Re: Cementary Plants now Cemetary irises
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- Subject: Re: Cementary Plants now Cemetary irises
- From: "* E* <d*@eastland.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 21:11:37 -0600 (MDT)
Anner asks:
> what kind of purples were they? Were they the I. germaicas--medians--
> or the tiny Atroviolaceas? I would assume the latter bloomed there in
March,
> so the others would be more likely. About 24" tall, two toned purples,
for the
> most part, with white beards?
I. germanicas, I would think. Two toned purples about 24" tall, white
beards.
Hereabouts the insidious popularity of
> "perpetual care" and its attendant reliance on mowing, coupled with the
> decline of the custom of planting and tending graves of family, has made
> irises in graveyards a fairly rare sight.
Here as well. However, I'm on an unpaved road 7mi from the nearest small
town. This
cemetary has been neglected most of my life. Lately, there has been some
regular
mowing and in those areas, the irises are now gone. Still, today at least
and probably
for the next week or so, a person could sure make an argument for neglect
if the result
was as spectacular as this one. The irises have run amok with great
results!
Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
with apologies to Jan Clark for my spelling of cemetary. The cement is in
the brain I think.
My Dutch irises are blooming now, along with the beardeds.
