Re: I. milesii source?

 

Thanks Bob.  It was Christy who was looking.
 
I have I. milesii, sent to me by a friend who grew it from seed.  I'm still waiting for it to bloom, to confirm its id.  I originally split it in half, as I didn't know then if it was hardy here or not.  The outside clump died over winter in 2006/7, so I now have it in the house in a nice sunny window for winter.  I might transplant it to a larger pot as it really doesn't seem to be doing much.  I'll compare the rhizomes to the photo on SIGNA while I'm at it.
 
El, Ste Anne, Manitoba, Canada Z3

From: r*@embarqmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 9:46 AM
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [iris-species] I. milesii source?

 

Hi El: Although Arrowhead Alpines lists milesii i would not be confident that they actually have it. They do send nice plants and generally are good plants people but their record on identifying Irises is spotty. I ordered Iris wattii from them last year and it turned out to be a very vigorous form of Iris tectorum but I would still like to find wattii. I ordered their Iris humilis which is a Psamiris and these always twist their flowers in a spiral before they fall off. That plant turned out to be a very nice yellow pumila. Yellow pumilas with good substance are rare so I was delighted to see this plant, but I am still looking for Iris humilis(also called I. arenaria}. I did order their milesii but it was too small to bloom. I am sure that it is one of the evansias but I still do not know if I have milesii. Will Plotner at Wildwood gardens offers a named variety of milesii. you might check there.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Chaney" <billchaney@ymail.com>
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 11:27:06 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] I. milesii source?

 

Hi El,

You might try Arrowhead Alpines, milesii is in their 2010 plant list.  Their web is http://www.arrowhead-alpines.com/

The price seems reasonable to me.

Bill


From: Christy Hensler <hensler@povn.com>
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, December 28, 2010 8:15:42 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] I. milesii source?

 

Thanks El,
 
I already have my order placed, but I was hoping to get this project off to a faster start if I could and use seeds for backup.
 
Christy
----- Original Message -----
From: e*@mymts.net
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] I. milesii source?

Christy, there's some seeds on the 2009 SIGNA list.
 
El
 

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