variegated I. pallida (was General garden catalogs)

In central New Mexico the yellow one definitely needs more water and tends to burn easily.  It is also more rot prone.  The white one is easy.  The white one tends to increase well (still slow and weak for an I. pallida), and the yellow one tends to die out over a few years.  I'll probably move all the yellow ones to a shady area this year.  They both flower well.  The yellow one goes white by the time bloom is over, and it is difficult to tell them apart until new growth starts again, except that the leaves of the yellow one are usually burned.  I haven't compared flowers directly, but as I recall they are pretty much identical.  Never checked PH here, probably slightly over neutral.  The soil is heavy red granite-derived clay with caliche not too far down and almost pure granite gravel under that.
 
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: h*@povn.net
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] General garden catalogs

Thanks Bob,

I'll make a note of it in my files. :-)

I'd noticed that the green/yellow form did well just about anywhere in the
garden while the green/white one needed good, very well drained soil in as
much sun as possible. Even then, it never has done as well as the
yellow-striped one. Could ph be part of the puzzle?

Christy

Skip & Christy Hensler
THE ROCK GARDEN
Newport, WA
http://www.povn.com/rock/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robt R Pries" <rpries@sbcglobal.net>

>  Just as an FYI.  'Zebra' is the variegated form of pallida that is yellow
and green and 'Argentea' is the variegated form that is white and green. The
name 'Zebra' was popularized by Lloyd Austin in the 60's for what is
legitimately registered as 'Pallida Variegata'.




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