They break my heart

This is an in-between time in the garden - the bulbs are mostly finished, the annuals are teeny-tiny, mostly it's just some random perennials blooming (the clematis, columbines and lupines were fab here this year) and the roses, of course. But at my house, this is that most joyous of times - Ugly Iris Time. We got these irises as part of a package right after we got the house and they are the only survivors. We weren't sure they were supposed to look like that for the longest time, and we weren't sure we should keep them either, but now they're a part of the house. They do break my heart with their ugliness - I mean, what other flower is so brown? - and so I can never see pulling them up intentionally. They are slowly multiplying though, in case you live near me and want some.