Not sure I understand what you're asking, Chuck. They came directly from two sources, and were placed in nursery rows. I have not grown them in my personal gardens, if that's what you're asking. I purchased one plant from each of two sources, and got a bonus one from one of the sources, and all three went directly in the nursery bed. And they came at separate times and were in separate rows.
So, no, I don't know if they might have been mixed up at the sources I obtained them from, but both the same, unlikely it would seem. Plus considering the sources, unlikely they would be mixed up anyway.
--- In i*@yahoogroups.com, Chuck Chapman <irischapman@...> wrote:
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> These plants quickly form large clumps, and I always find some flower stalks hidden under foliage.Â
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> I've had to trash some clumps of pseudacorous because of this problem. that is seedlings growning up and contaminating cultivar clumps.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Polly pollykinsman@...
> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Mon, Dec 13, 2010 9:50 pm
> Subject: [iris-species] Re: 'Gerald Darby': Seeds, Descriptions, Nomenclature
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> Â Just so you know, that's not what happened here. I had three clumps, planted them in sales rows, catalogued them, put tags directly in front of and under them, took pictures of the rows, and deadheaded religiously. Plus I straw mulched around the plants, and I would be able to tell if it was seedlings or not from the way they were mulched. Anyway, not seedlings.
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> I bet your pond is beautiful, Dennis!
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> --- In i*@yahoogroups.com, Dennis Kramb dkramb@ wrote:
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> > You should see my pond. It's not so big... but it's big enough that I can't
> > (won't) reach most of the irises. And you're absolutely right, they reseed
> > like crazy. I gave up hope long ago of identifying who was who. The
> > naughty Louisianas jumped their pots and grew where ever they wanted. The
> > only one I know for sure is the variegated Japanese iris Silverband. Of
> > course, when they bloom I can tell you what's what. But that's only for a
> > few weeks a year.
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> > I'm a very irresponsible iris grower. ;-)
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> > Dennis in Cincinnati where the pond is frozen solid.
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> > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Joan Cooper joan78@ wrote:
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> > > I think one of the reasons for this confusion (Gerald Darby and others) is
> > > that many, especially beardless iris, self sow and the seedlings get mixed
> > > with the original and so are never properly identified again. We should be
> > > very careful to deadhead those stalks so they won't be responsible for the
> > > problem. Joan Cooper Minnesota
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