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. #iris 🌱

Another cold and frosty morning here. In honor please enjoy 'Frosted Pyramid', a lovely Japanese #iris variety from 1960. 🌱

Trying again: A nice pale icy blue with a blue beard, this is 'Frosty Spirit, a border bearded #iris from 2017. 🌱

Inspired by this cold, frosty morning. This is IB #iris 'Lunar Frost' from 1996. 🌱

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! 🐈

Merry Christmas, everyone. Today's #iris variety is 'Glorious Angels' from 2017. Wishing you a happy and safe Holiday. 🌱

Perfect for the day, this is Tall Bearded iris 'Santa', from 1998. A gorgeous #iris, so many folks want it, sadly it is a poor grower and very hard to find, or keep going if you do. 🌱 Merry Xmas!

One of the first white #iris with a tangerine beard. The incomparable 'Frost And Flame' from 1957. 🌱 From the same master hybridizer that brought us the Flamingo pinks, Dave Hall.

The scrumptious 'Gingerbread Girl' from 1981. A pretty brown plicata from one of the masters of the pattern, Jim Gibson. #iris 🌱

Happy Solstice! To mark the occasion here's a cute IB 'Solar Gain', from 2010. So bright! #iris 🌱

Miss Pearl adding some elegance to the Christmas decor. #Caturday!

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. #iris 🌱

Love the pointy beards on 'Lavender Icicle'. A nice cool-toned variety from 1999. #iris 🌱

Lots of ruffles on today's featured variety, 'Skating Party', from 1983. Very popular in its day and won a few awards. #iris 🌱

A tasty throwback to 1967, this is 'Gingerbread Castle'. Such a warm, rich brown tone. #iris 🌱

This is a miniature tall bearded (MTB) variety by the name of 'Silver Ice'. A newer one, just ten years old. #iris 🌱

A bit of warmth for a cold winter's day. This is 'Blazing Hearth' from 1964. A lovely English creation. #iris 🌱

Sticking with the seasonal theme, this is 'Nutcracker', a newer one from 2020. An interesting color combo. #iris 🌱

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 #Caturday to all who celebrate. 🐈

This little cutie is 'Santa's Helper', an intermediate bearded (IB) #iris from 1997. The pop of orange against that crystalline white is so pretty. 🌱

I love the exuberance of 'Winterfest'. A nice white from Schreiner's, 2005. #iris 🌱

A lovely warm white from 1941, this is 'Winter Carnival'. #iris 🌱

A top award winner from 1963, 'Winter Olympics'. Notice the white beard. Unusual! #iris 🌱

'Christmas Snow', from 1963, lights up with a bright golden beard. #iris 🌱

'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. #iris 🌱

The frilled and fluffy 'Lacy Snowflake' from 1977 is well named. Very popular in its day, it is still treasured by #iris collectors. 🌱

'Sunset Snows', a near-pink amoena from 1963. A fussy grower for me, but I like it so it gets to stay. #iris 🌱

Marley wants Ginger's spot. Ginger ain't having it. Happy #Caturday! 🐈

This sweet little gem is 'Snow Fiddler' from 1972. The reticulations remind me of the shadows of branches on the snow. #iris 🌱

A nice space-age novelty today, 'Snow Spoon' from 1982 showing off some nice horns and one small spoon coming off those beards. #iris 🌱

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 #iris world. 🌱

For those of us not getting any snow right now, here's Tall bearded #iris 'Snow Goddess' from 1955. 🌱

Something warm for a cold day. This is 'Caliente' from 1968. 🌱

Happy Thanksgiving! This is 'Thanksgiving Firelight', from 1950 (tho the form looks much older). Hope you all enjoy the day. 🌱 🦃

Siberian #iris 'Marshmallow Frosting' is aptly named. 🌱 What a fluffy white confection she is.

#Iris 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. 🌱

I believe this is a Siberian species #iris, 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. 🌱

Today's featured variety is the first Siberian #iris to win the top award in irisdom. 'Swans In Flight' was awarded the Dyke's Memorial Medal in 2016. 🌱

Siberian #iris 'Encore Performance' adds a colorful note to the garden symphony. 🌱

Chilly Caturday's are for snoozing in a sunbeam. 🐈🐈‍⬛

Wonderful color advancement on Siberian #iris 'Humors Of Whisky'. 🌱

Siberian #iris 'Fresh Notes' is a jaunty eye-catcher in the garden. A medley of cool tones with a sunny yellow blaze. 🌱

One of my favorite Siberian #iris. This is 'Snow Prince'. I like the dainty flowers that look more like a species than a hybrid. 🌱

Just look at all the ruffles on Siberian #iris 'Judy Judy Judy'! And a lovely plicata pattern as well. 🌱

Another oddly colored Siberian #iris. This one is 'Here Be Dragons', which is a great name, IMO. Love that dark smokey heart.🌱

A strange blend of colors, to my eye. This is Siberian #iris 'Lime Street Blues'. 🌱

A classic Siberian #iris, one of the very first yellows, and so perfectly named - 'Butter And Sugar', from 1977. Multi-award winner, and an excellent garden plant. 🌱

Lovely color blend on Siberian #iris 'Three Hand Star'. 🌱

This is Siberian #iris 'Somebody Loves Me. Look at how round and ruffled those petals are! 🌱

Siberian #iris 'Sandy River Belle'. Peachy pink is certainly a new and exciting color tone for this iris species. 🌱