Herbertia is back!
The wild Herbert’s Iris is back in my yard. I don’t remember seeing them much last year for some reason. I saw 20 or 30 blooms in the frint yard last evening, but when I went to photograph one this afternoon, they had all been beheaded by the lawn man. This snapshot is from April of 2004 when EL and I first noticed them in the yard. Oddly, the species is endemic south of here by some distance, so I’m not sure if there is record in Harris County. Anyhoo, they are adorable.
update: I went outside and found a single bloom… with a visitor!
update #2: Here are a couple more from the 2004 shoot that I actually took time on shooting.
note how the hover fly (diptera:syrphidae) really likes hanging out in these iris! hehe
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