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Species from California
Common name: Ground Iris, Bowltube Iris
Photographed on Azalea Hill, Marin Municipal Watershed District, Marin County, California
"Iris spuria 'Lemon Delemma', 2017, [Iris], EYE-riss , 3 ft. #Perennial #Monocot, USDA Hardiness Zone 3, Yellow Lavender, Bloom Month 6b, In Garden Bed S4 for 13.2 YEARS.
Lemon Dilemma' ( Lawrence Johnsen, R. 1992) Seedling #VF 87-1. SPU, 48"" (122 cm). Late midseason bloom. Standards blue violet; style arms blue violet, darker blue violet crests; falls bright yellow, narrow rim veined light blue violet. 'Vintage Year' X 'Far Out'. Shepard Iris 1993.
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Despite freezing temperatures and cold winds, these wonderful little Iris reticulata were blooming in a garden alongside the sidewalk.
Pembroke Street, Ferrnwood, Victoria BC
Day 11 of 365
I aimed to try and frame the iris with the door, but I couldn't get it in the right position. I think it has, however come out nicely as a square crop.
Not the most exciting image, but it has a nice story behind it, these were in the reduced trolley in Waitrose for 99p. While we were there some bloke said to his little boy 'Shall we get some flowers for mummy' and Patrick heard and said 'Buy flowers for Mummy!".
Canon EOS 1000D and Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 at 22mm. 1/15s, f/4.5. ISO 1600
From the archives...
In a cemetery north of downtown Fort Worth, Texas
Wikipedia has an interesting entry on this species. This is the oldest cultivated iris, going back over 1400 years.