Re: Garden Gala

Be happy to, Jim. But I'm going to keep it in a pot for awhile. Got to figure out what it wants, although Pine Island is much like Venice island.

On Saturday, February 28, 2004, at 07:14 PM, James R. Fisher wrote:

james singer wrote:
The Pine Island "Garden Gala" yesterday was rather nice. It was sponsored by the Pine Island Garden Club and was a fund raiser. Lots of plants propagated by club members for sale at exceedingly reasonable prices.
The only thing I bought was a walking iris [Trimezia martinicensis]. Four-inch pot; $1.00. Someone asked me not long ago about walking iris and I had admit I'd never heard of it. So I had to buy one just to see how it behaves.
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An interesting Irid; three large sepals and three smaller petals;
yellow or white with brown spotted centers.
http://images.google.com
and searching on Trimezia brings up a number of species, martinicensis
among them. Will be interesting to discover whether it's hardy for you :-)
it being from Martinique and South America; perhaps you'll report back ?
-jrf
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Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA
38.9 N 77.2 W
USDA Zone 7
Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]

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