Today's Bloomer

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » May 22, 2005 1:49 pm

You asked for it Karma.

This is Princess Beatrice. I had to buy it because my mom's name is Beatrice.

kHT · Post by **kHT** » May 22, 2005 3:34 pm

Oh Goodie, more please!

patsue53 · Post by **patsue53** » May 22, 2005 5:31 pm

Oh she is so pretty and dainty!!! Love that color!

Garden_of_Mu · Post by **Garden_of_Mu** » May 22, 2005 10:16 pm

Don't you love her classic 'grape' scent? Beautiful color too!

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » May 22, 2005 10:55 pm

Pretty Pat!! It is very soft looking!

Did you smell it?

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » May 22, 2005 11:09 pm

Thanks. I love the color! In one of the pics I saw, the color was washed out and not as pretty. I wasn't sure what the true color would be.

Mike, I keep forgetting to smell them. For some reason, I just don't associate irises with fragrance.

LucyGoose, I just went out with my flashlight and smelled Picador and Princess B. I got the sweet fragrance of Picador and a slight fragrance from Princess B. Is there a time of day when the fragrance is strongest?

Garden_of_Mu · Post by **Garden_of_Mu** » May 22, 2005 11:21 pm

The warmer it is the stronger the fragrance. Check them out on a sunny day. You will be hooked instantly and start sticking your nose in every iris you see.

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » May 22, 2005 11:42 pm

Thanks Mike. I'll be giving all of them a good sniff from now on.

Tracy_Zone5 · Post by **Tracy_Zone5** » May 22, 2005 11:57 pm

We such humid air here that you don't have to even try to smell the iris. When I walk my beds the air is perfumed with their fragrance. I have a bench in the corner of my big garden, and one day last week I sat there just to smell the iris and peony.

I love the fragrance of both of them.

Tracy

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » May 23, 2005 12:38 am

@ Pat! "For reason I just don't associate iris with fragrance"! That light blue is the one my DW loves the most. It's got a FANTASTIC fragrance. The few iris I've bought (and forgotten the names

) have all been fragrant. I still haven't been forgiven for moving a big clump from under our bedroom window. After they finish blooming, I've got orders

to put some back.

Annie · Post by **Annie** » May 23, 2005 7:35 am

Love the iris!
Tons of mine didn't bloom cause of that dang cold weather we had

Killed all the buds on my varigated one, it smelled like grape koolaid, smells sooooo good!
Your iris is beautiful! Does is smell like grape koolaid too?

Tundra_Queen · Post by **Tundra_Queen** » May 24, 2005 5:59 am

What a pretty color. And I didn't know that irises smelled? oh myyyy I'll have to smell mine when they start blooming. Gee ya learn something new every day.

Debbie

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » May 24, 2005 10:18 pm

OED, What can I say?

Annie, I didn't think the bud on this one was going to open because of the cold snap we had. I was completely surprised when it did. It smells sweet but not like grape kool-aid to me.

That's for sure Debbie.