Old-fashioned perennials are a staple in my flower gardens. I especially love this purple iris plant that I got from who knows where...I wish I kept better track of these things. I don't know the name of this beauty, but I will tell you that it is the first iris to bloom on my property, and I think it's the prettiest.
It grows alongside my chicken coop that sits just outside my back door, and it's the first thing I notice when I step out every morning to check on the chickens. When it's in bloom it stops me in my tracks, and when it's not, it still makes me smile. Iris', like most old-fashioned perennials, only bloom once a year. This might turn some people away from them in favor of the season-long blooms of annuals, but not me. I like the iris mostly for it's foliage and shape. The spiky sword-like leaves and the clump-like growing habits provide my gardens with just the right amount of excitement and fun. And then in May they look like the photo above. Who wouldn't like a plant that does that?! And they are so fragrant when they bloom...I can't pass one by without bending down for a quick inhale. It wakes me up almost as good as my morning cup of coffee. I said almost...
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