Re: CULT: Iris Turned White
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Iris Turned White
- From: "* M* C* o* B* S* <s*@aristotle.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:20:20 -0600 (MDT)
>I moved out here in the country a
>couple
>of years ago and moved a start of everything with me and the first 2 years
>they were beautiful, but this year all but 3 bloomed white. (the only color
>I
>never had) The 3 that kept their color are in the same bed right next to
>the
>others.
I've always assumed folks who witness this have let bee pods burst and
scatter seeds willynilly, and the white irises they see are rampant
seedlings running amok. Sure is a persistent rumor, though. Maybe some very
popular combo pack of colored irises sold over the past forty years was
particualrly prone to throw white seedlings when interbred.
celia
storey@aristotle.net
Little Rock, Arkansas, USDA Zone 7b
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257 feet above sea level,
average rainfall about 50 inches (more than 60" in '97)
average relative humidity (at 6 a.m.) 84%.
moderate winters, hot summers ... but lots of seesaw action in all seasons
