I have irises / myLot

United States

May 4, 2025 3:20pm CST

I have three colors blooming right now and it smells so good as well as looking pretty. I need to divide them this year. This is a medium lavender, I have white and one that I call mahogany right now. Yellow will open soon. Something pretty to enjoy in the yard.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

4 May 25

That's gorgeous.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

5 May 25

thank you. I really like them.

celticeagle

@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

5 May 25

How pretty. My mom used to have nearly every color you could think of. Yellow, blues, purples, ---- so lovely.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

5 May 25

About five years ago my friend gave me some really exceptional ones. I am sure you have lovely memories of your mom's flowers.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (189792)

• Boise, Idaho

5 May 25

@GardenGerty ........yes, I do. That was long ago now. About 60 years.

Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

4 May 25

It is very pretty. Here the flowering trees are just finishing with the winds that we have had yesterday and today. The bulbs-tulips and daffidols are up and in flower. Towards the third week of the month it will be considered 'safe' to plant vegetable plants and flowers. It is so nice to be able to enjoy the different weather and flowers that you have.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

5 May 25

Of course we are warmer than you are being quite a bit south. I had tulips and daffodils earlier. I am looking forward to being outside more. I would like to have some lilacs.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

4 May 25

I hope to have some flowers soon

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

5 May 25

They really make the hard work in the yard rewarding.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

4 May 25

So beautiful, Love the color,

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

5 May 25

It looks like some of the sunsets we get here.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 May 25

That's very pretty. My mother had irises and also had the blue Dutch iris. I think they were smaller.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

5 May 25

Yes, I am familiar with those but have never had them.

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@DaddyEvil (174224)

• United States

5 May 25

Iris are always pretty and smell great! We have iris plants beside the pampas grass at the corner of the front porch but ours bloomed in March. We didn't plant them. They were already here when we moved in and they rarely bloom at all. Last year was the first time I'd seen them blooming. They're a purplish-blue in color.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

5 May 25

They are very durable plants.One thing that keeps them from blooming is if the rhizomes get buried too deep.

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@DaddyEvil (174224)

• United States

5 May 25

@GardenGerty I think these are just old bulbs and probably need to be divided. The ones that have bloomed only started doing that after we planted the pampas grass beside them.