This is the best they have looked yet. This is from a group that started out as 2 fans I picked up from a plant trade in 2005. I don’t remember his name but there was a gentleman there that had a lot of iris. I picked up 8 total, 2 autumn circus, 2 lumalite, 2 indigo doll. and 2 minis whose name I don’t remember. All have done great except for the minis. They didn’t make it past the second year.
Kiwi, Iris, Bamboo Oh My
Many people are surprised when I tell them I grow kiwi in Kentucky. No, not the fuzzy brown kiwis you can pick up at the local grocery. These are hardy kiwis, specifically Arctic Beauty. They are quite hardy, like the dappled shade and love to climb. A male and a female plant is needed for pollination.
This is the female, the featured image above is the male.
Notice the difference in flowers between the two. The wind was blowing a bit so please forgive the slight blurriness in the photos. These were the best out of the 20 or so I took.
Both of these kiwi vines are growing on a trellis near the house. This proved rather beneficial when we had scattered frost a few weeks ago. The vines were just starting to put out flower buds but none were open yet. The problem many people have growing kiwi in this area is that often they wake up earlier than they should for the local climate.
The iris are doing great this year. These Autumn Circus iris are preparing to bloom. The Lumilites are on their way out and the old yellows haven’t started yet.
Speaking of iris, I finally got Eric’s iris planted near where Donna’s went. The ones below are from Karen and are drying out a bit before planting. They needed some tlc to get them ready to go. This should be fun as I don’t have a clue as to what these are. Kinda like Christmas.
I recently read that when bamboo is planted it sleeps the first year, creeps the second year and leaps the third year. Guess what year this is.
