Iris Season (and observations about orthacheta bud fly at the end)
iris versicolor (not sure which SIGNA seedling) iris brevicaulis, donated by a friend in Michigan 'Byakuya No Kuni' ( Hiroshi Shimizu by Carol Warner, R. 2005) 'Labrador Hollow' - ( Joseph Musacchia , R. 2017) 'Mama Janice' ( Joseph Musacchia , R. 2019) 'Percy Viosca' ( Patrick O'Connor , R. 2014) 'Annette Brown' ( Harry Wolford , R. 2013). 'Brown Recluse' ( Walter Moores , R. 2011) first year bloom, species iris ensata, from seed from SIGNA.org 'Acadian Sky' - ( Joseph Musacchia , R. 2017) The weather has transitioned from over a month of nearly daily rain (42 days in two months) to suddenly being humid and oppressively hot. Dangerous heat warnings started this weekend. Stepping out the door this morning, I was met with the same wall of hot/wet that I associate with getting off the plane in Miami. Part of that transition is the change in iris season: from Siberian iris season (with iris versicolor sprinkled in fo...