Re: African Iris bloom!

Absolutely stunning...


> [Original Message]
> From: james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 7/29/2006 5:09:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] African Iris bloom!
>
> Here's a photo of a Dietes that I took at Naples Botanical Garden. I 
> don't know the species.
>
> http://snipurl.com/u2nj
>
> I dug up and divided the one I sent seeds from--it's growing in several 
> pots and has not bloomed since that trauma. I keep promising to get 
> them back in the ground, but haven't yet.
>
>
> On Jul 29, 2006, at 4:32 PM, Theresa W. wrote:
>
> > I posted a few more pics of the full plant and a couple of the not so 
> > great close-ups I took yesterday.  The plant doesn't have any new 
> > flowers today, but when it does I'll try again for a better close-up.
> >
> > Theresa
> >
> > James R. Fisher wrote:
> >> james singer wrote:
> >>> You sure that's the one I sent? If so it's a Dietes--either D.  
> >>> iridioides or D. vegeta. Probably the former; I've never seen one  
> >>> properly labeled that I recall.
> >>>
> >>> On Jul 28, 2006, at 11:37 PM, Theresa Witt wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> African Iris bloom!
> >>>> Hi all- the seeds that Island Jim sent me some time ago have grown 
> >>>> very
> >>>> nicely. Now I have a lovely new flower in my garden! Jim, do you 
> >>>> know
> >>>> the botanical name for this lovely plant? Thank you!
> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> I was surprised too. The plant habit doesn't look like the one
> >> I have (which IJ sent me), and the flowers don't resemble the
> >> photos of Dietes I have. Theresa, could you post a shot of the
> >> full plant ?
> >> -jrf
> >
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