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Dover Beach German Iris

by Tricia

Wordless Wednesday

Dover Beach German Iris

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  1. Tricia says

    June 28, 2006 at 4:38 am

    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. PJ says

    June 28, 2006 at 8:31 am

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

  3. Lazy Daisy says

    June 28, 2006 at 9:03 am

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

  4. { K } says

    June 28, 2006 at 10:12 am

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

  5. kdubs says

    June 28, 2006 at 4:48 pm

    Pretty!!!

  6. durante vita says

    June 30, 2006 at 7:44 pm

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

  7. EuroYank says

    June 30, 2006 at 8:58 pm

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

  8. Jeanne says

    July 1, 2006 at 12:08 pm

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

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  1. As the Garden Grows » Blog Archive » You search - I try to give you answers says:
    September 2, 2006 at 5:44 am

    […] 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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