Re: Calydorea

Dennis,

> Can you tell me more about this plant?  It certainly looks like something
> I'd want to try in my garden.  :-)

I don't know much.  It's has pleated leaved and looks much like Alophia or
Cypella.  The stalk is about 12" and the flower about 2".  It looks like
I've got pods coming on so maybe there will be seed for the exchange.
> 
> PS:  My Rigidella never grew.  :-(  But I got a Cypella (peruvianum?)
> that's going to bloom (I hope).  I have lots of Tigridia pavonia that
> should bloom.

Mine tried to put on two leaves.  The first was clipped by a grassshopper.
Once I got it protected it grew a little but it and the second leave died
back too soon.  I'm afraid I may have lost it.

Rod
-- 
Rodney Barton 
rbarton@hsc.unt.edu

North Central Texas USA
AIS, SIGNA, SLI and SPCNI
USDA Zone 7/8 
AHS heat zone 8
Annual rainfall 32 in.
Mean annual temp 65 deg.
Mean length of frost free period 230 days

North American Native Iris web site:
http://facstaff.hsc.unt.edu/rbarton/Iris/NANI.html





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