Thursday, May 26, 2011

Blooming in the rain.........


I bought this many years ago and it is the most hearty of iris that I have ever owned. It is called superstition and is advertised as a black iris.  It is a hybrid and it spreads and grows in spite of the wet rainy seasons.  It is tough.

9 comments:

claude said...

Beautiful shot, Larry !
I love the color of this iris.

Valerie said...

At last, I'm able to leave a comment. It's amazing how attractive a flower looks with the rain drops on it. This picture warrants a frame!

Anonymous said...

This is a real beauty and wonderful that it grows so well.

♥AMBre said...

Amazing photo ! I like it a lot.
Congrats.

Gigi Ann said...

That is a real beauty, I have some that look like it, but don't know if they are 'superstition' or not, they were freebies, when someone was digging up their flowers, and gave them to me. Mine where lovely this year also.

Betsy Brock said...

It would need to be tough as much rain as we've had this spring! ha.
I thought of you as I strolled through the garden center this week. :) I was making a mental list of all of the bulbs I'm going to plant in the fall!

Far Side of Fifty said...

Wow what a fantastic color! :)

♥AMBre said...

Larry, I think you didn't see that I chose your fantastic photo for Mother's day. Thank you very much.

Marius Barbu said...

Fabulous!

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