Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Iris, German Purple

This is one of the iris I am dividing again this year. It has been in my garden for many years, starting in my city garden. It was moved here and spread to Linda's garden in Nova Scotia. I don't think I have many gardening friends that don't have it by now.

Originally given to me by Judy, it produces lots of flowers and is still a favourite! The best thing about it is that it is early blooming with open flowers long before the other iris are budding up. And it blooms until the later iris start. This week, the blue and whites started to open and there are still 2 patches of german purple that have blooms!

This variety really extends iris season in my garden.

NOTICE TO MY LOCAL FRIENDS -
I am dividing this iris this year.

If you want some, let me know!! 

 

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2 comments:

  1. BrianJune 19, 2014 at 9:19 PM

    This iris is probably the cultivar 'Blue Boy', first introduced in England in 1913, which makes it 101 years old this year.

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    1. DanielleJune 20, 2014 at 8:52 PM

      Thanks, Brian! Always great to know names of things and these particular iris were one of the first three I ever planted so some days, it feels like I have have them for all 101 of those years :)

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