Blogging friend Cathy over at 'Words and Herbs' has come up with the inspired idea of posting a photo of a flower or plant from your garden for a week starting as of today. She suggested it as tonic to help ward away the blues that many people are currently experiencing for variety of reasons. My photo is of a Pacific Coast iris, variety unknown. I picked it up many moons ago from a plant stall in a colourful, brimming full of plants garden in Liverpool. The garden was open as part of the NGS Open Gardens scheme. This iris has a delightful flowers but its flowering period is fleeting. However for a couple of weeks usually in the middle of May it is absolutely magical. Divisions have been passed to friends and when I could take it in flower to our garden club plant sale where I used to have a small stand it always flew off the table. I must try to save seeds one year and see what transpires. Please pop over to Cathy's blog and have a look to see what she and other bloggers have posted. We are certainly all in need of as much brightness as possible in our lives as possible.
Wow, this is a gorgeous iris, Anna! I wouldn't mind having one like it in my garden. Does it have a cultivar name?
ReplyDeleteThanks Eliza - it is rather lovely indeed and even better in the flesh. Unfortunately the label just read 'Pacific Coast Iris'. I was going to ask more about it but the gardener had disappeared from the scene at the time.
DeleteThat’s a very pretty colour. I don’t think that I’ve seen an iris that colour before.
ReplyDeleteThanks for you comment Sue. Rather lovely muted pastel shades 😄
DeleteIt is perfection - and you have certainly brightened my day! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOh thanks Cathy 😄
DeleteWell, since my comment on day two went through, I'll try again here too! ;-) Your iris is a real treasure and the colour is simply gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThere is a nursery not too far away that specialises in these, and I am sure they come to our HPS sales, I'll look out for them: Broadleigh Gardens near Taunton.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty - for an iris!
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