Mike in Oly
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Saved this one for today. 'Auld Lang Syne' from 1962. Such a nice warm color for a cold grey day. Have a safe New Year's Eve. All the best for 2026.
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Another cold and frosty morning here. In honor please enjoy 'Frosted Pyramid', a lovely Japanese
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variety from 1960. 🌱
2 days ago
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Trying again: A nice pale icy blue with a blue beard, this is 'Frosty Spirit, a border bearded
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from 2017. 🌱
3 days ago
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Inspired by this cold, frosty morning. This is IB
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'Lunar Frost' from 1996. 🌱
4 days ago
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Got to spend some time loving on this magnificent boy on Xmas. This is Mack. He is a 20+ pound chonk and just the sweetest boy. Happy Caturday! 🐈
5 days ago
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Merry Christmas, everyone. Today's
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variety is 'Glorious Angels' from 2017. Wishing you a happy and safe Holiday. 🌱
7 days ago
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Perfect for the day, this is Tall Bearded iris 'Santa', from 1998. A gorgeous
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, so many folks want it, sadly it is a poor grower and very hard to find, or keep going if you do. 🌱 Merry Xmas!
8 days ago
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One of the first white
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with a tangerine beard. The incomparable 'Frost And Flame' from 1957. 🌱 From the same master hybridizer that brought us the Flamingo pinks, Dave Hall.
9 days ago
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The scrumptious 'Gingerbread Girl' from 1981. A pretty brown plicata from one of the masters of the pattern, Jim Gibson.
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10 days ago
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Happy Solstice! To mark the occasion here's a cute IB 'Solar Gain', from 2010. So bright!
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11 days ago
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Miss Pearl adding some elegance to the Christmas decor.
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12 days ago
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Continuing the seasonal theme, here is 'Star In The Night' from 2009. Love the bright beard against that dark velvety purple. Well named. A multiple award winning Intermediate Bearded variety.
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Love the pointy beards on 'Lavender Icicle'. A nice cool-toned variety from 1999.
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13 days ago
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Lots of ruffles on today's featured variety, 'Skating Party', from 1983. Very popular in its day and won a few awards.
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14 days ago
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A tasty throwback to 1967, this is 'Gingerbread Castle'. Such a warm, rich brown tone.
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15 days ago
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This is a miniature tall bearded (MTB) variety by the name of 'Silver Ice'. A newer one, just ten years old.
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16 days ago
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A bit of warmth for a cold winter's day. This is 'Blazing Hearth' from 1964. A lovely English creation.
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17 days ago
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Sticking with the seasonal theme, this is 'Nutcracker', a newer one from 2020. An interesting color combo.
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18 days ago
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These are terrible photos, but I got to meet these two cuties this past week. Little five week old rescue babies. A ginger boy and dilute tortie girl. So adorable! Happy
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to all who celebrate. 🐈
19 days ago
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This little cutie is 'Santa's Helper', an intermediate bearded (IB)
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from 1997. The pop of orange against that crystalline white is so pretty. 🌱
19 days ago
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I love the exuberance of 'Winterfest'. A nice white from Schreiner's, 2005.
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20 days ago
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A lovely warm white from 1941, this is 'Winter Carnival'.
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21 days ago
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A top award winner from 1963, 'Winter Olympics'. Notice the white beard. Unusual!
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22 days ago
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'Christmas Snow', from 1963, lights up with a bright golden beard.
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23 days ago
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'New Snow' from 1945 is one of the best whites I have grown. Tall stalks, large flowers, and lots of them. A great grower and bloomer here in the PNW.
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24 days ago
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The frilled and fluffy 'Lacy Snowflake' from 1977 is well named. Very popular in its day, it is still treasured by
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collectors. 🌱
25 days ago
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'Sunset Snows', a near-pink amoena from 1963. A fussy grower for me, but I like it so it gets to stay.
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26 days ago
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Marley wants Ginger's spot. Ginger ain't having it. Happy
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! 🐈
26 days ago
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This sweet little gem is 'Snow Fiddler' from 1972. The reticulations remind me of the shadows of branches on the snow.
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27 days ago
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A nice space-age novelty today, 'Snow Spoon' from 1982 showing off some nice horns and one small spoon coming off those beards.
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28 days ago
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The legendary ancestor of so many modern varieties. 'Snow Flurry', from 1939. A lightning strike of pure luck for an amateur hybridizer, this variety went on to change the
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world. 🌱
29 days ago
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For those of us not getting any snow right now, here's Tall bearded
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'Snow Goddess' from 1955. 🌱
about 1 month ago
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Something warm for a cold day. This is 'Caliente' from 1968. 🌱
about 1 month ago
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Happy Thanksgiving! This is 'Thanksgiving Firelight', from 1950 (tho the form looks much older). Hope you all enjoy the day. 🌱 🦃
about 1 month ago
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Siberian
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'Marshmallow Frosting' is aptly named. 🌱 What a fluffy white confection she is.
about 1 month ago
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laevigata is such a pretty species. Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm has this growing by their pond and I always enjoy seeing it in bloom. Wonderful color and it really pops with the green around it. 🌱
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I believe this is a Siberian species
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, or a very early hybrid of it. I. sanguinea grows across eastern Asia. Named for its bright red-violet spathes that contrast so nicely with the blue-violet flowers. 🌱
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Today's featured variety is the first Siberian
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to win the top award in irisdom. 'Swans In Flight' was awarded the Dyke's Memorial Medal in 2016. 🌱
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Siberian
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'Encore Performance' adds a colorful note to the garden symphony. 🌱
about 1 month ago
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Chilly Caturday's are for snoozing in a sunbeam. 🐈🐈⬛
about 1 month ago
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Wonderful color advancement on Siberian
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'Humors Of Whisky'. 🌱
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Siberian
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'Fresh Notes' is a jaunty eye-catcher in the garden. A medley of cool tones with a sunny yellow blaze. 🌱
about 1 month ago
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One of my favorite Siberian
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. This is 'Snow Prince'. I like the dainty flowers that look more like a species than a hybrid. 🌱
about 1 month ago
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Just look at all the ruffles on Siberian
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'Judy Judy Judy'! And a lovely plicata pattern as well. 🌱
about 1 month ago
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Another oddly colored Siberian
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. This one is 'Here Be Dragons', which is a great name, IMO. Love that dark smokey heart.🌱
about 2 months ago
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A strange blend of colors, to my eye. This is Siberian
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'Lime Street Blues'. 🌱
about 2 months ago
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A classic Siberian
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, one of the very first yellows, and so perfectly named - 'Butter And Sugar', from 1977. Multi-award winner, and an excellent garden plant. 🌱
about 2 months ago
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Lovely color blend on Siberian
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'Three Hand Star'. 🌱
about 2 months ago
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This is Siberian
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'Somebody Loves Me. Look at how round and ruffled those petals are! 🌱
about 2 months ago
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Siberian
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'Sandy River Belle'. Peachy pink is certainly a new and exciting color tone for this iris species. 🌱
about 2 months ago
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