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Iris japonica

meanie

By Meanie


Iris japonica (Iris japonica (Orchid Iris))

Taken at Oxfords botanic gardens yesterday.



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Wow, nice picture.

5 Mar, 2011

 

Thanks Alex...... I can't wait for mine to bloom!

5 Mar, 2011

 

Shucks....I thought I had seeds for this but it's for "fortnight lily".
I will be happy with seeing your picture when in bloom. (for now)

5 Mar, 2011

 

This was it last year......

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/156711-iris-japonica/member/meanie

5 Mar, 2011

 

Meanie...I think that has got to be one of the best photo's ever.......Itrs stunning......

5 Mar, 2011

 

Thank you Milky!
There were a few duffers though....

5 Mar, 2011

 

Meanie:

Great shot! It's absolutely gorgeous!!!

6 Mar, 2011

 

Thank you Delonix!
I'm going to enjoy this next bit - I think that it would bomb in your climate.

6 Mar, 2011

 

Meanie:

It actually grows and blooms well here in winter. haha! LOL! :>)

6 Mar, 2011

 

So I'm still stuck with the Tricyrtis as being the only thing that I've been able to gloat about then.....

6 Mar, 2011

 

Meanie:

Pretty much! LOL!

Actually, you can grow a lot of the cool-flowering plants like: Cyclamens, Primroses much better than we can grow them in winter here. These plants tend to be expensive and look pretty dismal when we have winter heat waves.

6 Mar, 2011

 

But i don't like Primroses!!!

6 Mar, 2011

 

Meanie:

I like Primroses, however, they tend to look awful in my garden. Sometimes they look good mass-planted in commercial landscapes (only from mid-Dec - February).

6 Mar, 2011

 

Just another of my many plant prejudices Delonix!

6 Mar, 2011

 

Meanie:

I believe plant beauty is very subjective. :>)

7 Mar, 2011

 

Utterly sublime!

20 Jul, 2011

 

Thanks Lulu - it's not the most floriforous member of the Iris family, but a handful of blooms make it worth the effort (and "wrong" foliage).

20 Jul, 2011



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