Old fashioned Irises

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Camper6

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I saved the roots from my wifes former home and transplanted them. They come up every year.

But I moved to an apartment. But transplanted them to a friends home. They are very hardy.

But they should be divided when they get crowded.
 

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hollydolly said:
I love Wildflowers, and Irises grow here along riverbanks, and meadows....
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There was a place. A new home on the way to the golf course. They did not have a lawn. The yard was planted with flowers and all kinds of varieties of iris. But they had trees and the plants didn't thrive because they were not getting enough sun. But inititially I thought it was a great idea. No lawn to cut.
 
Some Japanese iris grow best along riverbanks and near water-

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I just love them.
 
I love Irises. Beautiful photos. This is part of an article I pasted from the newspaper. I think it was from 2005. This town isn't to far from where I live. When I first read it I felt sick. I'm not sure if they caught the vandals. I did read that they salvaged some of them but had a hard time figuring out the varieties. If caught I think they should be sentenced to hard labor for many years on our farms. Maybe then they will learn to appreciate growing things. [FONT=&quot]MONTCLAIR, N.J., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- [/FONT][FONT=&quot]New Jersey police are looking for vandals who destroyed a flower bed of more than 150 bearded irises -- some with lineage dating back to the 1500s.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Many of the irises at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in Montclair, N.J. -- listed on national and state historic registers -- were stomped on, pulled by the roots and cut, the New York Times reported Saturday.[/FONT]
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Read more: https://www.upi.com/Vintage-irises-destroyed-vandalized/87011123359795/#ixzz5bxT21a2D[/FONT]
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
I love Irises. Beautiful photos. This is part of an article I pasted from the newspaper. I think it was from 2005. This town isn't to far from where I live. When I first read it I felt sick. I'm not sure if they caught the vandals. I did read that they salvaged some of them but had a hard time figuring out the varieties. If caught I think they should be sentenced to hard labor for many years on our farms. Maybe then they will learn to appreciate growing things. MONTCLAIR, N.J., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- New Jersey police are looking for vandals who destroyed a flower bed of more than 150 bearded irises -- some with lineage dating back to the 1500s.Many of the irises at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in Montclair, N.J. -- listed on national and state historic registers -- were stomped on, pulled by the roots and cut, the New York Times reported Saturday.


Read more: https://www.upi.com/Vintage-irises-destroyed-vandalized/87011123359795/#ixzz5bxT21a2D
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This is outrageous!
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
I love Irises. Beautiful photos. This is part of an article I pasted from the newspaper. I think it was from 2005. This town isn't to far from where I live. When I first read it I felt sick. I'm not sure if they caught the vandals. I did read that they salvaged some of them but had a hard time figuring out the varieties. If caught I think they should be sentenced to hard labor for many years on our farms. Maybe then they will learn to appreciate growing things. MONTCLAIR, N.J., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- New Jersey police are looking for vandals who destroyed a flower bed of more than 150 bearded irises -- some with lineage dating back to the 1500s.Many of the irises at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens in Montclair, N.J. -- listed on national and state historic registers -- were stomped on, pulled by the roots and cut, the New York Times reported Saturday.


Read more: https://www.upi.com/Vintage-irises-destroyed-vandalized/87011123359795/#ixzz5bxT21a2D
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Some people don’t deserve the air they breath.
What a Shame. A lineage dating back to the 1500’s.
Bearded rises are by far my favourite. There are some true beauties and they aren’t cheap.
 
We had irises for years, we would divide them and give some to neighbours, what was leftover
we would put by the roadside with a sign to take what you want; in a couple of hours they would
all be gone.
Memories are so precious!
 
Clematis is my favourite climbing vine and that’s a beautiful one hollydolly. It sure loves its spot.
I have a favourite spring one next to my garage that climbs up the downspout . It’s roots grow under the garage so are shaded.

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Here’s my friends down the road

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And I wish I could say that these hollyhocks were ours but they’re not. These are in the way to my parents house.

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The person that destroyed those plants knew what he was doing. It's obvious because he pulled out the identifying stakes. An ordinary vandal wouldn't bother.

I'm guessing a former employee who was dismissed or disgruntled or both.

I'm sure the plants made a comeback. They are very hardy plants. One of the few perennials that survive our winters.

I love clematis and they will grow but will not survive a cold winter here unless you pull down the vine and bury it.

Roses here are treated as annuals. Plant them every year.
 
I'm loving all of these glorious photos of everyone's flowers.

I have some Japanese Iris that planted themselves years ago and continue to spread but they aren't blooming right now.

Here's My Pink Camelia bush that my late mother's friends sent me in her memory. It's on the face of my iPhone right now.

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