SPEC: Neomarica
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- Subject: SPEC: Neomarica
- From: "* B* <r*@hsc.unt.edu>
- Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 12:43:19 -0600 (MDT)
>From a not so recent discussion on Iris-L:
>> Mark -- The Walking Iris pictured on the Cork Board is labeled
> > =22(gracilis?)=22. I think it is not =22gracilis=22, but =22northiana=
=22.=20
> Griff,
> I think you are 100% correct=21 This has been mentioned before. =
This
> is the type of Neomarica I have.
> Mark A. Cook
Mark,
I had dismissed northiana because I hadn=27t noticed any fragrance. This =
plant is is now blooming, and sure enough it has a very light but very =
sweet fragrance. I have to put my nose into the flower to sense it at =
all. How does this compare with your fragrant Neomarica? =20
BTW - Still no sign of bloom on my =22blue=22 walking iris.
Rodney Barton
rbarton=40hsc.unt.edu
Hickory Creek, (North Central) Texas, USA
Zone 7/8, typical temp range 15 - 105 F (-9 - 41 C)
AIS, SIGNA, SPCNI, SLI, Iris-L
North American Native Iris Web Page:
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/=7Erbarton/Iris/NANI.html
