From “My Iris Friends” by Katherine Fellows, in Tall Bearded Iris (Fleur-de-lis): A Flower of Song by Walter Stager:
I am happier for their presence,
Groups of lavender and blue,
For their lavish gifts and treasure,
And their ways so fine and true —
Gifts of beauty without measure,
Gifts of fragrance all so rare;
And we thank the one who gives us
Glorious sunshine, flowers fair.
From the same place (Oakland Cemetery’s gardens) as the previous posts…
Bearded Irises: White Standards, Purple Falls (1 of 3), and
Bearded Irises: White Standards, Purple Falls (2 of 3)
… here are the last two galleries of white and purple irises on black backgrounds.
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![](https://i0.wp.com/daleducatte.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/18-DSD09208-1.jpg?resize=851%2C480&ssl=1)
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![](https://i0.wp.com/daleducatte.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/22-DSD09114.jpg?resize=851%2C480&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/daleducatte.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/23-DSD09097.jpg?resize=851%2C480&ssl=1)
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![](https://i0.wp.com/daleducatte.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/25-DSD09074.jpg?resize=851%2C480&ssl=1)
Thanks for taking a look!
What beauties! My favorite flower.
Yes, they’re great … and a lot of fun to photograph. I have one more batch to process and post — all blue! — then will wait and see if there are some summer bloomers ready to pose for my camera.
Thanks for the comment!