RE: Iris "wattii Chen Yi I-16 and I-19"

Hi Stan, I received a piece of I. wattii in 2002 and have been been trying to get it to grow since. It did very well inside my house over the first winter but was attacked by Southern Blight in the spring and I nearly lost it. I treated with Terrachlor, divided and repotted it and it's doing ok. I move it in and out of the house each year along with my collection of Neomarica and Dietes. My understanding from the person I received it from is that it should be kept damp and shaded.
 
It's in the tectorum family, probably our favorite iris, and I'd really like to get it going well enough to see bloom.
 
Greg McCullough
Iris City Gardens
Primm Springs, TN (just southwest of Nashville)
www.iriscitygardens.com
zone 6
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From: iris-species@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-species@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Stan Tyson
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 9:40 AM
To: Iris_Species_Group
Subject: [iris-species] Iris "wattii Chen Yi I-16 and I-19"

Friends!
Picked up this Iris from Chen Yi in 2002. It produces long thin stolons and grows here to about 18". It appears to be doing well and goes into spike in the fall about October....but then the spike always aborts. I have it in a cool (45 to 50 degrees F.) room with strong (6 bulbs) fluorescent light. I have given a piece to a friend with a greenhouse and it does well for him but he has the same problem...
 
Any suggestions?????
 
Any confirmed ID? As it has not flowered...I can't do much yet.
 
Would be happy to share a piece with anyone in a warmer area that thanks they might have a chance with it. I am sure it is subtropical if not a tropical species.
 
Stan Tyson
Rivendell Botanical Garden
Central Illinois Zone 5


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