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Bearded Iris 'Sixtine C'

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By Siris


Bearded Iris 'Sixtine C' (Iris germanica (Orris))

Sixtine C has huge flowers and plenty of them, a favourite of mine. The reason the standards are so floppy is because I opened them to get at the stamens for the pollen.



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Very pretty

Gg

11 May, 2017

 

Love this one pretty as Gnarly gome said.

11 May, 2017

 

Gnarly, how is your Sixtine doing?

11 May, 2017

 

I will have to check , but amazingly its pouring down with rain !

Needed it so much

Gg

11 May, 2017

 

Thursday 11th, 8pm just started to rain. I am hoping for a pond full.

11 May, 2017

 

Thank you Hb. New beautiful Iris are being introduced every year.

12 May, 2017

 

Oh, that's exciting. Hb, Do put pics on GoY when in flower, could put some possible names to them.

16 May, 2017

 

Same here, Homebird, heavy rain all day.

17 May, 2017



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