a rainbow of irises

Bearded irises are in their glory in my garden at the moment.  Check out this rainbow of colours!
Each flower lasts only a day or two, but a lower bud is waiting in the wings, ready to dazzle us all over again.

How many other brown flowers are there?  This beauty proves that brown isn't dull..

Two-tone purple, with velvety falls and a yellow beard

I bought this one last year.  It was already in bloom, which forced me to get it.

This is an older cultivar, more transparent and not as vibrant, but still lovely

this one has leaves striped with cream and it smells like lemons

This is a Dutch iris, which grows from a small bulb planted in the fall.

a beautiful dark blue, dusted with white