Re: [SPAM]Re: and the winner is...

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Yes my I. dichotoma has been around a log time. It's in a pot and has never been repotted. It hasn't increased in a while.

Rod

On Monday, July 13, 2020, 04:13:35 PM EDT, Kenneth Walker k*@astound.net [iris-species] i*@yahoogroups.com wrote:

 

I'm attaching a photo of that clone (taken under it's old species name). The photo was taken in 2002. I grew it from SIGNA seed 98T470. As far as I can remember, it is the oldest iris I've grown from seed that is still alive. In my climate Iris dichotoma is long lived. I have two other clones grown from 2010 seeds (one from SIGNA and one from NARGS). I see that Rodney Barton has seeds in this year's exchange "ex. SIGNA 96T435", so I'm not the only person for which the species is long-lived. Perhaps they are short-lived in colder climates. Maybe others can comment on that.

Ken

On 7/13/2020 5:35 AM, Mark Cook h*@gmail.com [iris-species] wrote:

 

Ken,

Those are nice.  Do you have a photo of Iris dichotoma after it opened? 
Also, I read somewhere that Iris dichotoma is a short-lived plant.  Is
that correct?

Mark A. Cook

On 7/12/2020 5:30 PM, Kenneth Walker k*@astound.net [iris-species] wrote:
> A very slow race has been going on in my garden: which summer blooming
> species iris will bloom first. The contestants are Iris domesitica (the
> Blackberry Lily), Iris serotina (a small relative of the Dutch irises),
> and Iris dichotoma (the Vesper Iris). It was a tie! The first blooms on
> both Iris domestica and Iris serotina opened this morning. The most
> advanced bud on an Iris dichotoma is showing color but will not open
> this evening. Pictures are attached.
>
> Iris serotina started the race back in the spring with two very slowly
> developing bloom stalks. The other two species started much later but
> develop quickly.
>
> Ken Walker
> Concord, CA USA
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