Saturday, September 22, 2012

PRETTY VOLUNTEER - Iris

 I just love the term "volunteer" to describe plants that have shown up unexpectedly in the garden, it has such a great ring to it.

I took these pics last Spring of a volunteer Iris that appeared in my front garden in Toronto.
One lone Iris.

For all the damage the squirrels there did and all the bulbs they ate, at least they appeared to have left me something in return.

Thanks squirrel, wherever you are.


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9 comments:

  1. Beth22 September 2012 at 14:25

    Lucky you, to get that pretty iris. Maybe next year it will have multiplied to give you even more! Have a great wknd!

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    1. astudentgardener24 September 2012 at 17:59

      I won't see Toronto next year since I have moved, but I am going to add some to my new Winnipeg garden :)

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  2. Jason22 September 2012 at 17:24

    Is that a crested iris?

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    1. astudentgardener24 September 2012 at 18:04

      Jason I am not sure. I think it is an Iris Reticulata. Does that answer your question?

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  3. vincibene23 September 2012 at 14:09

    Beautiful found!

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  4. vincibene23 September 2012 at 14:10

    Sry, I mean finding or discovery.

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    1. astudentgardener24 September 2012 at 17:59

      It was a nice surprise, and next year I am going to plant them on purpose, so that squirrel influenced my garden more than it will ever know.

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  5. Ruben26 September 2012 at 10:18

    I can hear the squirrel say: much ado about an iris! ;-)

    Have a nice day!
    /Ruben

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