RE: FW: Vic- Iris nelsonii "Magenta Rose"

 

Patrick,

 

Many thanks for taking the time to comment on the Louisiana iris I discussed in my postings. At the present the consensus seems to be that this iris is âCajun Sunrise.â I am aware that a Louisiana iris clone that had never before bloomed out of season in a growerâs garden will sometimes surprise a grower by doing so and subsequently the grower may never see it happen again. But what I have observed of this iris seems to be different. It appears to have a habit of repeat blooming when well grown. At the present I have 4 plantings (tubs) of this plant, two of which are blooming. At the present the plants in these two tubs have been blooming so far for about a full month. A photo of one of the blooms taken on 11/30/15 is attached.

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Thanks to all for putting up with my verbosity on this subject.

 

VicÂÂ

 

 

From: iris-species@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-species@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 1:46 PM
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: FW: [iris-species] Vic- Iris nelsonii "Magenta Rose"

 

 

Hi, Vic.  As the person who suggested that your iris might be âEdith Dupreâ, I concur completely.  The second picture you posted clearly showed falls much wider than Edithâs.   The color is about right, but the fulva form is all wrong.  Iâm posting a picture, just in case anyone believed me before.

 

I have never seen âCajun Sunriseâ rebloom, but many in Louisianas, rebloom is mostly a fluke.  There are a few that tend to rebloom sometimes, but I have never encountered one that was consistent.  As often as not, an out of season bloom will occur on a variety that has never rebloomed before.  The few Louisiana irises that I have grown that are most likely to produce an out of season bloom are strong growers and bloomers. âGreat White Hopeâ comes to mind.  I have always consider âCajun Sunriseâ, for all its beauty, to be below average in vigor and increase.

 

Patrick

 

From: i*@yahoogroups.com [i*@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 11:24 AM
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: FW: [iris-species] Vic- Iris nelsonii "Magenta Rose"

 

 

Brian,

 

Many, many, thanks for your comments.  I believe you are correct that what I have is most, most likely âCajun Sunriseâ rather than âEdith Dupre.â  Plate 59 in the Second Edition of The Louisiana Iris shows âCajun Sunriseâ with a yellow halo and yellow style arms like the iris in my garden.  And, the bloom in the Plate 59 photo looks almost identical to some of the photos I have of the blooms of the iris in my garden.  Also, from what I gather from published photos and descriptions âCajun Sunriseâ has foliage with shorter wider leaves than âEdith Dupreâ and that also appears to be true for the iris I have.  And, Ken Durioâs 2001-2002 catalog (Louisiana Nursery Our 51th Year 2001 -2002 Catalog of Daylilies, Louisiana Iris and Other Irises, 118 pp.) lists âCajun Sunrise,â so it was very possible that I mistakenly obtained it from him.  The iris in my garden under discussion is the only Louisiana iris I have that sometimes repeat-blooms.

 

My only hesitation to being very sure that what I have is âCajun Sunriseâ is that I found no reference in publications or on the internet that âCajun Sunriseâ may sometimes repeat-bloom.  Is anyone aware if it may sometimes do so?    .

 

How in the past I overlooked the possibility of what I have being âCajun Sunriseâ is beyond me, as I know that undoubtedly I previously saw the photo and read the discussion of this iris in the Second Edition of The Louisiana Iris.

 

Vic

 

 

From: i*@yahoogroups.com [i*@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 3:02 PM
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: FW: [iris-species] Vic- Iris nelsonii "Magenta Rose"

 

 

Hi Vic,

 

      Your last picture looks more like Cajun Sunrise to me- with the yellow spray pattern over the falls and the fuller flower form. The style arms look a bit off, though for Cajun Sunrise- sort of long and narrow looking. But maybe that's because there are 4 instead of the usual 3.

 

Best,

Brian

 

Brian Shamblin

Athens, Georgia

 

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