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Tall Bearded Space Age Iris 'Alien Mist'
By Siris
5 May, 2017
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Space Age means it has an extension to the beard. Falls start blue but change to white on opening. Bought 2 years ago. This is the Iris from which I knocked off the flower head last year. Survived this year to put up two stems, but I have damaged its neighbour.
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I went Space Age with my purchases two years ago. Could have cried when I damaged Anaconda Love, which had only just reached flowering size after about 5 years.
5 May, 2017
I definitely would have cried!
6 May, 2017
Colours blend well with each other ..
Gg
6 May, 2017
It and Anaconda Love are in precarious positions, very close to a stepping stone. The only good thing about knocking off the flower head is it put all its energy into developing another strong rhizome this year.
7 May, 2017
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I like those 'detached' beards...very unusual and they look even more like little creatures like that. I'm glad you didn't decapitiate it this year.
5 May, 2017