Mike in Oly
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Irises, gardening, books, and cats.
Lovely color blend on Siberian
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'Three Hand Star'. π±
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This is Siberian
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'Somebody Loves Me. Look at how round and ruffled those petals are! π±
1 day 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. π±
2 days ago
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Siberian
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'Pretty Polly' is an exuberant ruffled affair in the palest pastel shades. π±
3 days ago
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'Over In Gloryland' is so very round and ruffled. It is not just color advancing in Siberian
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, form is changing too. π±
4 days ago
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'Kiss The Girl' makes a bright splash in the garden. π±
5 days ago
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The face of a cat that just KNOWS her dinner is late. π
6 days ago
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'Honey Chic' in shades of yellow and gold. At just a bit over two feet tall it is a nice smaller variety for the garden. π±
6 days ago
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So many petals it doesn't even look like an
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anymore. This is 'Concord Crush'. π±
7 days ago
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This is Siberian
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'Cinnamon Sugar' which is such an interesting color blend. π±
8 days ago
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'Careless Sally'. A nice blend of blue and lavender pastel tones on this one. π±
9 days ago
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'Cape Cod Boys' looking lovely in the sunshine. π±
10 days ago
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'Art In Bloom' is a bright blend of soft color tones. π±
11 days ago
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Pesky photo issue has been solved. Let's try this again. New month new theme. Let's see some Siberian
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. This is 'Bluebird Kisses'. So blue! Siberians are having an evolution in color the past several years. Loads of new things coming out in fresh new colors and patterns. π±
12 days ago
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Very confused but no matter what photo I try and post it just shows up as a black space. Anyone have any ideas?
12 days ago
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A few with appropriate names for the day (names are on the photos). Happy Halloween!
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14 days ago
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Center right Dem party leaders are doing their best to kneecap progressives was always. They hit Platner, & are coming for Katie Porter in CA. The only viable answer to late-stage capitalist collapse is progressivism, just as in the 30s. Without it MAGA wins.
jacobin.com/2025/10/plat...
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Youβre Being Lied to About Graham Platner
We read Graham Platnerβs whole Reddit archive. The vilification of the Maine candidate for Senate doesnβt square with what he actually wrote in his posts.
https://jacobin.com/2025/10/platner-maine-senate-reddit-media
15 days ago
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A wild collected natural hybrid, 'Violacea Grandiflora' is just as pretty in the garden as any modern variety. Fantastic fragrance too! I love the lavender tones that lean toward a slate blue.
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15 days ago
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'Spun Gold', from 1940, was a top award winner in its day. Still shows off beautiful form and color.
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16 days ago
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A nice bright planting of 'Solid Gold', a very nice yellow from 1951. Really lights up in the sunshine.
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17 days ago
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'Romeo' is a bright and fanciful French variety from 1912 and makes a lovely garden planting. Like a burst of butterflies in the border.
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18 days ago
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π± 'Queen Of May' (pre-1859) was long a favorite pink with iris lovers. It was not surpassed until the early 1900s and still makes a great show today.
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19 days ago
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Happy
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, from Morkimer J. Beans. Hope your day is warm and fuzzy. π
20 days ago
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A gorgeous large planting of the classic 'Quaker Lady', from 1900. 125 years later and still an amazing garden plant.
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20 days ago
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I created a slide show of the photos I took at the AIS 2025 Convention. Fantastic iris bloom this year. A good time was had by all.
youtu.be/owbLtOcoUsw?...
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Iris Under the Big Sky
YouTube video by Mike Unser
https://youtu.be/owbLtOcoUsw?si=0j4z-hyBENTr-gBa
21 days ago
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'Pretty Butterfly' lives up to its name. Fresh and sparkling int he morning garden. Created pre-1965, but not officially registered until 1999.
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22 days ago
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Here's a nice warm variety for a cold foggy morning. 'Paradise Pink' from 1950. I love that bright beard.
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23 days ago
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The alluring 'Night Hawk' from 1973 showing off its deep velvety color in a lovely clump.
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24 days ago
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'Nibelungen' brings a bright burst of color to the spring garden. It has been thrilling gardeners since 1910!
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25 days ago
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Love the rich color tones of 'Navajo'. An American creation from 1913. Old gold with falls striped deep red.
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26 days ago
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I love the frothy exuberance of 1974's 'Navy Strut'. Here it is glowing in the sunshine,making a lovely contrast with the yellow variety behind it.
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27 days ago
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'Khedive' from 1884 looking marvelous in a clump. The really old ones have such gracefulness and charm.
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28 days ago
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'Mme. Chobaut' just glows in the sunshine. A wonderful old diploid variety from France, 1912. The color tones are so pleasπ±ing.
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29 days ago
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'Humoresque', from 1961, is one of the first broken color
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to break thru to the mainstream. Makes a lovely clump. π±
about 1 month ago
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A nice big patch of 'Flammenschwert' from 1921. So bright and cheerful.
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about 1 month ago
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'Copper Frills' really lights up the garden. A wonderful bright variety from 1940 created by Mrs. Agnes Whiting.
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about 1 month ago
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'Confetti', a rosy plicata from 1949, makes a lovely clump of blooms.
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about 1 month ago
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A lovely clump of 'Ann Page', an old English variety from 1919.
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about 1 month ago
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A nice big clump of 'Amigo' in the late afternoon light.
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about 1 month ago
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Irises are so beautiful in mass plantings. This is 'Barbara Walther', named for the grand dame of Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in Montclair, NJ. A stunning, tall, pristine white.
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about 1 month ago
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'Accent' is a gorgeous variegata from 1953. It really lights up in the sunshine. This lovely clump of it was seen at Presby Memorial Iris Garden, NJ.
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about 1 month ago
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'Campus Flirt' from 1964 is a bright shot of color in the garden.
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about 1 month ago
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This sweet little IB is 'Rialgar' from 1924.
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about 1 month ago
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I saw a stellar clump of 'Dusky Evening' at the AIS Convention this year. Wish I had room for large clumps of
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. They are so beautiful in large single variety mass plantings. π±
about 1 month ago
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Miss Gingersnap enjoying an autumn sunbeam.
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about 1 month ago
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'Chief Moses' from 1968 is a lovely rich color blend. Really need to find this one for my collection again.
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about 1 month ago
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Shades of orange.
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about 1 month ago
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Warm pinks for a cool day. Names are on the photos.
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about 1 month ago
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Mike in Oly
about 1 month ago
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Blues and yellows look so good together.
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about 1 month ago
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