Re: all one colour iris beds


	I believe this is related to one of Murphy's Corollaries.  Similar
to one which states that the chances of the peanutbutter/jelly sandwich
landing face down is directly related to the newness and expense of the
carpet. 

	The ease and trouble free propagation of your Iris is directly
proportional to the value of the plants.  Since you inherited them, they 
will of course grow like weeds and flower beyond all expectations. BUT, 
as soon as you pay big bucks for a plant and breathlessly await its first 
blooms, something will go wrong.

	I also raise orchids, and the ones that you want to bloom in the 
worst way, never do.

Jim, zones 3,4,5,6 and sometimes 7 (it changes daily)


On Tue, 2 Apr 1996, Pauline Hodges ***CAS Technical Information Center*** wrote:

> >I am new to the iris.  Every couple of years a new plant grabs my intention
> >and this is the year for the iris.  I have been eyeing them for the past
> >couple of years, but never endulged.   I have much to learn about the iris.
> >I am a member of a few societies here in Raleigh, NC and enjoy the learning
> >experiences I get from them.  Also the cutting exchanges gives me a nice
> >variety of plants.
> 
> I am new to the Iris Group, but not to irises.  In fact, I've been treating mine
> rather cavalierly, and am surprised to find that people have problems with them.
> I inherited mine when we bought our house, and I have done all sorts of things
> with them--dug them up, and stuck them in a holding bed for several months,
> split them, moved them around, ignored them, and they are absolutely glorious.
> For me they are so easy to grow that they are just basics in my garden.  Of
> course, I probably only have the most hardy few species in the world!  But I've
> never seen rot; I've never seen one get sick or die; if I want more, I dig them
> up and it doesn't matter when. AND they make babies all over the place.  We'll
> find babies here and there that we never planted.  Weedlike.  Would that all
> weeds were so glorious.
> 
> My first goal, this year, now that I am becoming more aware of the wonderful
> variety of irises is to identify the ones I do have.
> 
> I may check in with you all when I know, which should be sometime in June when
> they are blooming (now that I've bragged a bit, they'll probably all rot on me!)
> and I can tell you what I have.
> 
> Pauline Hodges
> phodges@cas.org
>
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