I just checked my file photo of Flower Shower. It did indeed have red
spathes in the summer bloom.
Chuck Chapman
--- In iris-photos@yahoogroups.com, "Linda Smith" <irisgrower@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for your quick response.
>
> I'm trying to put together a presentation on things to considered
when you
> have an unknown.
> I just looked back at the Roots Spring '89 issue to an article
written by
> Phil Edinger. He did note that, but I was afraid that maybe in this
> circumstance, it might have been the weather .
>
> I'm trying to gather pixs of the various things he mentions in this
article
> to help name NOID (Zunks-to me). I would say this is also an example I
> might use for buds being slender .
> But again, not sure since this is so off season. I never figured on
getting
> many pixs to cover some of the items in his list in the Middle of
Winter.
> (Kinda explains why I'm out in the yard this time of year.) Pretty sunny
> days, just cold at night.
> If anyone has pixs that emphasize ID process, It'll be appreciated.
>
> I'm sure this sort of presentation has been done many times, so
please point
> me to source and/or sources.
>
> Linda in CW AZ
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: donald
> Date: 12/23/07 09:56:57
> To: iris-photos@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [SPAM][iris-photos] Re: Cult: Question on Red Spathe on
NOID (1)
>
> Hello Linda,
>
> > my
> > question is:
> >
> > Do you think the cold weather is what made this red on the outer
> surface?
> > Or do some iris have that in this area and I've just never noticed
> before.??
>
> It's unlikely the cold weather caused it. Some iris do have red or
> purple in the spathes. Some more than the one in your photo. It's
> like purple based foliage. TENNESSEE GENTLEMAN even makes purplish red
> pods instead of green pods.
>
> Donald Eaves
> donald@...
> Texas Zone 7b, USA
>
