Oreo is one I'm wait yet to open, it's close. I also have another one that hasn't opened yet that I didn't see until last night.

Do these two usually bloom late for you Tom or are these new this year?

I've had Darcey's Choice since it was a new intro, it's never been this late, and Oreo is a new plant. That reminds me maybe the wind had died enough for me to take a picture of Darcey's Choice.

oh I hope so. I have never heard of Darcey's Choice.

Here's a pic of Darcy's Choice

A beautiful iris!

I am not on here much at all. I am not great with the computer and I can't sit in this chair for long, but I LOVE my iris. Been my favorite all my long life.

I don't have a lot of room for gardens where I live now and only got started three years ago. I only have about 16 iris so far, but I will list a few. BTW, I LOVE all of your photos-you are killing me with want. ;o)

This is "Clarence". Photos cannot do it justice and it has good fragrance. Each bloom seems to last forever and there are plenty of them!





This is "Happenstance", which bloomed for the first time this year. Another that is even more gorgeous in person!




This beauty was a surprise to me. I can't remember buying it! But I am glad I did. This is Mezmerizer. Very prolific and TALL and scented. I had to add a second photo, because the first doesn't do it's ruffles justice. (I do love my ruffles)










Another, and possibly my all time favorite (I love the blues) is Sea Power, which I finally got last year. This is it's first bloom and worth every minute of waiting.

Nice pictures TaiLee! I can see why you like Sea Power, such a nice blue and all those ruffles.

TiaLee -- you might not have many, but you sure do have good ones!! I also have Clarence, Happenstance and Sea Power -- and there will always be a spot in my garden for these. I don't have Mesmerizer -- and wish I did. I've been looking for a white with white beards -- and this one is ruffly and space-age to boot!! Perfect!!

TiaLee, just beautiful! Thank you for posting them.

Love love love the beards on Mesmerizer!

TiaLee ! Nice bunch of iris, you have there ...Arlyn

Montmartre, always a nice start to the TB season


Noble Gesture, seems to be a nice parent


Salome's Butterfly


Glamorama, gorgeous but might not be fertile


Friendly Advice


Blue Trill, an iris that puts the lie to the idea that there are too many light blue iris on the market, or at least there weren't in 2010.


I Must Have It, who knew a basically brown iris could be so beautiful


Haunted Heart, who knew a basically GREY iris could be so beautiful


Jordan's Joy


Secret Weekend


Comes The Dawn


And, always, Wintry Sky

TiaLee- Nice pictures! This was the first year for 'Clarence' for me, so I'm looking forward to more blooms in the coming years. 'Sea Power' has intrigued me for some time..

Woo Hoo Kent!
I've got Montmartre on order... Glamorama is gorgeous! Haunted Heart is another one that has me interested... 'Wintry Sky' hasn't done as well for me (yet) as 'Chance of Flowers', which is the best reverse amoena in my garden so far.

Beautiful photo's everyone, absolutely stunning. I think Sea Power is my favorite.

Beautiful irises Kent. you listed three in a row that are on my wish list. Blue Trill, I Must Have It and Haunted Heart. The CAIS grows Blue Trill in the state capitol iris beds. I help with the Big Dig every year and some of our cultivars double their increases and some have one or two if any. Blue Trill is one of those that has so few increases it never makes it to the sale. I am going to have to get serious about my wish lists, yes plural, and stop adding cultivars to it. It is a daunting list.

I got I Must Have It last year -- lost it over the winter.

Have Montmartre on order this year -- finally -- and have Haunted Heart on my wish list too.

Also got Wintry Sky last year -- it didn't bloom this year, but at least it didn't die. Have to find a good spot for it -- it's in the temporary bed next to the garage.

I am in love with Haunted Heart thanks to the pics on this forum. Yours is spectacular. I like Salome's Butterfly too. Is it a smaller bloom? Can't really tell by the picture.

Great pictures TiaLee and Kent! I had my first bloom on Sea Power also and thought the same!

grannysgarden said: The CAIS grows Blue Trill in the state capitol iris beds. I help with the Big Dig every year and some of our cultivars double their increases and some have one or two if any. Blue Trill is one of those that has so few increases it never makes it to the sale.

Interesting, Blue Trill has always been a good grower for me and has bloomed every year since I bought it.

Muddymitts said:I got I Must Have It last year -- lost it over the winter.

I received I Must Have It as a bonus in 2011. It didn't bloom in 2012, but had a very healthy looking clump. It was spectacular last year. Looked a little peaked this spring, but it was a tough winter on a lot of irises here (I also set about a half dozen pods on it in 2013 which might have taken some vigor out of it). I expect it will be great again next year.

Lestv said:I am in love with Haunted Heart thanks to the pics on this forum. Yours is spectacular. I like Salome's Butterfly too. Is it a smaller bloom? Can't really tell by the picture.

Haunted Heart is just a wonderful iris all the way around.

Hadn't really thought about it, but Salome's Butterfly probably has smaller blooms than any of the other irises in my post. I never considered them to be "small", though. Pretty average I guess. Then again, maybe I need to reevaluate what average means in terms of TB flower size these days.