Raspberry Swirl Opened about 8:00 a.m. Hasn't completely relaxed yet for a good picture, but it's what I have right now with a thunderstorm looming in the west. Have two others trying to open too, but didn't quite make it. One will have "birth defects", but the other looks normal.

Happy first TB to you Tom!

Thank Leslie, I'll take a better pic of a later bud. This was the FFO and not to shapely.

Yes -- but it's begun Tom -- happy, happy day!!!

Just getting stalks on my TB's here...so it won't be long.

YAY Tom and Ken!!! Mine are done so I will enjoy yours.

Did you go put an umbrella over it to protect it?

There's two more open on Raspberry Swirl this morning, and they are nicer blooms, it has 14 bloom stalks and I can't wait to see the clump later. I also have another one open I noticed in the dark when I took the dogs out this morning.

Well, I guess I'm just not supposed to take pictures yet. Have a few open, took lots of blurry pictures, so I guess it's not light enough out yet. Only one turned out, and it's more blue then it should be but I'll show it to you anyway. This is Number 2 of the TB's and it's Mariposa Sky Looking a bit blue and fuzzy.

It may be blurry a bit but its still an iris, Tom. lol

Here are better pictures of Raspberry Swirl

Number 3 is my own Purple Seedling.

Love the lavender edge on Raspberry Swirl!

Tom, I really like that beard on your seedling!

Your "purple" has been blooming here, for about a week, Tom.....and, by the way...it got LOTS of comments yesterday from those touring the beds

That's nice.

First IB opened 'Carriwitched' last year's photo.

Number 4 of the TB's opened yesterday, but it was so windy I couldn't get a good picture. This morning there are two of them open. This is Fancy Dress.

That's a nice, nice, color. Tom ! I noticed many of mine are opening "all at once"...several blooms on several stalks......it's going to be over pretty quick this year, I' afraid ! Although, it's supposed to cool way down for the next few days, that should help.