Month: April 2023

Persian Berry Everywhere

| Flower Roberts

Some hybrid bearded iris thrive and crowd out weaker forms. The dominant here used to be Banana Frappe’, then it became Night Affair. For the past several years the dominant hybrid has been the pink ‘Persian Berry.’

It is so prolific that the pink seems to over-power the other colors.

Persian Berry still makes a lovely display with all the purple and white in my gardens.

I keep removing patches that encroach too closely to my other hybrids. This is one of the struggles of gardeners. Some plants do not play fair and have to be reined in occasionally.

Persian Berry is beautiful but too much of a good thing is too much for other hybrids like ‘Little Much.’

I keep my most unusual bearded iris separate to prevent competition.

More iris to come. Stay tuned.

FLOWER

Little Much before the Rain

| Flower Roberts

I arrived home on Friday evening just as it started to rain. A quick scan of the gardens showed that my one and only ‘Little Much’ bearded iris was blooming.

I rushed to capture its portrait before the rain drops weighed down the blossoms.

Some iris hybrids are very prolific while others must be kept separate and babied. Little Much is an example of the latter.

I love its delicate ruffles and contrasting colors.

It is a favorite of mine. ‘Little Much’ is a treasure.

I love ‘Little Much’ a whole lot.

FLOWER