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Topic by XploreOrganics posted 148 days ago 146 views 0 times favorited 7 replies Add to Favorites
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XploreOrganics

844 posts in 386 days
hardiness zone 5b

148 days ago

Topic tags/keywords: iris

Iris Bud

Iris Bloom

Last year I was walking down the road where I pick chanterelles and on the walk back I noticed a pile of soil and weeds dumped off on the side of the road. There was a clump of Iris roots amongst the weeds. I wondered if maybe it was just local wild ones but the leaves remaining looked wider than the wild variety. It was late June and sunny so the root was dried up quite badly.

I removed the root from the weeds and brought it home, placed it in a bucket of water to soak for a few days and planted it in my front rock garden. I was suprised it survived but an even better suprise it gave me a huge purple bloom this week.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

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Robin282

111 posts in 263 days
hardiness zone 7

148 days ago

You are a GREAT photographer. I really get something out of viewing your photos.
Robin

-- Robin282, Zone 7, SE Coast of MA, USA

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XploreOrganics

844 posts in 386 days
hardiness zone 5b

148 days ago

Thanks Robin….Now if only I had an SLR. :)

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

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Bon

1732 posts in 287 days
hardiness zone 5a

148 days ago

Beautiful shots X.I love the way you put it together.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

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Eklectic

1473 posts in 307 days
hardiness zone 5a

148 days ago

You are quite the artist with your camera!
Love all your pics! These in particular

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

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GrandmaT

3212 posts in 385 days
hardiness zone 5

148 days ago

Well looks like you are getting a HUGE thank you from the plant for saving it. What a beautiful flower and photograph!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

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Colleen Vanderlinden

14 posts in 150 days
hardiness zone 6a

147 days ago

What beautiful photos, and congrats on saving a very worthy plant! My irises just finished blooming. How nice that I get to enjoy yours :-)

-- Colleen, inthegardenonline.com, organicgardening.about.com

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MsDebbieP

3811 posts in 507 days
hardiness zone 5b

147 days ago

GramT – that’s what I was going to say!! a thank you for saving its life.
One man’s trash is another man’s treasures!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

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