SV: African Iris
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- From: L* H* <H*@privat.dk>
- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:37:13 +0100
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Thank you Sean, The Dietes are really lovely. How much frost and snow can they take? Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards Lars Høpfner Langengen 38, Svogerslev 4000 Roskilde Denmark Fra: iris-species@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-species@yahoogroups.com] På vegne af Sean Zera Genus Dietes from south Africa. English common names range from unhelpful (African Iris) to downright useless (Wild Iris). North Africa is home to Iris foetidissima, I. unguicularis and several species of subgenus Xiphium (the also-ineptly-named Dutch irises). I saw a nice clump earlier this month in South Carolina. They're common landscape plants and the occasional clump has a flower stalk up this time of year, but this is the only time I've seen an entire clump in full bloom in the middle of winter there. I collected a few seeds from an old pod, if anyone's really interested in Dietes and wants to see if the trait is genetic. Sean Z On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Lars Høpfner <H*@privat.dk> wrote: Hi Mark It looks like you are growing I. unguicularis in pure sand – it that true? Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards Lars Høpfner Langengen 38, Svogerslev 4000 Roskilde Denmark Fra: i*@yahoogroups.com [mailto:i*@yahoogroups.com] På vegne af Mark Cook Here are three looks at a bloom on African Iris today. The flower is a bit battered because we had a big [but very welcome] storm early on. Mark A. Cook Dunnellon, Florida USA AHS Region 12 USDA Zone 8b |
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