been spelt over the last 300 years, I use the one that "feels" right to me:D Buddleia is another plant whose name has been changed and there are many more examples. Let's face it [did I use a ' just then??:D] it doesn't matter how you spell a name or how you pronounce it because the other gardener you're talking to will understand you. By the way, Scooby, that's a really nice bunch of Irises ['s] and the sentiment behind them makes them even more beautiful.
This yrs iris`s have died now, and all the leaves and stems have wilted, but i have new shoots growing through, whats the best way to cut back the old stuff without damaging the new stems? or should i just cut everything off now at ground level? been away and not been in the garden much.. so unsure what to do thanks.... for any advise..
I love bearded irises and have quite a few. They like impoverished soil and full sun, in other words a real baking ! When mine have finished flowering i cut the flower spike and foliage to about 3" high, and i keep cutting the new foliage growth back throughout the entire year then. They come up each spring as good as new
