Maiden bloom on my Japanese Iris

When I visited the Tera Greenhouse in our city in the fall of last year, I was immediately  attracted by the beauty of the flower in the name tag.

 The clean, crisp white flowers with a violet ruffle edge, as well as a yellow cross  in the middle, gives a soft yet spectacular effect. No wonder it has a pretty name: Dinner Plate Tiramisu Jananess Iris.

I bought it and planted it in our front yard after right going home. This spring, I was waiting eagerly for it to bloom. But I didn't see any bud showing up even when other iris finished blooming. I thought maybe I planted it too deep. I was thinking I might need to re-plant it this fall.

To my surprise and excitement, I saw three buds at the beginning of June. After searching on internet, I learned that Jananess Irises normally blooms later than other Irises, in early to midsummer.



Yesterday ( June 18):



This morning before I went to office ( June 19):



This evening after I came home ( June 19):



Pick up  two and put in a glass bottle:



过了几天（ June 24），又开了一朵，这大概是今年的最后一朵了。要下雨之前把她请回了家。一朵有些孤单，有摘了几朵正开的hybrid tea roses.





周末在家里做了一个不太成功的紫薯米糕。第一次做米糕，没有严格照食谱。家里漏筛的空太小了，不能用。



还多一点薯泥，加些米粉，面粉做了一些脆饼。这是因为看了杜鹃作的“玉米面，白面和山药泥做的煎饼”。没有山药泥，就用紫薯泥。我用小烤箱考的。又看了一遍杜鹃的帖子https://bbs.wenxuecity.com/romance/967542.html 发现杜鹃用锅煎的。下次有了山药泥再做一次。



Thank you.

Enjoy the Summer!