tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post2074323928514049213..comments2024-03-17T03:13:30.842-04:00Comments on Roche Fleurie Garden: An Iris Grass cannot Crowd outrochefleuriegardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-31293576727126207532013-06-25T21:26:11.132-04:002013-06-25T21:26:11.132-04:00You are right, they do look like Iris reticulata, ...You are right, they do look like Iris reticulata, just a smidgen bigger.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-54295410955609226552013-06-25T17:21:37.339-04:002013-06-25T17:21:37.339-04:00Very pretty. It looks a bit like iris reticulata, ...Very pretty. It looks a bit like iris reticulata, one of my favorites. I like it growing in the grass! Sarah/ Galloping Horse Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863804034201109102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-12642289302806961822013-06-24T17:20:44.613-04:002013-06-24T17:20:44.613-04:00They must be the same thing. The expert said there...They must be the same thing. The expert said there was no common name so for yours the name Aunt Laura's iris is the most appropriate. These plants you associate with people you know or have known are always the most interesting. With these plants, a tour of the garden becomes a visit with friends and relatives. They can also be strangers. Our old house had belonged to keen gardeners. I never met them but I have many of their plants which make me think of then and of the old house. rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-87462677097346983852013-06-24T15:08:47.186-04:002013-06-24T15:08:47.186-04:00Yes! Years ago our aunt gave us a little bag of se...Yes! Years ago our aunt gave us a little bag of seeds. We put them in a drawer and forgot them for several years. Our Aunt passed away before we planted them. We forgot them again until a tall slender leaf appeared. It took them a season or two to bloom and they were---small iris! We haven't collected seeds from them, but they have broadcast their seeds into other parts of the garden. Thick grass does not deter them. We have given away the tubers (?) and transplanted many of them ourselves, in thinning. We call them Aunt Laura's iris.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-30115639549473950522013-06-24T13:00:13.120-04:002013-06-24T13:00:13.120-04:00Lovely Iris Alain. I enjoyed reading about it'...Lovely Iris Alain. I enjoyed reading about it's journey to blooming in that spot.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.com