Ouch!
Potted them up in a rich mixture. Going to put in a tub with water in
bottom. See if that helps. Outside in my location would kill them for
sure. I'm a full 3 half zones colder
Ministry official told me bloom in established population is very
sparse and often miss a year. Less then five blooms in a population of
over two hundred , for example, in a good year.
Chuck Chapman
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From: Dennis Kramb dkramb@badbear.com [iris-species]
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Subject: Re: [iris-species] Re:Iris brevicaulis Ontario
Last year in May I found brevicaulis under deciduous trees next to a
swamp. I brought 3 pieces home to bloom them, but they were not happy
enough to bloom this year. So it looks like I'll have to wait 2 whole
years from when I dug them until they bloom. I hope you'll have better
luck, Chuck.
Dennis in Cincinnati
On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 9:41 PM, stan tyson StanTyson@msn.com
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Chuck, All this sounds right but they still need to be Âflowered to be
sure. The flower stalk is about an inch or two vertical from the
rhizome then horizontal. I always find them under deciduous trees in a
swamp, usually on a terrace, but rarely see them flower there! It does
not need to be in water to thrive.
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> The leaves were upright. In cross section were like corrugated
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> not grown in water. Leaves were about 2/3 wdth of versicolor, and
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> Iris brevicaulis is very distinct in all parts. The leaves tend to
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> They are not robust like I. shrevei . They are somewhat corrugated.
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> > Subject: [iris-species] Re:Iris brevicaulis Ontario
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> > Did a wild iris trip yesterday. Found what may be brevicaulis. It
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