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I've been admiring these irises for a couple of years now. They're growing outside of a house in my partner's neighborhood, but I don't know the occupants and they never seem to be outside, so. 🤷‍♂️

Anyway, does this variety look familiar to anyone? The flowers are already fading a bit, but the blue in the centers is more pronounced when they're at the peak of their bloom. That combo of blue and violet, as well as the very attractive growth habit, really speaks to me, and I'd love to find one that I can grow myself. The stand is probably about 18" high, if that helps.

Thanks in advance! I don't know a whole lot about irises but I always enjoy em, especially beardless varieties.

Phal. Sweet Memory 'Liodoro', Phal. Cornu-cervi 'Red', Den. Willette Klausner Super Nova, and C. Seagulls Robin x Cernua.

I've posted most of these before (the cattleya just bloomed a couple of months ago), but things seem to be going well, I guess!

Should have a nice little batch of oncidiums blooming for me in a month or so. 🤞

First bloom on this plant's second year. My first and only rose that I've grown to date (if I ever have more space, I'm sure I'll grow some more).

I definitely made some errors with the off-season care, which I think led to a bit of an awkward shape and what I believe to be a minor bout of black spot (I've been treating with fungicide and it seems to be subsiding).

Regardless, I remain very happy with this one. The velvety magenta-to-plum colors are almost unreal in their saturation, and the fragrance is perfect.

Second bloom on this one for me, after having gotten it late last summer. The first spike opened the older flower, which is basically chartreuse, about a month ago. Then this bud developed late, before opening into this burgundy flower probably yesterday.

I find it really interesting to see how the petals/sepals change color AND shape as they age. They start pretty much flat, but recurve over the course of a couple of weeks.

This is a seed-grown plant from SVO. I'm curious to hear if other folks growing this grex have similar experiences with the changing flowers.

Primary hybrid of B. nodosa and B. perrinii, grown by SVO. Second blooming on this guy - I only got it in August of last year!

The fragrance is kind of a dry floral scent - hard to put my finger on it, but maybe reminiscent of daylilies and/or hyacinths? It's pleasant enough, but I'll be honest, it's not my favorite. It's 100% brassavola, so it's only fragrant at night.