Shabbat shalom to all! Here is an iris that once bloomed for me. Either it stopped blooming or it changed to white. Maybe it will surprise me and return some day. #Flowers#BloomScrolling#Florespondence#Iris#Gardening
Alt: Three Tall Bearded #Iris:'Buckskin Babe' (Chuck Chapman 2007), biscuit coloured petals with darker brown markings; 'Around the Sun' (Paul Black 2016), bright white with brilliant yellow markings;'Tangerine Treat '(Chuck Chapman 2021) white flags and gold falls w brown markings; and Papaver somniferum 'Turkish Red'. All featuring raindrops.
Quite proud of this shot… #gardening#iris#bee The flower is a Dutch iris, ‘Bronze Perfection’, bought from JParkers. I expected the Dutch iris to come out when the reticulated ones did, so put it down to the hard winter when none flowered in March. Husband and I were delighted when they flowered recently!
My mother grew masses of bearded iris but I prefer these wild, beardless iris growing in exuberant clumps.
According to US Forest Service, unlike most flowering plants, iris has a superpower: both leaf surfaces of the iris can absorb light to provide the energy to photosynthesize and produce food for the plant that is stored in its rhizomes.