Bearded Iris 2007 to 2009

[Armin]

Fermi,
wonderful little beauties. I like them.

[fermi de Sousa]

Thanks, Armin,
Here are another couple open today, the first is an unnamed "black" flower with bluebeards,possibly Tarheel Elf



and the second the first flowering on "Dawn Princess"



She looks a bit cramped! I might have to relocate her next season.

cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Fermi,

I Loooooove that black with the blue beards, name or no name.  Glorious!!

My first dwarf bearded is opening today (other than the littlie that you called suavolens, which has just finished for me) called 'Making Eyes'.  I think you already posted pics of it previously so I won't do so.  I'm finding that most of the things I have flowering at the moment in the garden are things you've had flowering a couple of weeks before me.

[Lesley Cox]

Mmmm, the black is VERY nice Fermi.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Too bad it isn't all black isn't it Lesley ? 
It is a beauty Fermi !

[Armin]

Fermi,
the black one is really beautiful. You can be proud of.

[Maggi Young]

what's black and blue and admired all over?
Some real cuties, there, Fermi....the last black with blue beard is a much better candidate forthe "Blue Beard" title, isn't it, what a pity the name is already taken... and what's the betting your one already has a name which doesn't suit it at all... or is this a raising of your own? If so, extra congratulations to the proud parents!

[fermi de Sousa]

No, Maggi, sadly not my own raising and probably named but I don't think I was given one.
I'll do my best to pass it 'round (in Australia), but it would be better if it had its name.

I nearly didn't take this next one as it looks the same as the other burgundy one, but it's a little smaller and is named "Cherry Child"
 

cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Today's new flower is "Lime Ruffles"


cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Lesley, I found the clump labelled "Gingerbreadman" but I'm not sure it matches your description either!


Anyway, here's one called "Fairy Footsteps"


And yet another unnamed yellow, this one with a white patch on the falls.


And finally another look at the black with blue beards which looks decidedly maroon under an overcast sky!


cheers
fermi

[Brian Ellis]

Fermi there is a Gingerbread man here

http://www.srgc.org.uk/shows/edinburgh/report.html

bearing in mind that this is taken indoors under light the colours are not quite true, but you can see the beard.

[Maggi Young]

Here is the pic of the plant from the show report Brian mentioned:

Iris 'Gingerbread Man'

[Armin]

Impressive "Gingerbread Man" - great.

[Lesley Cox]

`Gingerbread Man' as I have it is much closer to tan than the one above. Maybe it's wrong, maybe mine's wrong. Can't photograph mine as I can't find it at present, among dozens of others. But it wouldn't be flowering yet as it's a standard dwarf, not miniature dwarf, and flowers about a month later.

[Paul T]

Lesley,

What's a "Standard Dwarf" in iris classification?  Never come across it.  Heard of Dwarf, Median, Tall, Border, Space Ager, Rebloomer etc but can't recall a standard dwarf as opposed to a miniature dwarf?

Light intensity affects colour so much that with individual flowers it is difficult to compare colours.  All you need is a cool week and the colours of iris are so much stronger, while our warmth here bakes the colour out of them so much quicker at times.  Warm this year, so everything is going to fade quickly here this season I'd imagine, unless of course I have finally neglected everything so badly that they don't even flower for me this year!!