janielouy said:
Toasted Watermelon

@grannysgarden
This may sound weird, but when I first joined NGA in 2014, I've always remembered a NO ID iris Bonnie posted. Here is the post from May 1, 2014:

[quote="grannysgarden"]This is my favorite NoID (favorite changes year to year) that I have

It opens up a faded blush red


Then in several hours takes on a coppery hue



For people who do not like browns they usually do not like this iris. It is not a great increaser or bloomer. But is definitely worth waiting for. I am glad one stalk made it this year.


Every time I see Toasted Watermelon I wonder if this is Bonnie's no I'd.

Truly some goreous irises! Here are a few of mine that are relatively unremarkable.
Lucy Doodle


Mariposa Autumn


Acoma



Beverly Sills


Lady in Purple

Monty ~ I have to differ with you. Lady in Purple is quite amazing, with blooming for a very long time, fantastic deep purple based foliage and unique bloom like no other.



It bloomed for most of June.

Great pics all! Really nice way to wind down 2019 and kick off 2020!

Keep em coming

(This thread also inspires me to take many more pics next year and actually organize them )

UNKNOWN RED+POPPIES


JAZZ BAND (maybe)


DAZZLE (the beauty died out this yr..very sad!)

AndreaD said:
I have maps of what I have planted where and I also keep the packing lists from my iris orders. Those are my only hard copy records. Otherwise, I rely on computer records. I could reconstruct my records from those hard copies - I just don't want to.

As a former systems engineer, I can't stress enough how important it is to backup your data regularly. External hard drives are cheap and can be hooked up via USB cable. Many include a backup program that can be configured to run automatic backups although operating systems (Windows [all versions] and Mac) also have a built-in backup app. There are also subscriptions for cloud storage online if you don't want to purchase hardware.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I speak from experience!

Re: comgodess note about external back up - a definite must. Also, I use Carbonite.

Always 1st to bloom -





Last to bloom -

My contribution to chase the Winter blues ...

Nancy and Peggy ~ Wise advice!

Peggy ~ Do you know the names of your irises?

I am fairly new to growing Iris. I had some NOID Iris when I joined back in 2013. Over the past couple of years, I have been slowly added some named ones which at first I did not do a very good job of charting where they were and keeping track of them. I am trying to do better. I have not posted very many pictures to the data base but here are some pictures of some of my Iris that I took this past spring/summer.
SDB Pele


SDB Summoned Spirit


SDB With Castanets


SDB NOID


SDB bed


NOID TB Iris


This could be TB Iris Victoria Falls among the NOID TB white Iris.

When my Iris bloom, I try to identify them with the names (photos) of the ones that I purchased so that I can place named tags by them. Much harder to do than I thought it would be.

Jeanne ~ That's how I started out, with NOIDs, then labels with markers that faded... eventually I got a Brother label maker and metal sign holders. I had to since I "accumulated" so many between 2017 and now.

This year I did get a Brothers label maker and metal markers and holders. I got a lot put out but have a lot to mark once I ID them. I hope the TB rhizomes I planted and marked this fall in my raised beds make it through our winter okay. It got really cold in Nov. and then it really warmed up this Dec. So I have my fingers crossed that this crazy weather hasn't hurt them.

TB Raptor Red

TB Pink Lace

TB Frosting

TB Dream Lover

TB Cinnamon Girl

TB Champagne Waltz

TB Afternoon Delight

If some of these do not seem right to you, please let me know. I had to compare photos of others TB Iris to mine to determine which ones I had.

Edited to remove pictures that I realized were not mine but some from the data base. I will post the pictures of mine in another post.

Really enjoyed the pictures!!! Lovely idea Ev to chase away the winter blues!!!

Elsa ~

Do you have any favorites to share?

Whoops! Sorry big double post!

evelyninthegarden said:Everyone please share some of your favorites from spring to get us through the winter. I know you have been looking in the online catalogs, but some of our pictures are better, or at least as pretty.

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Reckless Abandon')
• Uploaded by evelyninthegarden

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Ride the Tiger')
• Uploaded by evelyninthegarden

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Spice Trader')
• Uploaded by evelyninthegarden

• Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Strange Brew')
• Uploaded by evelyninthegarden

Reckless Abandon - Ride the Tiger
Spice Trader - Thunder Spirit
Strange Brew - Cool Operator

Bea and Elsa ~ for the acorns!

Oh wow..wow... all you guys pic are helping chase away my winter blues.

Thank you soooo much.. I needed that !

BABOONS BOTTOM

BATIK


BLUE CHIP PINK


BROKEN PATTERN


CELEBRATION SONG


CENTER COURT


CONJURATION


CRANBERRY


DANCE CARD

Lovely irises, all!

I agree with you Evelyn, Lady in Purple s fantastic. Among some others that have subtle beauty.

Up close, that photo of Spice Trader looks like a water color! So pretty!

David ~ to the Iris Forum!
And thank you for sharing your photos!