Snake Bane

---

• To: i*@yahoogroups.com
• Subject: Snake Bane
• From: J* M* <j*@kc.rr.com>
• Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:11:28 -0500

Jim Waddick asked me to post this bit of news. Iris City Gardens has introduced Iris anguifuga 'Snake Bane', a new species never available commercially before.         http://www.iriscitygardens.com/newintroductions.html         This species has been grown by Chinese herbalist for centuries, but never brought into cultivation until I collected a few plants in 1989 in Hangzhou, China. I was delighted to find it fully hardy in my Zone 5 garden where it's strange annual growth cycle seems to accommodate to my climate. My original plant has been vegetatively propagated and introduced under the fitting name of 'Snake Bane'.          While not a major garden 'show off', it is an iris with a distinct story all its own. Because of its odd growth cycle it seems that it also completely thwarts iris borers. When borers emerge from winter dormancy, the plants foliage goes into its spring dormancy. Maybe it should be called 'Borer Bane'  !         It has many characteristics that are unique in the genus.         Jim Waddick Jim Murrain 8871 NW Brostrom Rd Kansas City, Missouri 64152-2711 USA Zone 5b/6a __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: i*@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email Delivery: Digest | i*@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change Delivery Format: Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | i*@yahoogroups.com?subject= . __,_._,___

• Follow-Ups:
  • Re: Snake Bane
    • From: D* K* &*

• Prev by Date: Re: a long wait
• Next by Date: Re: another long wait
• Previous by thread: another long wait
• Next by thread: Re: Snake Bane