Sunday, May 22, 2016

The First Bloom........


While out working in the yard I watched this flag iris unfurl.  The one front petal was out when I started work out there and by in a few hours it was all unfolded.  The color actually was darker as it opened but then lightened in color by afternoon.  I at first thought it was my dark blue variety.  I am going to have many blooms on this plant as you can see the buds on the stems.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is one of my favorites!

I hope you both are feeling well and enjoying a nice Sunday afternoon.

The Furry Gnome said...

Now that's a beautiful Iris!

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