Re: Re: J. Iris

Would be willing to bet that your yellow iris were Iris pseudacorus,  
a European, SW asian iris that has naturalized here and is extremely  
vigorous.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jul 2, 2005, at 6:55 PM, Theresa wrote:

> Hmmm- I had some yellow iris that were water lovers that sounded like
> they might have been these- but had to dig them out as they were  
> taking
> over my camelia's space.  They got huge and spread though- so not sure
> they were Japanese.
>   Oh- I found a website with some pics- and I DO have one japanese
> variety (not sure which one)  that is a lovely white with lavendar  
> and a
> touch of yellow.  Mine have already bloomed though- so I don't have a
> picture to share.
>
> Theresa
>
> Cathy Carpenter wrote:
>
>
>> Flowers are large, 6 - 8+ inches, and all petals are falls (the down-
>> turning ones), no standards (the upright ones). They are water
>> irises, requiring 1 - 2 inches of water per week.
>>
>> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>>
>> On Jul 1, 2005, at 9:55 PM, Theresa -yhoo wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> I have a couple of bearded iris varieties, and some
>>> other kind of iris (might be Japanese??) but not sure.
>>>
>>> How would I know if I had a japanese iris (since the
>>> tag is long gone).  Anything obvious to ID it?
>>> Theresa
>>>
>>> --- Cersgarden@aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> In a message dated 6/28/05 1:55:59 PM, Cersgarden
>>>> writes:
>>>>
>>>> << Anyone have a favorite Japanese Iris?  I have 3
>>>> varieties & would like to
>>>> add a least another. >>
>>>>
>>>> Noone grows Japanese Iris?
>>>>    Ceres
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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