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May nature study

Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus)

Bulbous buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus)

Daisy fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)

A tulip of some sort.

Some kind of azalea.

I bred this one myself! I call it "Speckled Sunset".

Columbine

Garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)

Iris bud about to bloom.

Sweet william (Dianthus barbatus)

Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) has almost completely overrun the Mary garden… (I guess Mary really likes peppermint.)

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  1. Meg Hunter-KilmerMay 5, 2020 at 12:27 PM

    How did you breed Speckled Sunset? It's lovely!

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    1. RosieMay 5, 2020 at 3:47 PM

      I was just flying blind, and it turned out that I bred Speckled Sunset. —John Paul

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    2. Melissa H-KMay 6, 2020 at 4:47 AM

      Really? I thought you tried to breed an iris and then never found out if the seeds took.

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    3. RosieMay 12, 2020 at 6:24 AM

      I really think they did. — John Paul

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  2. Jaclyn_RoseMay 5, 2020 at 11:49 PM

    That is a LOT of peppermint! I think the Speckled Sunset looks really cool. Great post, John Paul! - Finn

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  3. Jaclyn_RoseMay 18, 2020 at 12:31 AM

    Hi John Paul. I really like the Yellow flag iris. -Elle

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