Re: Spuria?

 

Well, El, when I cut them back in the fall I always try to cut above the green that I can see - really.
You are a wise one regarding the encouragement.  Hope you are successful.  Maybe someone will respond to the same name question as it would be good to  know. 
I have two spurias blooming now. Iris lactea and a pale yellow which I will post tomorrow.
Jim

From: e*@mts.net
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Spuria?

 

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Jim, I'm sure you're pulling my leg.  ;)
 
I truly never see any spuria with any green until the first spear of green shows up and I mark it in my garden journal, then go enter it in my iris db after I've done my entire garden checklist for the day.  Usually I do that while I'm weeding, but weeding wasn't possible at the same time this year, because of the horrid weather.  I have a path that goes past most of my spurias though, so I checked them out early, like the beginning of April this year.  A few haven't shown up yet, darn.
 
I got side-tracked yet again today from checking the foliage on my other spurias, including ochrelarea and orientalis.  BTW, I've read that these 2 are the same.  Is that true?  They haven't bloomed here yet.
 
The friend who gave me the species spuria was over today, so I gave her a few plants she'd been secretly coveting, to further ensure she'd get her husband to dig a huge clump tomorrow.  Hopefully, it won't be too muddy, as they had some flooding there a few wks ago.
 
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