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In Ome, Tokyo
江戸系 『五三の雪』
Edo (Old Tokyo) flower-lineage Gosan-no-yuki (Excellently beautiful snow, like the highest Geisha girl)
Now, don't you think that a beauty like this deserves center stage? Well, I do. Such is the way with flowers, not so much with people. I find that when one person has center stage all of the time that it can cause problems. It often provokes envy in others or feelings of inferiority, and even arrogance in the person who is the center of attention. Anyway, those are just some of my thoughts on this beautiful morning. I wish everyone a happy day! :)
Iris graminea is a rhizomatous perennial, with purple or violet blue flowers almost hidden by narrow, grass-like leaves, and a plum scented fragrance. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. This species naturally occurs in the southern half of Europe, from Spain and France in the West to Russia and the Caucasus in the East.
It is found growing in shrubland, in grass lands, in meadows (or pastures), in open woods, and in rocky or gravelly soils of the mountains (from Wikipedia).
Dal giardino dell'Iris di Firenze
•••• Grazie delle visite e dei graditi commenti •••• buona settimana a tuttti !
The Iris told me if I don’t take more pictures of them they would not bloom next year, they don’t know it but I deleted all the other pictures.
Outside Zion National Park
Springdale
Utah
USA
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The lodge where I stayed just outside of Zion National Park, Utah called the Cliffrose Lodge and Gardens had many small gardens filled with irises. Here is one I believe the hybrid name for is Brightline.
Bearded Iris are one of the true staples of the perennial garden. They are loved by many gardeners because they are easy to grow, deer-resistant, they multiply each year, and many are re-bloomers, putting on a colorful show in the garden twice in one season. There are two planting seasons for these garden favorites.
Bearded Iris prefer at least 6-8 hours of sunlight a day. In hot climates, they will tolerate 4-6 hours of sun. They should have some shade during the day in hotter climates. Bearded Iris prefer to be planted in well-drained soil. To improve drainage, they can be planted on a slope or in a raised bed.
- the splendid winter-flowering iris originally from North Africa.
This year it is in bloom earlier than usual !
Our purple iris is blooming. My favorite color.
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We will be out of town for several weeks.
I will try to catch up on the road as I can, but will probably not have WiFi connection everywhere we go.
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I appreciate each one!
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I caught an iris that had opened up so I could shoot down the top, the bristle pollen is under the canopy of each of the three purple chutes, the bees come in and out of.
In botanica, il genere Iris raccoglie circa duecento specie di piante della famiglia delle Iridacee, il cui fiore è comunemente conosciuto anche con il nome di giaggiolo.
Il nome del genere deriva dalla parola greca Iris che significa arcobaleno.
Iris is a genus of 260 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colors found among the many species. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name; for one thing, it refers to all Iris species, though some plants called thus belong to other closely related genera. In North America, a common name for irises is 'flags', while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as 'junos', particularly in horticulture. It is a popular garden flower in the United States.