I'm happy to report still some flowers in the garden. This one was a surprise - a late bloomer. It is the palest purple iris I have ever seen. I bought the tuber at a Iris Society sale of unknowns. This is the first year it has bloomed. Lovely as it is I can see why it may not be cultivated and given a name. The flowers only last a couple of days. Here's another shot:
This rose is one my mother rooted for me from her beautiful roses. Last year this plant was only a stick with a few leaves and I thought I was going to lose it. Hasn't it come back beautifully? I'm looking for a place where I can plant it in the yard.
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Love the pale purple iris - I've been collecting purle and yellow irises from local plant sales - can't say I have any this pale...
ReplyDeleteI love irises of any color, and yours is beautiful, as is the rose. Yum, tomatoes look great! You've got a green thumb for sure.
ReplyDeleteMy grandparents had an iris that was opposite of yours - it was so deep it looked black. I just loved it! Your rose is beautiful. I hope it smells as lovely as it looks.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Iris plant. Looks like your tomato bush is trying really hard to prove to you that you don't have to be pretty. Your roses must be very special having gotten it from your Mum.
ReplyDeleteAhh, lovely. Great favs, you can't go wrong with beautiful nature.
ReplyDeleteIrises are among my favourite flowers. Yours looks so delicate.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it wonderful when something you thought might turn up it's toes defies all the odds and gets a second life!