Looking good Molly...Its exactly the same for me I've had some of the blue iris same as yours, but mine have been finished around a week now. I also like the Aquilegias , the wild ones (columbine) have been crackers this year mainly pinks through to purples. Here's one of the cultivated ones flowering at the moment
The red flower looks like a variety of Canna to me http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canna_%28Plant%29_Gallery
i have one, but its only just broken the surface, i got it to replace one of the aquilegias i drowned Its a learning curve