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| Iris (Juno) nicolai March-16-2007 Photo by M. Bumgarner |
You're supposed to pronounce the title of this blog very colloquially ("D'jou know that?": Juno that?) to rehash one of my worst puns. One of the terrific features of digital photography is all the data that lies buried behind the pictures: these are all pictures taken by my dear friend and former colleague, Maria Bumgarner, when she was amassing a wonderful collection of irises at Centennial Garden (which I have memorialized, as it were,
in a previous blog). Most of them are still there, needing some attention perhaps... I think the plants speak for themselves: what I am highlighting right now is WHEN they bloomed seven and eight years ago: this year, many of these that bloomed in February will not bloom until April or even May, perhaps (at the rate we're going). Phenology in a steppe climate is a joke!
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| Iris aucheri 'Deep Violet' 3-7-2008 Photo by M. Bumgarner |
Of course...there is the subject of Juno Iris, which I have blogged about
again, and
again and
again (you're supposed to click on each of those "agains" to access those blogs, btw).
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| Iris aucheri 'Deep Violet' 3-7-2008 Photo by M. Bumgarner |
What can one say to that color?
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| Iris aucheri 'Snow Princess' 3-26-2008 Photo by M. Bumgarner |
I hope we haven't lost this one...
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| Iris magnifica 'Alba?' March 2, 2007 Photo by M. Bumgarner |
I find it hard to believe this bloomed so early: this year March 2 was a blizzard if I remember correctly...
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| Iris rosenbachiana 2-9-2008 Photo by M. Bumgarner |
Although we had the snowiest February this year in Denver history, there were reticulatas starting to bloom in a few gardens: not mine however (although their tips were poking up)...
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| Iris wilmottiana 3-7-2008 Photo by M. Bumgarner |
Another one we may have lost...
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| Iris zinaidae 3-17-2008 Photo by M. Bumgarner |
I do have plants of this--although I'm not convinced they're accurately named...
Meanwhile I can dream, and hope to find some of these persisting despite the garden they're growing in having changed management several times. It was looking good last summer--so I have my fingers crossed.
DId Juno that we still have 68 inches of snow on da ground? I can't wait though, to see if any of my Juno's survived odd, unseasonable winter. So nice to see images that cheer me up!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your note, Matt: you have had a winter you will NEVER forget! Our's had more winter damage than ever...we won't forget it either. The snow finally has begun to retreat and we have hope again too!
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