Minneapolis update

[mellowtigger]

In my front yard, the 'Many Mahalos' iris is blooming, same bloom date as last year, despite the very warm spring we had here. I obviously forgot to break them up last year to get a larger spread of them now. Hopefully I'll remember to do that later this year. Also, you can see the strawberries flowering nicely.

For several days already, local news web sites and tv stations have been going on about the imminent bloom of the death flower in the Como Conservatory. It's named Horace. I'd be willing to grow one in my yard, but they're native to Sumatra (according to the Washingtonian), so not exactly suited for cold Minnesota.

The news has been warning for a full day already about the storm that's blowing through Iowa right now. The edge should reach Minneapolis within about 2 hours. This storm has strong potential for tornadoes and hail. I don't expect much but rain here, since we're on the edge of the warning areas with about 40% chance of it arriving here. I can hear the thunder starting up again right now, so I'd better save this draft before any potential power outage.

Edit Wednesday morning: Still here. It was just rain here, except for a single lightning strike at 5:52pm that was so close to the house that the thunder shook the windows repeatedly and even my recliner chair.

Edit Wednesday noon: Apparently the people of Iowa were not as lucky (free gift link) as me. :(

Comments

[bitterlawngnome]

Best time to move them around is during summer dormancy, so July sort of thing. Then they will reestablish during the autumn and hopefully bloom again for you next year.

[mellowtigger]

Thanks for the recommendation! That's near enough that I might actually remember to do it. :)

[bitterlawngnome]

If you think it would be easier, you can move them any time from shortly after they finish blooming until mid August.

[oracne]

A nearby lightning strike was my closest encounter with atavistic terror, years ago.

[mellowtigger]

Yeah, I knew it was close from the initial crack, but the thundering booms kept reverberating and shook the whole house, which shook my chair. My cat was already hiding because of the new rain (she fears thunder which she associates with the rain now), so at least my legs didn't get scratched as she would have made a mad dash for her cubby hole to hide in.

[oracne]

Eep!