Iris "Abbondanza" has arrived: the first bearded iris to bloom this year... a lovely yellow with orange beards and a soft tangerine flush to the standards.
What a treat to discover upon walking into the garden! And that after many days of waiting as the first bud broke open and began to show color.
Despite the wait, it is by far the earliest to bloom, with none of the others showing bloom stalks yet.
I went on an iris-buying spree last summer - by my standards, at any rate. With so many unknowns in this garden, I usually limit purchases of new types of plants to one or two till I learn how they will perform. But last summer's showing from Iris "Clarence" was good, so orders went out to a couple of major suppliers. For all that, "Abbondanza" is the only yellow iris among the lot. Perhaps there should be more?
Quite a beauty!
Weather Diary: Fair; High: 91 F (33 C)/Low:56 F (13 C); Humidity: 8%-47%
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Cathy (Saturday, 15 April 2017 14:05)
That is gorgeous Amy! :)
Brian Skeys (Sunday, 16 April 2017 11:54)
Beautiful.
rusty duck (Monday, 17 April 2017 08:59)
Totally gorgeous. You benefit from the lack of slugs!
Amy@smallsunnygarden (Tuesday, 18 April 2017 02:09)
Cathy - Thank you so much - I've been so enjoying it! :)
Amy@smallsunnygarden (Tuesday, 18 April 2017 02:09)
Brian - Thank you! :)
Amy@smallsunnygarden (Tuesday, 18 April 2017 02:10)
RD - Long may that continue... ;-) Thanks, Jessica!
Anna (Tuesday, 18 April 2017 08:02)
such a sunny colour!
Amy@smallsunnygarden (Tuesday, 18 April 2017 19:05)
Anna - It is - very cheerful! :)