Re: iris recomendations

 

Neomarica did really well for me as indoor houseplants until I managed to kill them (and many other plants) through neglect.  I would recommend any of the Neomarica.  They're not available in this year's SIGNA exchange, but they're frequently available at garden centers.  I haven't tried any other irids as indoor houseplants... at least not that I can recall.

Dennis in Cincinnati


On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 4:09 PM, Walter Pickett w*@yahoo.com [iris-species] <i*@yahoogroups.com> wrote:



I am interested in getting some seed of tropical iris relatives as houseplants. I also have a 200 square foot greenhouse that is kept cool (cold) for citrus.  I can't raise lemons or limes, but the citrus that can take a mild freeze, like mandarins, do well there without expensive heat.  I think I. ungulantarus (sorry about the spelling) might bloom there during the winter, and the PCNs might survive there over the winter.  Do you think they might? Most of what I know about species iris and irids is that eupogons and arils do fine here with no attention.  Well, weeding helps. Old TBs are found in old cow pastures where they were planted by settlers whose houses are long gone.  So they really do do OK with no attention.
I also grew "Candy Lilies" from seeds from PARKS about 30 years ago without much care, so they might be on my list this year.
And 2 of my aunts grew spurias, probably "White Heron" and "Chrysler Imperial" if I remember right.  They took over my aunts yards over a period of about 50 years.  Not weedy, just good grower in this climate.  I had starts from them for many years but lost them when moving.
And sisyrhincium "Blue Eyed Grass" is native here in slighty wetter parts of native prairie.
Last year I didn't buy any seeds.  By the end of the sale I was tired of seeds, But the  public library just got in a new book Beardless Iris, and I am thinking of growing some.  Advice is welcome.
Walter Pickett



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