{"id":4669,"date":"2016-01-17T17:59:42","date_gmt":"2016-01-17T17:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/?p=4669"},"modified":"2017-05-16T03:12:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T03:12:54","slug":"sonata-in-blue-bearded-irises-flowerpower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/?p=4669","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Sonata in Blue&#8221; Bearded #Irises! #flowers #blueflowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_3417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3417\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/itsgardeningtime.com84-e1431893027508.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3417\" src=\"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/itsgardeningtime.com84-e1431893027508-300x226.png\" alt=\"&quot;Sonata in Blue&quot; Bearded Iris beginner gardener how to garden\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/itsgardeningtime.com84-e1431893027508-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/itsgardeningtime.com84-e1431893027508.png 765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Sonata in Blue&#8221; Bearded Iris<\/figcaption><\/figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=12&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=student_usa&#038;banner=0H6J57ZP3Q149GPD7RG2&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=a74e327640cc3f65493438c6c5857888&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Spring in the Mid-Atlantic area of the U.S. and our &#8220;Sonata in Blue&#8221; Bearded Iris are blooming! These Irises are usually light blue in color, but this year they are deep lavendar or light purple. We can only assume it is due to the abundant rains this season. If anyone knows why Bearded Irises would change color, please let us know! To learn the secret to continuous Iris blooms every year, click <a title=\"What\u2019s Secret 4 #Irises Blooms Each Year? #springblossoms\" href=\"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/?p=1323\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=itsgati-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B000BQL8UY&amp;asins=B000BQL8UY&amp;linkId=WZVIUX7MVRXEC7ZZ&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=itsgati-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B001R4OJRS&amp;asins=B001R4OJRS&amp;linkId=WQW4KO4RJJEDBHQM&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=itsgati-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B002727B9M&amp;asins=B002727B9M&amp;linkId=WIOLKUDTC4UFRIMP&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=false\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=itsgati-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=patiolawngarden&amp;banner=0YVS25GY32NNWSM44Y82&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=IUMNYHFVVVGWQRGJ\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Notice the light blue color of our &#8220;Sonata in Blue&#8221; Bearded Iris in previous years &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1223\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/itsgardeningtime.com6_1-e1413323414908.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1223\" src=\"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/itsgardeningtime.com6_1-e1413323414908-300x225.png\" alt=\"&quot;Sonata in Blue&quot; Bearded Iris\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/itsgardeningtime.com6_1-e1413323414908-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/itsgardeningtime.com6_1-e1413323414908.png 723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Sonata in Blue&#8221; Bearded Iris<\/figcaption><\/figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=12&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=student_usa&#038;banner=0H6J57ZP3Q149GPD7RG2&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=a74e327640cc3f65493438c6c5857888&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the beginner gardener, Irises are very easy to plant and grow. For details on How to Plant and Grow Irises, click <a title=\"How 2 Plant &amp; Grow #Irises! #springblossoms\" href=\"http:\/\/itsgardeningtime.com\/?p=1333\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gFoZb8HCAJ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=26&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=bestsellingproducts&#038;banner=1F8VTV49P7N5K5XY5N82&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=542ac348de93a67fd7d191b658d17e59&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a data-pin-do=\"embedBoard\" data-pin-board-width=\"900\" data-pin-scale-height=\"120\" data-pin-scale-width=\"115\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/itsgardningtime\/gardening\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Abundant rains have brought forth a bumper crop of &#8220;Sonata in Blue&#8221; Bearded Irises!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cECU-BOCzpA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=13&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=gift_certificates&amp;banner=180TQ0K9X17QCCZQS4R2&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=fc2b3203d3f022a822e070af2d10156e&amp;t=itsgati-20&amp;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFXJKllE8dz\/\" target=\"_blank\">#sonata in #blue #bearded #irises #iris #flowers #flowerstagram #flowerpower #flowermagic #garden #gardening #gardens #gardener #gardeningtips #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardenparty #beautiful<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by itsgardeningtime (@itsgardeningtime) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-05-13T20:55:50+00:00\">May 13, 2016 at 1:55pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&#038;p=26&#038;l=ur1&#038;category=topratedproducts&#038;banner=0QTP2RQ2DJCHQJQANNR2&#038;f=ifr&#038;linkID=d0cc32dc5ed1215041962ded92fd3ab7&#038;t=itsgati-20&#038;tracking_id=itsgati-20\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" scrolling=\"no\" border=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BFXH8w7k8aG\/\" target=\"_blank\">#sonata in #blue #bearded #irises finally #blooming! #garden #flowerstagram #flowerslovers #flowermagic #flowerphotography #flowerpower #gardening #gardener #gardens #gardeningisfun #gardendesign #gardenparty #gardening101 #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeningwithkids #gardendc #gardenchat<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A video posted by itsgardeningtime (@itsgardeningtime) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-05-13T20:45:13+00:00\">May 13, 2016 at 1:45pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check your local Home Depot, Lowes or online Burpee Gardening for their selection of Bearded Irises! 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