DWARF IRIS

They are so addictive!

is that up allready TT its a gorgeous colour

StunningTT!!!

Its poking its yellow tongue out at you TT LOL.

Thanks folks ...
as Meanie says .. addictive .. Lol.
I photographed this yesterday ...
The crocuses and irises are all doing well :o)

very stunning TT. looks like it could eat you if you got to close :)) BBFB

Wow, that is a gorgeous blue!!!

Thank you, Mark ...
I don't think they look scary... Lol.

Thanks Alex ..
The colours of these little irises really stand out :o)

Lovely colour,Terra..it's a plant I have never grown..but very pretty..:o)

Hi Sandra...
Thanks. I do better growing these dwarf ones than the taller types... These are cute... Maybe you could try some next year ? :o)

]I might just try them,Terra..I see you have them in gravel? ..I have plenty of that..:o)

Yes... try them in gravel :o)))

Lovely colour:)

Thanks Kasy... and the camera has caught the correct colours, which helps ! Lol.

Stunning pic! :))))))

great photo TT. How's your back today?

Thank you Pix :o)

Hi Karen .. Thanks for asking. Back is still very sore, but at least I can move about today !
... so I'm optimistic it won't be too many days before I'm gardening again :o))

Mother nature is indeed truly wonderful!

Mother nature is healing my back as fast as possible ... with the help of yet more chocolate liqueurs ...Lol.

how "dwarf" is it, TT? Looks like another one to put on my must-have list!

Hi Fran..
These are only about 3 or 4 inches high.
Would be good for your list :o)

Glad to hear you are feeling a bit better,Terra..you need to have a double dosage...you can never have too much of a good thing ..Lol.

Hi Sandra ... Thanks.
Is it okay to "mix my drinks" ?
... in other words, a whisky liqueur chocolate, followed by a brandy one. Lol.

Definitely Terra..the chocolate bit can be the chaser ! Lol.

Lovely colour Tt, pretty markings too. I must say the white gravel really shows the colour off...... :-)

Thanks Lin.
I reckon the gravel does a double-duty ... protecting the bulbs and also looking pretty ... :o)

Cheers, Bloomer ;o)

Beautiful!

Thanks Lil..
This one sort of sprouted up as if asking to have its photo taken ;o)

Yes, it's funny what we hear when partaking in the liqueurs ;)

That is so beautiful TT , such a fabulous colour blue !

As you say Terra All Things Bright and Beautiful, and that one certainly is ;0)))

Lol. Lil ... :o)

Thank you Amy and Carole ...
Colours very vivid on these ..
All things wonderful :o))

thanks, TT! going straight on

Gorgeous colour, TT. Glad your back is feeling a bit better. Take care of it.

Thanks Gee...
My dogs have missed training for 3 consecutive days now, so I must get better quickly !

get OH to make you an updated soapbox and harness 'em to it!

... or Conker could push me around in his toy pram ? ... ;o)

ooh, can we have pics????

Chocolate Liqueur......whooooooooooo yuuuummmmmyyyy! :)) Great painkiller too!

that's lovely Terra, almost kaleidoscopic :-))

Fran ... pics as requested ...
http://www.growsonyou.com/terratoonie/blog/8290-conker-at-charity-dog-shows

Hi Karen ...
I've eaten 3 liqueur chocs today. I know my limit ! ;o)

Hello Surreylad ..
What a great word ... kaleidoscopic .... :o)))
yes, I see exactly what you mean. Thanks !

checked the blog, lovely pics and well done Conker, but didn't see YOU in the pram, lolol

Hi Fran .. that's because my back felt good at that charity dog show ;o)

where did you find it. amazing !!! ciao davi

Hi David. Thanks !

This little Iris was in a bag marked "Iris Dwarf Mixed" so I don't even know the name of this lovely iris !

Hi Terra what a smashing picture lovely and clear and i love the colour :)

Terra if you are out of sorts always follow with a brandy !!

I searched for "dwrf iris" and the only one I cuold find was on Shoot - Iris 'Violet Beauty' (Dwarf iris 'Violet Beauty') - of course I don't know that this is it, but it certainly lives up to the name!

http://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/iris-violet-beauty?referrer=%2Fplant%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Ddwarf+iris%26amp%3Buser_force_login_register%3D

It is beautiful TT so vibrant, glad to hear the liquers are working :o)

What a wonderful surprise from a mixed bag. Well done and lucky you! :o)
Hope the back is completely better very soon too!

Thanks Sue ... yes, these are lovely colours ...

Hi Carole, Neena and Tracey ... Thank you ...
... I'm still taking the choc. liqueurs ...
... hoping for a cure ... Lol.

Fran .. I think my Iris may be Dwarf Iris Reticulata Harmony ...
http://hankinslawrenceimages.wordpress.com/tag/harmony-dwarf-iris/

Very pretty and taken at an unsual clever angle - it seems to make the bright colours stand out even more.

What's been wrong with your back TT - did you fall or have been overdoing it in the garden ?? As a back sufferer myself, I do hope you are on the mend and not wincing in pain anymore. XX

Shoot has that too
http://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/iris-harmony?referrer=%2Fplant%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DDwarf+Iris+Reticulata+Harmony+...%26amp%3Buser_force_login_register%3D

I'll have to bring up the two side by side and compare them!

os:
BBC has Iris Harmony: http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/5167.shtml

RHS had nothing for Iris Retiucated Harmony, Iris Harmony, Iris Reticulted - and I didn't facny wading through 10+ pages of just Iris!

Hi Terry60 ..
Thanks. I love these dwarf irises.
Still wincing, unfortunately ...
Last week, I merely reached forward to trim a little shrub, and pulled my back. Gradually improving now. xxx

Lovely pic such a vibrant colour:)

Thanks Debbie :o)

Just lovely , Tt , I thought that the back might have been hurt by taking the pic . It does't take much to start it off , I know . Have you tried Volterol ?
Feel better very soon , the chocs must be helping some !

Hi Driad .. Glad you like this.
Thanks for the advice.
Yes, the chocs help a lot ;o)

Very nice indeed TT :-)

How beautiful and a great photo Terra. Looks like Mother Nature had her paint palette out. :o))))

For a bad back. I find that if you can put something freezing ie small bag frozen peas if you have nothing else (don't use again for food but can refreeze for back!!!) or a special gel filled pouch (which is frozen but not solid) onto the place where it hurts it helps to take the inflamation away. You see the tennis players with those ice pack on the bits that hurt. I keep a small pouch in the freezer ready!!! I also find arnica cream is good.

Thanks Louis and N3tyy :o)

Useful information Jen ... Thank you.
Yes, the tennis players do use ice, don't they .. good idea !

A really lovely dwarf Iris, TT! I love these little flowers but haven't grown them in donkey's years!

Hope your back is improving as the weather is forecast to get a little warmer again over the weekend & you'll be raring to get out there &do some gardening!

Hi Balcony.. Thanks.
I'm very keen to get outside gardening again. So much to do out there.
Can't wait for the weather to warm up, which I hope will ease my back pains. Today's rain will be welcome for your allotment. :o)

Terra, I looked at the photo, thought abit,. And realised that mother nature can paint much better than I,ll ever be able to.....:0)

Hi Pam..
Mother nature gives us inspiration ;o)

Thats very true Terra, I find that the subjects I,m drawn to are usually natural and not a 'still life'....

I just found a pack of Iris Reticulata hanging in the shed. Not planted 'cos I broke my ankle. I await with bated breath to see what happens after I planted them on Tuesday! Some tulips I planted 2 weeks ago, shot up and budded, one has colour in the bud already. Hope your back soon gets better TT and the choc liqueurs do the trick......better than paracetomol;;;LOL)

Ohhh.. What a lovely flower... :)

Ohhh.. What a lovely flower... :)

Ohhh.. What a lovely flower... :)

beautiful picture, hope the chocolate cure is working on the back pain...i find it cures most ailments if you eat enough!

Loving that flower..beautiful :0)

Amazing picture,love It

bad back sufferers try this it really does help me , when it starts to twinge (hurt) i get a freezer block out of the freezer(obviously ) put it in a towel & place on the area of pain for 5 mins then off again for 5 mins continue to do so as long as you feel you need to ,i have real trouble with my back & this works wonders ,the idea is ,the ice cools the imflamation & the vessels close in a bit then reopen as the ice is removed thus getting blood flowing again ,my osteopath taught me about it lol after relieveing me of £100s through the years ha ha cheers pete

Thats really interesting and shows me how everyones pain is different even though it hurts the same......
When I first started to have pain in muscles etc. It was suggested cold may help well I shot to the roof! such deep bone aching pain....like nagging toothache.....heat works for me sometimes.....fascinating isn't it.

Heat works for me on my back and cold for swollen feet and legs. I put a flat board type pack which is for putting in cold boxes in the freezer. Put a towel over it on a raised stool and rest my legs for about 1/2 hour covered up to concentrate the coldness. Works a treat, especially in a heatwave!.

Thank you, Gardzin, Maezy, Diamond and Tantita.
I like the dwarf type of Iris.

My hip/back pain is easing now thanks Pete, Pam and Dorjac.
I'm trying to move around, though ... not spending too long at the computer at one time !

Pleased to hear that you're improing Terra.....:0)

Thanks Pam :o)))

you have to move about TT honest the more you move about the quicker it heals ,im usually off work 2 or 3 weeks when my back goes ,its better now ive discovered the ice pack remedy ,like said its not for everybody .get well soon TT x

Thanks, Pete ...
The ice pack advice is useful to know ... :o) x

So sorry your back is playing up at this time of the year TT. I hope your garden can be kept in order. Every time I do something this year I ache. I don't remember it being so persistent before but it goes away after a rest with a hot water bottle.. Sometimes it's such a small movement that sets off the discomfort.

Hi Dorjac ..
That's a pity you have aches and pains. I was surprised yesterday when my back/hip pain eased after persisting only a week or so. I was expecting the pain to last a lot longer.

I realise I am not helping my aches and pains by spending too many hours at my desk ! My lawns will need mowing within the next few days... that will reveal whether my hip really is feeling better ! I hope your aches and pains disappear as the weather warms up :o)

so pretty :o))

Thanks, Sandra :o)))

that's a lovely shot!

Thank you, Nbhatt :o)

stupendous colour, gorgeous looking think..excellent

Thanks Homebird and Guy.
I'm pleased with these :o)

Ooh that is perfect isnt it! like art! :)

Thank you Leighleigh ..
A very photogenic little iris :o)