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Yes Chuck, the TB's have almost finished blooming---a bad year for
them. but as I recall, these little iris always bloom right at the end of
the TB season.
-------Original Message-------
From: i*@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, May 02,
2002 08:55:20 AM
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [iris-photos]
Re: dwarf iris-new pictures of full plant
--- In iris-photos@y..., "irischap"
<irischapman@n...> wrote:
>
> > Ok here's the
full story. I never dreamed these little guys would
> stir up
so
> > much conversation. The leaves are12-18 inches with the
flowers
> blooming at
> > about 12 inches. The blade is
1/2 inch across at the fullest
point.
> >
>
>
The foliage does look bulb like, as some leaves seem to originate
>
from the stem rather then all from the bulb. They don't apear to be
> Dutch or English Iris and foliage is much wider then Dutch iris.
Does
> anyone have good information on Spanish Iris, I believe
it is a
bulb
> iris.
>
> Chuck Chapman
I
just checked reference books. Can't really tell about foliage
from
"Woodcut diagrams" but seems to fit. Spanish iris bloom with
TB's were
Dutch bloom a bit before TB. Also Spanish Iris are shorter.
What is the
bloom like in your garden right now? Have TB's started,
been open for
awhile?
Chuck Chapman
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[PHOTO] Spanish iris / was: dwarf iris-new pictures of full plant