Some Sunday morning beauty; compliments of my sister, Katie. She gave me some red Louisiana Irises when we moved into our new house in Bush about 10 years ago. There was only one or two in the pot. I planted them in a low spot in the yard for a time before I had dug out our pond. After a year or so, the grass started growing and that spot was not all that low any more but Patsy watered them religiously for a long time so they would think they were in water. I pulled them up and tossed them into the pond two years ago where they are now thriving. Last year, Katie gave me some purple ones out of her ditch. Again, it was only one or two. They're thriving, too, and I had at least as many purple blooms as red. They're spreading nicely and I'll be just fine if they take over the pond. They are spectacular.
Last Sunday, I had one red Louisiana Iris and several purple ones. The purples are finished. The reds own the pond.
The reds are gorgeous.
I have purple ones around my cypress tree in my front yard that always make a good show. I have never seen red ones before. We'll have to get some of those. Ours are not in a pond and we don't water them at all.
I want some of those irisis. Lots of people in my neighborhood have them on each side of their culvert in the ditch. I have never seen the red, either. I only remember seeing yellow. Rob, those pictures are really nice--just like in a magazine or something.