Miniture Iris

miniiris, originally uploaded by Randuwa.

Not long after I purchased my home with my ex- back in 1994, he planted a set of miniture Irises in our gardens. Over the years they have continued to appear from time to time. Their arrival is always early in the season and often as only spiky leaves without blooms. And most of them have died off.

At some point I unearthed the bulbes of one of these spring denizens and replanted it in the front yard off of the driveway. And this spring that little flower has been utterly prolific! Nothing short of 4 blooms, lasting days on end. Here's a photo taken on Sunday afternoon of one of the blossoms.