monstrous bearded irises from DUVA Farm
With lilacs having reached their peak, and tulips making a curtain call (this is the last week), many other flowers are elbowing each other for the spotlight. Do not miss these bearded irises and grapefruit-sized alliums at DUVA Farm's Union Square stand. They may be sold out today, but they will be back on Wednesday. Take a quick look after the jump.
The bearded man behind the bearded irises. He brings these in from his farm in New Jersey
These irises were brimming with rusty purples and deep yellows and brown-tinged cornflower blue. They stood like wise, ancient creatures in stark contrast with their thick stems to the little bright annuals a few stands down.
LOVE their tall copper flower pots! The irises were $4 per stem, and the alliums were slightly more - at about $7. Either way you are getting maximum impact for your dollar with these two choices.
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Comments (5)
i saw these the other day when i was in the greenmarket and they literally made me gasp they were so beautiful. just lovely.
I love alliums. In fact, I love spherical flowers.
Really beautiful!
Jordan
When I left my house this AM to go gallery sit, the house around the corner had 3 paper grocery bags at the end of their driveway marked "Free Iris"!!!
Already aclimated to our soil, nature and microclimate, this was perfect, and I had JUST said I want to plant iris in our yard. So, now we have 3 bags full!
Woo!
LOL, I thought the same thing about the bearded man selling bear irises :-) I bought the deep purple ones last Wed, a yellow and lilac color. They are still going. They are smashing.