Iris and Peony thread, 2023..

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• andrewnewton Posts: 155

  May 2023

  Marlorena said:

  ..that red peony is rather a classic isn't it.. I see it in all sorts of gardens, and I used to have it too elsewhere..
  
  @SYinUSA
  I've bookmarked that Iris resource, thank you.. however I will say that I think it must be U.S. orientated because the 2 Irises I have here are not listed.. and there are a number that I know of that are also missing, that are sold here.. so, just as a caution to anyone researching..
  Otherwise, very useful and plenty of nice pics.
  
  You have two lovely ones Andrew.. I do like the lavender..

  Using the link provided and a bit of Google I think the lavender iris may be blue shimmer

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• Sazz101 Posts: 248

  May 2023 edited May 2023

  I adore bearded irises even though I know they don’t give a lot of enduring colour for the prime space they take. 

  
  Kentish Pride with Geum Totally Tangerine under planting. 

  
  

  
  

  Mystery Iris from my Aunty that sends up twice the amount of flowering stalks than any of the bought varieties. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  This one is Action Standard and grows surprisingly well even though it only gets sun until 12pm ish in May.
  
  

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• Cambridgerose12 Posts: 1,134

  May 2023

  Here's the older Tall Bearded variety 'White City', without a speck of disease, in a white garden. It's not my garden but I chose the variety...!
  
  
  

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• coccinella Posts: 1,428

  May 2023

  Finally!
  
  I also found an iris! (sold to me as a tulip). Will post when it opens.

  
  Luxembourg

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• bentley_jeannette Posts: 1

  May 2023

  Can any one help I have a peonies and each time they bloom they don't last long yet I see others that are trailing on the floor and still bloom yet mine only last about 2weeks can anyone have any tips 

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• JennyJ Posts: 10,576

  May 2023

  Peony flowers don't last long and they only have the one flush of blooms (the herbaceous ones that I'm familiar with, anyway). That's just how they are. The trick is to plant them in a border/bed with other things that will be interesting at other times. Different varieties bloom at slightly different times (for me P. rubra plena is always the earliest) so you can get a succession of sorts if you have room for multiple varieties.
  

  Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  

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• Eustace Posts: 2,290

  May 2023

  Last of the flowers this season on this plant.
  
  
  

  Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
  

  And then my heart with pleasure fills,

  And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
  

  
  

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• Marlorena Posts: 8,705

  May 2023

  .checking my previous years, this Peony always opens its first flower on May 25th..
  'Buckeye Belle'..
  
  

  East Anglia, England

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• Marlorena Posts: 8,705

  May 2023

  'Benton Storrington'... Benton Irises were featured at Chelsea this year.. 
  
  
  
  'Frost and Flame'..
  
  Iris pallida 'Argentea variegata'.. not the best flowers but lovely foliage..
  
  
  ..better flowers on Iris pallida 'variegata'.. more yellow foliage..
  
  
  
  'Buckeye Belle'..
  
  
  

  East Anglia, England

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• Bright star Posts: 1,153

  May 2023

  I’ve just got home after a short holiday and was greeted by the lovely images on this thread and more of my peonies in bloom. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

  This peony has really come on this year, the combination of newly opened shell pink buds to fully open white is lovely. It has a delicate scent too. 

  Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
  
  

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