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Taken at Argyle Acres on 04-26-08. I'll try to add the
Taken at Argyle Acres on 04-26-08. I'll try to add the variety as I have time.
Taken at Argyle Acres on 04-26-08. I'll try to add the variety as I have time.
Flowers in the Sculpture Garden of the Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC.
An iris is referred to as "bearded" when the variety has hair-like structures on the drooping sepals, seen here in orange. Bearded Iris also tend to be quite fragrant, making them a great choice for the garden.
Photo taken at The Oregon Garden in Silverton, OR (USA).
My new camera has arrived, not sure I like the case as much as the old, not so robust but the package that allows you to view your photos allows you to load into Flickr directly - nice
My side yard is a little patch of dirt and weeds with a broken gate, a broken lawn mower, a broken weed eater, and, inexplicably, a dozen sick-looking irises. I wasn't sure that any of them would even bloom, but today there was this. I hope I did the flower, and the long-ago person who planted it, justice.