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| Iris x reticulata 'Mar's Landing' |
Sometimes catalogues show pictures and you say "yeah, right": which is how I reacted when I first saw pictures of this strange and alluring plant. For once the hype was exceeded by the wonderful performance--this went through minus 7 Farenheit, snow and has bloomed for weeks. I do love brass and bronze, and this seems almost as tough! Bravo Alan McMurtrie--and keep 'em coming!
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| Iris x reticulata 'Mar's Landing' |
That's
Oxalis 'Ken Aslet' (pick any one of a half dozen scientific names) which blooms yellow in the fall under the iris.
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| Iris x reticulata 'Mar's Landing' |
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| Iris x reticulata 'Mar's Landing' |
Perhaps you can tell I'm tickled?
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| Bulbocodium vernum and Iris x reticulata 'Sunshine' |
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| Iris x reticulata 'Sunshine' |
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| Iris x reticulata 'Sunshine' |
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| Iris x reticulata 'Palm Springs' |
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| Iris histrioides v.Sophenensis |
Another gem I think I'll get more of this!
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| Iris x reticulata 'Orange Glow' |
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| Iris x 'Finola' | ' |
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| Crocus vernus v. albiflorus |
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Iris x reticulata...lost track of this one!
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| Iris x reticulata 'Alida' |
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| Draba hispanica |
Not just irises are blooming!
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| Iris x reticulata 'Velvet Smile' |
Not sure if I'm too crazy about the name, but the plant is certainly performing well..
Iris x histrioides 'George'
Iris danfordiae hybrid un-named (mistakenly labeled 'Happiness' last year)
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| Iris danfordiae (standard form) reblooming in blue gramma prairie |
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Iris x histrioides 'Sheila Ann Germaney'
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It was interesting to compare the three best known crosses of
Iris histrioides x winogradowii: each is subtly different.
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| Iris x histrioides 'Kanharine Hodgkin' |
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| Iris x histrioides 'Frank Elder' |
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| Iris x recitulataa 'Spot on' |
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| Iris x reticulata' 'Darkness' just revving up! |
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| Iris x reticulata 'Vivacious Beginnings' |
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| Galanthus nivalis 'Viridapice' |
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| Galanthus elwesii 'Hackenberry form' |
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| Galanthus nivalis double: I too dislike it! |
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| Bulbocodium vernum |
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| Bulbocodium vernum |
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| Crocus flavus |
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| Colchicum hungaricum |
Naturally I had to cast my shadow on my only picture of my biggest clump of
Adonis amurensis...oh well--there's NEXT year we hope.
Okay, I succumb to the enticement of Alan McMurtrie retics, must get me some of those with indescribable colors like Mar's Landing. Maybe the bunnies will eat the foliage :-)
ReplyDeleteYour post makes me want more dwarf iris varieties. My snow crocuses are reseeding in various colors and spreading into my lawn. Since I only spot spray dandelions, the snow crocuses will likely continue to spread making quite a sight in another decade or two.
ReplyDeleteI planted 'Mars Landing' last fall and you've got me very excited! Can't wait for mine to appear.
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