tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post4071283508566654833..comments2024-01-22T14:07:41.683-06:00Comments on Edifice Rex: Strange FruitionMamaHenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-14998338123323675542013-05-27T12:59:52.327-05:002013-05-27T12:59:52.327-05:00Hey Grace! After seeing the images I believe you a...Hey Grace! After seeing the images I believe you are correct. It is hard to judge sometimes but the one I have really does look like the black gamecock with the little slivers of yellow. Thanks for the info.<br /><br />Hey Bea! thanks! hope ya'll have had a nice weekend too.MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-82385816537948954852013-05-26T07:28:09.289-05:002013-05-26T07:28:09.289-05:00We have the same iris that has seeded itself and r...We have the same iris that has seeded itself and really taken off in the front flower bed this year. This is the first time, I have seen so many in bloom and they are so delicately beautiful and colorful too. Our strawberries are coming in great too and we have been enjoying them every morning with yogurt. Froze some last year and the defrost was a soggy mess, so this year we are enjoying them fresh. Your garden is looking good, ours is in, but very scaled down from past years. Enjoy the holiday weekend.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-81119615046036066332013-05-26T01:13:49.767-05:002013-05-26T01:13:49.767-05:00It is always difficult to be entirely sure since l...It is always difficult to be entirely sure since lighting and color don't necessarily "translate" well from real life to computer screen & there are so many similar varieties of purple iris, but I have a louisiana iris called black gamecock that looks very much like your mystery purple. It also loves water & seems to be naturalizing very politely in our yard.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=louisiana+iris+gamecock&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&rlz=1I7MXGB_enUS509&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=v6GhUdbtFoLC9QTL-oCABQ&ved=0CFAQsAQ&biw=1254&bih=831" rel="nofollow">Images of black gamecock louisiana iris</a>Grace 77x7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12196426356956531520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-91944024386960047802013-05-25T09:06:26.910-05:002013-05-25T09:06:26.910-05:00Hey Anon! Yep. Some years some things do great, so...Hey Anon! Yep. Some years some things do great, some things crap out. I guess it all evens out in a way.<br /><br />Hey woody! Yes, we've been doing the salads with feta! Yum!<br />This iris foliage does not have any twist; stick straight. The more I look around though, the more I think it may be a Japanese water iris, aka Russian iris "Ranpo". Doesn't look anything like the pictures I see for Siberian. Also loves water.MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-69734586270837616642013-05-25T06:19:56.982-05:002013-05-25T06:19:56.982-05:00The Siberians foliage should have a bit of a twist...The Siberians foliage should have a bit of a twist to it. Like pulling a ribbon across a blade. I've not seen yellow flag around here. Looks nice.<br /><br />One of my favorite strawberry uses is in a spinach salad with goat cheese and pickled beets....love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-83535067179628365822013-05-24T21:46:58.178-05:002013-05-24T21:46:58.178-05:00Flowers and gardens look great.
I have a mini gar...Flowers and gardens look great. <br />I have a mini garden. I can't wait to have real tasting maters. Planted peppers, eggplants, okra, cucumber and cantaloupe. We will see how it all turns out...<br />I agree with the strawberries. I didn't plant any but got some from the local farmers market.....so sweet. Apples from the grocery taste like cardboard. Blecckk...<br />Keep up the good work. <br />My Grandpa farmed and raised livestock most of his 88 years in Lower Ms. Some were good years, some not so much. Just have to prepare for both.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-84872219089316798642013-05-24T20:18:12.023-05:002013-05-24T20:18:12.023-05:00Hey Sissy! I thought that was a Siberian Iris but ...Hey Sissy! I thought that was a Siberian Iris but was not sure. I get them all mixed up. I'll have to dig up a piece of root of the yellow ones and see if it has a nice smell! that's interesting.<br /><br />Hey Rachael! Yes, I have seen it where it was invasive but, as you say, at my place they don't seem to spread much. I have 3 clumps that have been here for at least 6 years and they are still about the same size as when I planted them.<br /><br />Hey Kathy! thanks! yes, I have read several of the articles about growing rhubarb in Texas! that's kinda what gave me the idea to do it this way. I'm going to let mine go just as long as they will since it is cooler than normal so far.MamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018971960706063902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-82003822583762350212013-05-24T17:11:38.015-05:002013-05-24T17:11:38.015-05:00I love your beautiful gardens :)
This year we are...I love your beautiful gardens :)<br /><br />This year we are trying planting rhubarb as an annual. So far so good! I planted the seed last fall and set plants in the ground late fall early winter. We have two, one gallon bags in the freezer packed with sliced rhubarb, and it is nowhere near being done. In Texas, they take them out in May and plant warm weather crops. If you google growing rhubarb as an annual, the first hit should be the university of texas ag something. I want to try to leave a couple in to see if they will go to seed (for saving) Otherwise, we can't keep it alive here through the summer :) KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-81301412825850084352013-05-24T12:47:51.923-05:002013-05-24T12:47:51.923-05:00I second the Siberian iris. The other is yellow fl...I second the Siberian iris. The other is yellow flag, and it is invasive in some areas, like ours. I'm not sure if it's considered invasive everywhere in the states. In Vermont, people are not supposed to sell it anymore. It pushes out other marshy plants, like marsh marigolds. In my yard (not marshy), they bloom beautifully, but show no signs of trying to take over.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01660017033013177093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22455933.post-37659623212710112412013-05-24T12:31:36.005-05:002013-05-24T12:31:36.005-05:00The purple iris is Siberian Iris; I have many and...The purple iris is Siberian Iris; I have many and love them, selling quite a few. Pretty sure the yellow iris one that grows very well in boggy/wet areas and the root is dried and used in potpourri. An old lady in the area had a great patch and called it Calamus. The root did have a good aroma yet I cannot find a picture of this particular iris online. Hmm, now I'm thoroughly confused!Caddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575600935524610154noreply@blogger.com