Dover Beach German Iris

Posted in Wordless Wednesday on Jun 28, 2006


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Dover Beach German Iris

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9 Responses to “ Dover Beach German Iris ”

  1. # 1 Tricia Says:

    This is a lovely iris, the most beautiful blue in my garden. I eagerly anticipate it’s blooms each spring.

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  2. # 2 PJ Says:

    I love Iris but mine don’t last very long.
    Happy Wednesday!

  3. # 3 Lazy Daisy Says:

    Wow, great color Iris. Ours have come and gone. We saw some beautiful Magenta colored ones at the botanical gardens.

  4. # 4 { K } Says:

    Simply WOW! what a beautiful flower. *drools* i wanna smell it :P

  5. # 5 kdubs Says:

    Pretty!!!

  6. # 6 durante vita Says:

    Simply beautiful. And now I can name two types of flowers! Yeah!

  7. # 7 EuroYank Says:

    Great Blog! Easy to read. Well written. Great colors!

  8. # 8 Jeanne Says:

    Such a lovely variation of the Iris plant.
    I love it!
    Blessings!

  9. # 9 As the Garden Grows » Blog Archive » You search - I try to give you answers Says:

    [...] The Iris Dover beach is a german Iris. It blooms for me in my US Zone 5b, or Canadian zone 6b garden in mid to late June. It has the most beautiful light blue blooms that I’ve ever seen. German Iris’ like to be planted shallowly. They will not bloom if planted too deeply, just the same as Peonies. Once the blooms fade away cut off the stems so the plants can put their energy into building up strength for next years blooms. Divide the plant in early spring. [...]

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