Moraea huttonii, a similar high-altitude yellow species, survived a
second winter for me in Michigan with no care except leaf mulch. It's
multiplying very rapidly and flowering well, though it looks a little
weird because last year's evergreen leaves died back quite far, but
this year's are still short at flowering time.
M. reticulata, though not doing as well, also survived last winter,
and several Gladiolus and Tritonia drakensbergensis are very healthy.
Hopefully I can find some other high-altitude South African irids to
try.
Sean Z
Zone 5b
SE Michigan
Quoting Rodney Barton <r*@yahoo.com>:
> This particular plant didn't seem to be fussed over. Having the
> right climate
> might be the trick. You and I might be out of luck.
>
>
> The other irid I saw but didn't get a good photo of was Libertia
grandiflora.
> Iris pseudacorus is a major weed. Siberians, TB and Dutch Iris were
> plentiful!
>
> R
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> ________________________________
> From: Mark A. Cook <b*@bellsouth.net>
> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wed, June 15, 2011 8:00:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [iris-species] Moraea
>
>
>> Here are two photos of a Moraea sp. (alticola ?) from the Bellevue
(WA)
>> Botanical Gardens.
>
> Rodney,
> That is a pretty thing, but I guess it would be a fussy plant
to grow?
>
> Mark A. Cook
> b*@bellsouth.net
> Dunnellon, Florida.
>
