I kerneriana

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Hi folks,

Here are two photos of I. kerneriana, a short spuria probably pretty close to graminea.  I got two pieces from Seneca Hill Perennials, Ellen Hornig’s now-closed nursery, about four years ago.  It took me a while to find a spot it liked, but this spring it finally bloomed for me.  I was home for only 36 hours between a conference on Cape Cod my wife attended, and leaving for the Siberian & Species convention in Lansing, and there it was.   The clump shot shows a little context; it’s about 12-14” tall, with the blossoms blooming just out of the foliage.  Two buds per bloom stalk, unfortunately no pods were set.  Ants like the open blossoms.

Ken