Re: Pos. Spuria

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Clearly this is a tough iris.  i don't think the Theater people do much to keep up this garden, it is planted with tough stuff in addition to spuria.  I think people think spuria grow here because they are very hard to start without a lot of water at first and many of us have had spuria die on us -- probably due to lack of water the first year.  After one year, they are tough as nails.  I am doing well with 4 spuria cultivars now that I know that.

Thanks for your help!

Betty

 

Yes, definitely a spuria. I'm terrible with IDing the species though. Why do people say they don't grow there? Spurias are tough!

Sean Z

Zone 6a

SE Michigan

On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Betty G b*@cybermesa.com [iris-species] <i*@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

I found 5 large clumps of this iris growing in front of our local
Performing Arts Center in Los Alamos, NM. It appears to grow there
with little or no extra water and little care. Altitude here is 7,300
ft. Rainfall is on average 16 inches per year. Winters can be quite cold
-- we have a ski basin within 15 minutes from here.

I am guessing this is a spuria iris. It is approximately 40 inches
tall. Am I correct? Would it be a species or a hybrid? Does anyone
recognize it ?

Most people think spuria iris don't grow here.

Thanks for any info you might have about this plant.

Betty Gunther

Los Alamos, NM