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free iris that ended up costing $250.00

I love whirly gigs

I have been waiting 3 or maybe 4 years to see this one

OOOHHH sssooo pretty! What is the first one? Why did the iris cost $250. Love the whirly gig.
Guess I'm posting at the same time you are. The peach iris is beautiful.

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the first is columbine.
Last summer I passed someones house and there were bushels of Iris tubers, since I had passed it only a little bit I pulled over and the backed up, I was so concerned wacthing my sideview for traffiic that I backed into the mailbox and knocked it off the base. No damage to the mailbox or base, but I did almost $900. damage to my car. $250 is our deductable.

Beautiful Thumbie......oh my, a 250 dollar iris!!! It's pretty though!!

Love your bloomers. Amazing that your columbines and iris are just now blooming....past that time here except for iris rebloomers.

ve

It's amazing what us gardeners will do for some free plants. I love the white iris!!!

I remember that! That was one expensive iris! Love the orangey-peachy one too.

Silly Bird said I should drop in to your gardening forum. I think I have been here before years ago.

Anyway saw this Iris post and wanted to share the beginning of my Iris blooms. Camera quit me at the fourth picture. Will try to get some more today.

Birdie Gift the white Iris is so pretty. Love the Columbine too. I used to have peach Iris. they are late to bloom here so no idea if it will come back this year.Hope so.

This is a link to my flicker pictures.There are four Iris pictures so far.

Iris

Chris

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z9...not just one iris,LOL after that I took all they had after their insistance, gave away many and some I just tossed in the woods for spares, ya know just in case some of these died on me. Looks like they all grew even the ones in the woods, but not seeing many that look like they will bloom.

I never plant something new in just one place...just so I have another also! Maybe they will naturalize nicely in the woods for you & columbine also. Glad to see that > Thumbie is gardening! Wow what a special iris! Love the few I have.

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z9...not just one iris,LOL after that I took all they had after their insistance, gave away many and some I just tossed in the woods for spares, ya know just in case some of these died on me. Looks like they all grew even the ones in the woods, but not seeing many that look like they will bloom.

I knew that, I was trying to be funny..didn't work again huh?

I always take leftover seeds from plants, fruits and vegetables and throw them in the woods either for the birds or in the hopes that something might grow. 3 years ago I got a Papaya plant that grew 12ft tall but then a freeze killed it.

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Wow, $250 for an iris--that was an expensive stop for you! Now if only that mailbox didn't get in your way!

Wow, pretty flowers.

LOL z9...nice try
Yeh paws that darn mailbox.

thanx owie

The white iris is beautiful...the ones in the woods may not bloom, could be too shady for them. They do like sun.

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...the ones in the woods may not bloom, could be too shady for them. They do like sun.

Thats okay they are just spares

Can you send me a couple of your Birds??? Pretty Please?
My birds don't ever give me those type of lovely gifts. All I get are new and different types of Weeds...... :-(