Re: African iris

Been awhile since I've seen it flower, but I think it's on a one day cycle. D. vegeta is listed in the Florida "Plant Finder," so it could be what I've got [not D. iridiodes]. D. grandiflorum is not listed in the PF--that doesn't mean it's not available here, just that it's not generally in the trade. D. bicolor is listed, but it's yellow. I have not seen a picture of D. vegeta, but PF says it's white. Dave's Garden database lists D. vegeta as a synonym for D. iridiodes. 


On Jun 29, 2007, at 5:01 PM, James R. Fisher wrote:


james singer wrote:
<snip> I've also
some African iris [Dietes iridiodes], which I "temporarily" potted up a few years ago, that I'd like to get back in the ground. Maybe I need to think iris on Wednesday or Thursday. 
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The Dietes you sent me a couple of years ago is starting to flower.
Had a flush of 9 flowers several weeks ago (on 4 spikes), followed by
another flush of 8 last week. It's very handsome.
   I'm not sure it's D. iridioides, or vegeta, or grandiflorum. I have
a good photo of D. g. I can believe, plus a maybe-believable pic of
D. iridioides but none of D. vegeta. I can't see the difference between
the first two; the flowers of D. v. are reputed to last only a day which 
matches ours. How long do yours last ?
-jrf
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Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA
38.9 N 77.2 W
USDA Zone 7
Max. 100 F [38 C], Min. 10 F [-12 C]

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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