Today has been chilly. At one point snow was swirling around enough to obliterate the hills on the north side of the valley. It's hardly a nice day for a flower opening. Still around lunchtime, this Dutch iris had begun to open.
This afternoon the sun is shining and the flower has opened a little more. A second bud is coming. This beautiful purple flower may look delicate, but sometimes looks can be deceiving.
The first flowers of spring in zone 4 have to withstand Mother Nature's cold shoulder and bloom anyway!
3 comments:
Cheers, Becky! The days are noticeably longer now, and that must help the plants as much as the people. Your Iris is beautiful! Enjoy!
She is beautiful!!!
one of my favorite dwarfs..such a beautiful color of plum...
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