Re: Iris dichotma

---

Ken,

That is interesting.  I wonder if there is something about being in a pot that the plant likes.  I have had the same thing happen here with Iris albicans.

Mark A. Cook  

Mostly I've grown this iris in pots. I did give a stray seedling to a friend last fall. She planted in in a bed that was created the year before with new soil. The plant came up in the spring but later died. She'll try another seedling in a different location.

Ken

On 7/15/2020 5:24 AM, Mark Cook h*@gmail.com [iris-species] wrote:

 

Ken, Rod,

I wonder if Iris dichotma grows better in pots?  

Mark A. Cook  

On 7/13/2020 4:13 PM, Kenneth Walker k*@astound.net [iris-species] 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

   

---

Posted by: Mark Cook h*@gmail.com

---