Re: I. MORAEA VS DIETES

    Dietes (grandiflora, iridiflora) is the correct name for the 
common evergreen plants we have here in CA - both of the forms (and 
others less common) that Francesca mentions. At times I have heard of 
the pale yellow referred to as a Moraea or African Iris. The true 
Moraea's are a tribe of bulbous irids native to South Africa. They 
are winter growers - going dormant in summer, narrow wispy foliage 
and small very iris-like flowers. In the garden here Moraea 
polystachya is dependable in well drained soil. Others are Moraea 
disticha, aristata and villosa. All are best acquired from seed - see 
Rachel Saunders Silverhills seed catalog on the net  - 
http://vvv.com/~amdigest/silvrhil.htm for an excellent listing of SA 
seeds including moraea....

Chad Schroter 


--- In iris-photos@y..., "Francesca R Thoolen" <irisgirl2@h...> wrote:
> Harold, That sounds familiar but I do believe that if this is so, 
it is
> confusing because I. moraea and what is selling in nurseries as 
Dietes do
> not look alike. The moraeas are delicate stemmed and are not very 
tall; but
> the dietes are almost 3' tall and so far I have seen 2 colorings, 
one white
> with lavender styles and the other light cream with dark brown 
spots on the
> 'falls'. I have the latter two  which grow like weeds. The other 
moraeas for
> me were fussy and they did not last long.
> 
> Francesca
> irisgirl2@h...
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harold Peters <harold@d...>
> To: iris-photos@y... <iris-photos@y...>
> Date: Sunday, May 13, 2001 6:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [iris-photos] SPEC : Irid Photos
> 
> 
> >I thought the group called "morae" had been renamed as "dietes"?
> >
> >Irid photos have been posted in the past and no one has seemed to 
object.
> >
> >There is a BeardlessIrisPhotos group now. It was spawned off sibrob
> >(Siberian robin) when that group went attachmentless due to a virus
> problem.
> >
> >Harold Peters
> >Beautiful View Iris Garden
> >2048 Hickok Road
> >El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
> >harold@d...  www.beautiful-view-iris.com
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Hensler" <hensler@p...>
> >To: <iris-photos@y...>
> >Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 6:20 AM
> >Subject: Re: [iris-photos] SPEC : Irid Photos
> >
> >
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Paul Tyerman" <ptyerman@o...>
> >>
> >> > So.... is anyone interested in Moraeas etc, or are we mainly 
interested
> >in
> >> > Beardeds?
> >> >
> >>
> >> Yes!!
> >>
> >> Still kicking myself for not ordering any of the Moraea seed 


 

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