Iris and Peony thread, 2023..

fidgetbones · June 2023

I also seem to have a plague of cleavers.

Lizzie27 · June 2023

@BenCotto, that blue and white iris is just gorgeous.

BenCotto · June 2023

Thank you Lizzie. It’s called Haut les Voiles and, googling it, I see there are two or three UK stockists.

halling · June 2023

Thanks, @Marlorena, I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to inherent these during my first spring here.

Duchesse de Nemours is gorgeous!! When mine open all the way they have an intense pink center, and the overall petals have a slight pink tone to them, neither of which were captured in my photo. From the photos online it looks like the Duchesse de Nemours centers are more yellow, does that seem accurate?

Here’s a photo from today:

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Eustace · June 2023

Photo taken today when it was open fully.

Marlorena · June 2023

@halling
Lovely isn't it... yes I think you're right, it's normally more yellow in the centre, but whatever, I think they look very similar.. it's supposed to have a strong fragrance too.. I do like the pinkish centre on yours..

All lovely peonies and irises today... even without i.d.'s..

Littlegarden · June 2023

Here is a coral peony

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Eustace · June 2023

@Littlegarden lovely Coral peony. The colour is true Coral 😍
Love your Duchess de Nemours too @halling. Another one for my list.

halling · June 2023

@Marlorena the surprise pink is my favorite part! I am trying to rescue a number of other peonies that were languishing in a shady part of the same bed. If I ever get them to bloom I’ll be curious to see if they are the same variety!

@Littlegarden gorgeous!