Fishincars sent me some irises back in 2011 when I first set up my new pond. Some of them went crazy, growing leaves well over 6 feet tall every year, but they have never actually bloomed. They sure spread like crazy though, and make a great wall along the back edge of the pond...
Well a couple days ago something caught my eye, and I had to look again. Sure enough, there are flowers blooming on one of them! No wait, two... three! There are three flower stems, each with multiple buds. We've had some weird weather this year, kinda jumped from a late Winter to an early Summer. I dunno if that affected them, or they just finally decided to bloom, but it's great to finally see some flowers in the great green wall.
Oh, and they're a strong yellow Louisiana iris, small and delicate, sitting atop some thick 4-5 feet tall stems. I was going to thank fishin, but it looks like he's no longer with us.
Well a couple days ago something caught my eye, and I had to look again. Sure enough, there are flowers blooming on one of them! No wait, two... three! There are three flower stems, each with multiple buds. We've had some weird weather this year, kinda jumped from a late Winter to an early Summer. I dunno if that affected them, or they just finally decided to bloom, but it's great to finally see some flowers in the great green wall.
Oh, and they're a strong yellow Louisiana iris, small and delicate, sitting atop some thick 4-5 feet tall stems. I was going to thank fishin, but it looks like he's no longer with us.
Yeah every few years I get in there with a shovel and just cut out a big chunk of them. People love it when you freecycle live plants. I've never seen any other iris anywhere that got this tall, but the fish sure love the shelter.
