Irises have erupted in bright splashes of color around the marsh and swamp.
These purple beauties are my favorite, at least today.
Purple Iris
Irises have erupted in bright splashes of color around the marsh and swamp.
These purple beauties are my favorite, at least today.
Just love that second photo Ellen, stunning colour and beautifully captured. Thank you! These are native in SC are they?
Thank you, Liz! I have just looked it up and found a reference indicating there are 28 native species of iris in the US and 7 of those have been found in the state of South Carolina. Unfortunately there weren’t any photos. I once heard an older guide here say that the iris spread around the swamp because an owner years ago didn’t like them and had them dug out from their original spot. They got tossed out but thrived where they landed. I’m not sure if that’s true or what their original origin was.
Thanks Ellen! So they might be garden escapes – I wondered about that. Very pretty!