Comments on: Vintage Iris http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/vintage-iris/ north of the adirondacks - wildflowers & perennials that survive winters colder than my wife's feet Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:39:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sarah http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/vintage-iris/comment-page-1/#comment-4807 Sarah Thu, 26 May 2011 22:03:33 +0000 http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/?p=20#comment-4807 My friend wanted help identifying some of the plants in her new garden. As I was googling around, I found your image of the yellow iris. They are identical! I believe that the iris name is Iris Bicapitata and it originally came from Italy. Do your irises have double blooms on each stem? If so, and they are fragrant, then I think Bicapitata might be your Old Yellow. I love your story. It's wonderful how something forgotten can become someone else's passion. Thanks for sharing. My friend wanted help identifying some of the plants in her new garden. As I was googling around, I found your image of the yellow iris. They are identical! I believe that the iris name is Iris Bicapitata and it originally came from Italy. Do your irises have double blooms on each stem? If so, and they are fragrant, then I think Bicapitata might be your Old Yellow.

I love your story. It’s wonderful how something forgotten can become someone else’s passion. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: WiseAcre http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/vintage-iris/comment-page-1/#comment-23 WiseAcre Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:13:43 +0000 http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/?p=20#comment-23 -thank you all for visiting- Aiyana, You'll see the smug look on my face if you view my title image. Mark, Most of my treasured plants are "unknown" except for their generic common name. Foraging raiding parties and gifts filled my gardens at first. I owe a lot to gardeners around here. Carol, So you like stories about falling into the depts of addiction? MrBrownThumb Glad you stopped by - I was missing you over the holidays. Mr. McGregor's Daughter. I have another mystery Iris too. I call it Buble Gum Iris - the blue flowers smell just like Bazooka Joe Bubble Gum. And I'm still laughing over Public Enemy #1. - I believe Benjamin Bunny & Peter Rabbit have holed up for the winter by my stone wall. --------------------------------------------------- To all: If anyone wants a sample of "Old Yellow" I'd be more than happy to spread them around some more. Send me a note at: wiseacre(at)northnet.org. A spring reminder will also help jog my memory at mailing time. -thank you all for visiting-

Aiyana,
You’ll see the smug look on my face if you view my title image.

Mark,
Most of my treasured plants are “unknown” except for their generic common name. Foraging raiding parties and gifts filled my gardens at first. I owe a lot to gardeners around here.

Carol,
So you like stories about falling into the depts of addiction?

MrBrownThumb
Glad you stopped by – I was missing you over the holidays.

Mr. McGregor’s Daughter.
I have another mystery Iris too. I call it Buble Gum Iris – the blue flowers smell just like Bazooka Joe Bubble Gum.

And I’m still laughing over Public Enemy #1. – I believe Benjamin Bunny & Peter Rabbit have holed up for the winter by my stone wall.

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To all:
If anyone wants a sample of “Old Yellow” I’d be more than happy to spread them around some more.

Send me a note at:
wiseacre(at)northnet.org.
A spring reminder will also help jog my memory at mailing time.

]]> By: Mr. McGregor's Daughter http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/vintage-iris/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Mr. McGregor's Daughter Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:28:58 +0000 http://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpress/?p=20#comment-22 I wish I could help with the Iris ID, but I am clueless. I have my own mystery old-fashioned iris. Small purple, sweet scented flowers, it was 1 of a handful of plants on my property when I bought it. My sister used to have an Iris like yours, but she didn't know its name. It was given to her by a farmer. What a great story about getting sucked into gardening. I like the description of a Landscape artist. I think making a garden into art is the most difficult medium as it concerns time as well as space, & often key parts of the composition disappear without warning. I wish I could help with the Iris ID, but I am clueless. I have my own mystery old-fashioned iris. Small purple, sweet scented flowers, it was 1 of a handful of plants on my property when I bought it. My sister used to have an Iris like yours, but she didn’t know its name. It was given to her by a farmer. What a great story about getting sucked into gardening. I like the description of a Landscape artist. I think making a garden into art is the most difficult medium as it concerns time as well as space, & often key parts of the composition disappear without warning.

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