#dwarf-crested iris

[vandaliatraveler]

Update on the native wildflower shade garden . . .

Since my last post about the sharp-lobed hepatica several weeks ago, the wildflowers in the shade garden have made a significant push. All of the live plants I put in the ground last fall have made it through the winter, and many of the seeds I planted have germinated and sprouted. Quick survey:

Top: the spreading Jacob's ladder (Polemonium reptans) is mounding beautifully and positively dripping with violet-blue, bell-shaped flowers. The plant lures many pollinators, including bees, flies, butterflies, moths, and beetles. And that foliage is so lush and green . . .

Next one: woodland stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) has established itself in the nooks and crannies of one of my rock features and is getting ready to bloom.

Next two: although the sharp-lobed hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba) has nearly finished blooming, the real joy starts for me when the leathery, thrice-lobed leaves with their often deeply-variegated patterns begin to unfold. This is flat-out one of the most unique and gorgeous wildflowers of North America.

Next one: creeping woodland phlox (Phlox stolonifera) makes for an enchanting ground cover and will spread quite rapidly in the right conditions. I have strong feelings for all the native phlox species, but this one has stolen my heart. It's native to a narrow strip of the Appalachian Mountains from Georgia to Pennsylvania. In the spring around here, it absolutely lights up streambanks with its dainty pink to rose-colored flowers.

Next one: dwarf-crested iris (Iris cristata) is another lovely groundcover but beware - it spreads like wildfire. The lavender and yellow to orange-crested flowers are a treasure to behold from late April to early May. And its arrow-like foliage provides much-needed contrast in the garden.

Next: among the seeds I planted, the yellow pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima) is making the strongest push. The plant produces yellow-flowered umbels similar to golden Alexanders and is a high-value nectar source for many pollinators. It's also the host plant for the black swallowtail and Ozark swallowtail butterflies.

Next two: anyone who visits this Tumblr regularly needs no introduction to heartleaf foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia), my unofficial poster child for Appalachian spring. I simply would not have a native wildflower garden without it. One of my foamflowers is a hybrid (sugar and spice) cultivated for its deeply dissected leaves and intense variegation.

Last (but not least): my eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) pretty much takes cares of itself - it's one of the best starter wildflowers for beginner gardeners, hardy and undemanding. But man, does it produce loads of beautiful red and yellow, bell-shaped flowers.

#appalachia #west virginia #vandalia #flora #spring #native wildflowers #shade garden #native wildflower garden #spreading jacob's ladder #woodland stonecrop #sharp-lobed hepatica #creeping woodland phlox #dwarf-crested iris #yellow pimpernel #heartleaf foamflower #eastern red columbine

[faguscarolinensis]

Iris cristata / Dwarf Crested Iris

#Iris cristata #Iris #Dwarf crested iris #Native flowers #Native plants #Flowers #Nature photography #photographers on tumblr #North Carolina #Home

[thebotanicalarcade]

Ohio Spring Wildflower Field Guide

#dwarf crested iris #iris cristata #iris flower #flower #flowers #spring flowers #spring #floral #wildflowers #wild flowers #ohio #ohio wild flowers #botany #april #may

[mdeanstrauss]

Dwarf Crested Iris found in a North Carolina forest area... a wildflower that is also often cultivated...

#photographers on tumblr #nature #wildflower #macro #north carolina #leica q3

[shadoedseptmbr]

Planted my dwarf crested iris

Amongst a crossvine and some native lyreleaf sage (I think) that's gone to seed

Thought you'd like to see some other little native "weeds"

this is a Carolina geranium, a little less showy than the "wild" geranium, but it still has the cute little "cranesbill" seedpods they're named for

This is vetch, both of these are great for your dirt and nice nibbles for critters

This is a false wild strawberry-technically edible but not tasty- it's a non-native but the pollinators still like the flowers so i don't usually yank it out

Volunteer pumpkin to round things out, it has more of the Carolina geranium poking up through

#higgledypiggledygardentag

[fomar]

💋☔️🌟🌹

For Alhanalem!

THESE ARE FUN ONES tysm glades!

💋 [KISS]- What love language does your F/O have? What about you? And how do y’all express it to each other?

i’ve said before that alhanalem is a very romantic person - not in the mushy romantic love sense (although i do think he could be on rare occasions due to his tendency to get very flowery with his word choice) but i mean that in the sense that he sees beauty in nature and places value in sentimentality. two of my favorite scenes in particular are when he comments on how beautiful the view from mt. vaal is, and when he fashions chelinka’s crystal into a charm for her to wear (the latter of which is probably my favorite scene in the whole game)

all this is to say that when he does have time to spare, he treasures it greatly and prefers spending it with his loved ones. with my selfship, i know al and madelon spend a lot of time together just taking in their surroundings, maybe watching the sunset from the peak of mt. vaal when they’re out gathering herbs together. it’s a sort of healing together as well, considering madelon was there for the collapse of rela cyel too. madelon likely talks about it at times, offering a shoulder to cry on for both him and meeth as well as latov, but none of them like to dwell on the past too much (al says he wishes he had left it behind him because of the guilt, and meeth is on at least 10 different levels of repressing her trauma from not being able to save tilika)

☔️ [UMBRELLA]- What do you and your F/O do when you’re trapped in rainy weather?

al's body gets weighed down during rainy weather - he mentions rainfall is "not conducive to comfort for those of us dressed largely in feathers and metal", so he'd much prefer to stay inside, likely reading a book alongside madelon

of course, i can't not mention that rainfall is often a bad omen here, but i've already gone into details about everyone's past in this post... not only was rela cyel constructed as a dam to prevent flooding from rainfall, but it rained on the night that latov was killed. i imagine al probably gets worried during rainy nights, as he gets worried with most everything involving the safety of the twins, and madelon wouldn't be much better considering they are my self insert and anyone who's talked to me for more than five seconds knows how neurotic i am by nature. that said, the both of them try to relax, especially after the timeskip, and the new universe versions wouldn't have to be so guarded or anxious about rainfall, so maybe the whole family stays inside while yuri and chelinka play pretend or something :>

🌟 [STAR]- How do you and your F/O prepare for bedtime? Do you stay up watching TV until you fall asleep? Do you cuddle endlessly? Etc?

...they don't, really! alhanalem stays up late at night studying, and madelon's inhereted my awful sleep schedule, so it's more of a question of when they sleep at all. madelon gets very cuddly when sleep deprived, probably dragging al by the legs to come and get some sleep. he eventually relents of course, but he doesn't give himself time to sleep often </3 but he does treasure sleeping together, al is quite the snuggy guy too (what else are all those soft feathers for??)

🌹 [ROSE]- What flowers (or plants in general) would you compare your F/O to? 

i would associate him with the iris, particularly purple and blue -- purple irises represent wisdom and royalty, while blue are a symbol of faith and hope. in specific i think the dwarf crested iris, or iris cristata, fits alhanalem nicely! it looks a lot like him too

#‘these are fun ones’ talks at length about the family trauma. anyways! #i know this is about al my schmoopie pie sweety bear but i couldn’t help but mention meeth since i love her too #everything is sentimental | alhanalem #meeth | platonic

[woodlandcore]

Iris cristata (dwarf crested iris)

#nature #flower #naturecore #wildflowers #botany #native flowers #native plants #spring #forestcore

[hlahlahlahlahly]

It's prairie plant glamour shot season.

It's also "dream about what new plants to add in the fall" season. I have a lot to fill this year between a big gap in three middle of the garden here, and a bunch of cleared honeysuckle in either side of the house.

Right now the (long version) of the list is

New England Asters

Northern Sea oats

Wild Geranium

Columbine

Ostrich Fern

Dwarf Crested Iris

Carolina Rose and/or Meadow

#gardening #prairie garden #native plants

[sustainableyadayadayada]

native wildflowers from bulbs

For something random and different (but hey, it’s meteorological spring right?), here are some wildflowers native to the U.S. that can be grown from bulbs. Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium atlanticum), native to eastern North America Calochortus spp. lily, native to western NA Dwarf-crested iris (Iris cristata), native to eastern NA Fritillaria spp., native to western NA large camas (Camassia…

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#gardening #native plants #urban ecology

[bypassreality]

Dwarf crested iris

[wizardfiend]

dwarf crested iris for huevember

#huevember #huevember 2021 #digital art #dwarf crested iris #based off the prompt 'iris' for day 2 #based off a drawing i did today at work #meant to emulate traditional media specifically graph paper pencil and highlighters #11/3/2021 #2021

[faguscarolinensis]

Iris cristata / Dwarf Crested Iris at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

#Iris cristata #Iris #iridaceae #Dwarf crested iris #Native plants #Native flowers #Plants #Flowers #nature photography #photographers on tumblr #Sarah P. Duke Gardens #Duke Gardens #Duke University #Durham #Durham NC #North Carolina

[vandaliatraveler]

Dwarf crested iris (Iris cristata) is a gorgeous, clump-forming perennial wildflower with a special fondness for rock outcrops, bluffs and wooded hillsides containing rich, loamy soil. The low-growing plant spreads primarily via branching rhizomes and can form dense colonies where it establishes itself. In addition to striking lavender flowers with white and gold crests, dwarf crested iris produces very attractive sword-like foliage with a rich green hue. I got to my favorite little patch on the Mon River Trail just after a heavy rainstorm; even soaking wet, the flowers and foliage have a languorous beauty. 

#appalachia #vandalia #west virginia #mon river trail #spring #wildflowers #iris #dwarf crested iris

[enchantedtigress]

Dwarf Crested Iris by Bernie Kasper Via Flickr: sindianavisions.wordpress.com/ coolpicsphotography.wordpress.com/ View on Black view at original size

#art #BERNIE KASPER #blue #Curators Set #COLOR #D200 #flower #flowers #family #getty #Great Smoky Mountain National Park #GSMNP #NATURE #NIKON #nature photography #wildflowers #wildflower #dwarf #crested #iris #PhotoMix

[cedar-glade]

Iris verna, the dwarf violet iris, 

Well drained semi-rocky slopes along open woodlands are the habitat of two early blooming Iris species in Ohio that bloom at the same time. Iris verna and Iris crestata are roughly the same size and have foliage that is very similar and overlap in intermediates, they are often found in sympatry and can be confusing to ID or non-navigational to ID when not in anthesis. In anthesis the simple difference between a crest on the floral openning and not having one can be the indicator. Iris crestata has the crest and verna does not. Iris verna also has much lighter blue flowers on average where Iris cristata can be dark to almost purple. Throat paterning is also different in the extremes and can be clear in different populations. 

#iris #iris verna #botany #wildflowers #plantblr #ohio

[eng8b24]

Wild in the woods nearby, 5/4/21

Iris Cristata, “Dwarf Crested Iris”