An Iris Oddity for you Mitch!

Mitch,
Here's one for your future article of Iris oddities...

Little background here. Last Sept or Oct I traded with a "northern" (think Oregon) friend in the LA Iris society. He wanted some varieties from the Louisiana hybridizers, I wanted some he had I didn't have. Fall is very busy for me so I threw these in one of these pots with no holes (I use them sometimes for some aquatic loving crinum species) right up next to the back door (complete shade, year round). I figured if I had to almost trip over them every time I wanted in the back door I'd get them planted pretty soon--well, we all know how that goes; right? I have managed to keep about 3" of water in the bottom.
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I opened the back curtains this morning as I wait for it to warm up a bit before getting to work. I said to myself, "do I see, what I think I see?".

About this time you are wondering why I am showing you these LA Iris', right? Look close, these are fixin' to bloom. Coming from up north I can only guess they think they have died and gone to LA Iris heaven down here, weather wise.

Now I don't think I will plant them out until after they all have bloomed....
Debbie

Yes, those are some early iris Debbie, it will be neat to see what they look like.

Now if you had tried to get them to bloom early.....

If I had tried Sheila, it never would have happened...I always though their blooms were day length related.

Right it would not be doing so well...Murphy's Law of sorts.

I cannot wiat to see this one in bloom and see how it fare here!! Keep us posted.