Patrick,
This is in Marion County, FL. These are on the east side of
Dunnellon.
Mark A. Cook
On 3/22/2017 8:33 AM, 'Patrick
O'Connor' p*@cox.net [iris-species] wrote:
Mark,
Thanks
for that information. I should have also asked….what county
are these irises in?
I
am involved in the Society for Louisiana Irises Species
Preservation Project, and we have an irises obtained from
Brevard County that is about to bloom. It is growing in a
large pot and the pot is sitting in pool with 3-4 inches of
water. There is only one bloom stalk, but it is five feet
tall. The donor gave it as I. savannarum, but some people
consider all the East Coast irises in the Series Hexagonae
to be I. hexagona. I feel that I. savannarum in fact is
closely related to what we call I. giganticaerulea, and that
there are other Florida natives that in fact are I.
hexagona. They do not grow five feet tall and do not bloom
as early. I. giganticaerulea will often reach five feet in
its native habitat, and it is an early bloomer.
In
case you are interested in the Louisiana Iris Species
Preservation Project, you can check it out here: http://www.louisianairisgnois.com/SpeciesPreservation/
Patrick
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Subject: Re: [iris-species] Iris savannarum
Patrick,
They are over four feet tall, not far from five.
But, they are growing right at the edge of an Alligator
pond... I had not been monitoring the clump, but I
would estimate it has been blooming a good ten days.
Mark A. Cook
On 3/21/2017 8:25 PM, 'Patrick
O'Connor' p*@cox.net
[iris-species] wrote:
Mark,
Two
questions. How tall would you say these irises
are? And, on approximately what date would you
say the first bloom occurred?
Patrick
--
Mark A. Cook
USDA Zone 8b
Dunnellon, Florida USA
--
Mark A. Cook
USDA Zone 8b
Dunnellon, Florida USA
