Bearded irises in my garden

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Irises at Green Spring Gardens

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Bearded irises galore in my garden (bouquet #2)

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Bearded irises galore in my garden (bouquet #1)

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Bearded iris blooming in my garden

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iPhoneography: Bearded iris

Bearded iris (iPhone 8Plus, Camera+ 2 app in macro mode, Snapseed2 app border)

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In my garden: Bearded iris ‘Superstition’

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Bearded iris

Bearded iris (unknown cultivar), photographed at Green Spring Gardens

Nikon D850 / Nikkor 105mm micro

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In my garden: Bearded iris

Bearded iris (Nikon D850 / Nikkor 105mm micro lens)

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Bearded iris

Bearded iris (unknown cultivar), Green Spring Gardens (Nikon D850, Nikkor 105mm micro)

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In my garden: Bearded iris

Bearded iris (unknown cultivar name); Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm micro lens. I counted 67 blooms of this color in my garden this morning!

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Bearded iris ‘Megabucks’

Photographed at Green Spring Gardens; Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm micro lens

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In my garden: Bearded iris ‘Edith Wolford’

Bearded iris ‘Edith Wolford’; Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm micro lens

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In my garden: Bearded iris

Bearded iris (unknown cultivar name); Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm micro lens

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In my garden: Bearded iris

Bearded iris (unknown cultivar name); Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm micro lens

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Bearded iris

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Bearded iris

Yummy sherbet colors! This Bearded iris cultivar wasn’t labeled, so I don’t know what the name is. The colors were so delicious!

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Blooming in my garden: Bearded iris

And one more from my garden…Bearded iris (Iris germanica sp.) I have no idea which cultivar/hybrid this is.

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Blooming in my garden: Bearded iris (unknown variety)

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Bearded iris

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Blooming in my garden: Bearded iris ‘Poem of Ecstasy’

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Blooming in my garden: Bearded iris

Bearded iris (Iris germanica sp.)

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Bearded iris, unknown variety

Bearded iris (Iris germanica), photographed at Green Spring Gardens. The parking lot was my background (and I couldn’t have that!), so I improvised by using my white tri-grip diffuser as a background. Voila!

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Bearded iris (unknown variety)

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Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth

Late this afternoon as I was heading out to run an errand, I just happened to have my Coolpix L110 around my neck and saw this Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris diffinis) fly past me. It landed on a Bearded iris leaf and stayed there for at least five minutes! I fired off a few shots from a distance of about two feet and then switched to macro mode on the L110 and moved in closer. I was able to shoot these from about seven inches away and the moth just stayed there, virtually motionless. I was able to knock off about 20 different shots (from directly behind the insect, then moving to capture a side view) until it flew away.

I’ve photographed this type of insect two other times (one in my garden here and one in Wisconsin here), but have never had one stop in one place. Before today, I had never been able to see the detail in the wings because they always seem to be in motion (much like a hummingbird, actually!). I would have preferred to diffuse the sunlight to lessen the harsh shadows, but sometimes you have to play the hand you’re dealt (or dance with the one what brung ya, or something to that effect).

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Bearded iris ‘Megabucks’

Bearded iris (Iris germanica), photographed at Green Spring Gardens; I think this is the ‘Megabucks’ cultivar, and it’s one of the most unexpected, gaudiest (and prettiest) color combinations I’ve seen to date in a Bearded iris!

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Bearded iris

Bearded iris (Iris germanica), photographed at Green Spring Gardens

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Blooming in my garden: 42 Bearded iris!

Here’s a “record shot” of my purple and white Bearded iris (Iris germanica) in bloom in my front yard. I counted 42 total between this cluster and another smaller cluster growing in the shade at the end of the sidewalk.

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Blooming in my garden: Bearded iris

Bearded iris (Iris germanica)

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Blooming in my garden: Bearded iris

Bearded iris (Iris germanica) ©  Cindy Dyer. All rights reserved.