More About Iris & The Garden in the Heat

I got my order of iris from Schreiner's Gardens on Friday and because of the heat I did not want to wait too long in planting them, so on Saturday evening at 7:00pm after it cooled off to a little above 80 degrees, I dug the grass out of the bed along the east side of the garage and planted all thirteen. Here are pictures and descriptions of four of them. I'll put the others up later on.
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This one is called "Amas." Type: Tall Bearded
Color: Blue-Violet
Style: Bitone
Originator: Foster
Year: 1885
Height: 25"

This one is called "Crowned Heads." Type: Tall Bearded
Color: Blue
Style: Amoena
Originator: Keppel
Year: 1997
Height: 38"
Bloom Season: Early
Mid
Awards: HM '99, AM
'01, Wister Medal '03,
Dykes Medal '04

This one is called "Celebration Song." Type: Tall Bearded
Color: Pink and
Lavender
Style: Amoena
Originator: Schreiner
Year: 1993
Height: 37"
Bloom Season: Early
Mid Late
Awards: HM '95, AM
'97, Wister Medal '00,
Dykes Medal '03

This one is called "Beverly Sills.: Type: Tall Bearded
Color: Pink
Style: Self
Originator: Hager
Year: 1979
Height: 35"
Bloom Season: Early
Mid
Awards: HM '81, AM
'83, Dykes Medal '85

Here are also a pictures of the poor wilted okra plants and sunflowers in 102 degree heat. I did gather a mess about 8 pods for supper last night. Good! and I also had a mess of yellow wax beans. I didn't care for the yellow wax beans all that much, so I doubt that I'll plant them again. I like green beans much better. I also gathered a few black-eyed peas and shelled them. I'll cook them tonight along with some green beans I picked yesterday.






But, the heat doesn't affect the zinnias at all. (See the picture below of the ones I planted about three weeks ago.) They were up to about a foot tall and had buds, but I pinched out the tops so they would bush more. They'll be pretty in another week.