CULT: Lynn's Bloom report

Lynn, down in Georgia, said:

<< The pseudacorus in the pond are also showing color.  They have grown
 quite well since planting last summer.  Besides providing some vertical
 lines and color to the pond, they are also playing nursemaid to some fish
 eggs and are home to a small frog.>>

Oh, how lovely! Doesn't that sound pretty and also great fun to watch! You
must get the frog a special friend so there will be tadpoles and so forth.And
perhaps newts!

<< I noticed something unusual on a TB bloom.  Not only does this cv have
 purple-based foliage, the bud sockets are quite purple, even more so than
 the base of the leaves.  I have not noticed this in the past.  Is this
 common among TB?  Among certain cv?  The TB showing this trait is one of
 the unknowns in my garden, so I am hoping that this will help identify it. >>

I love this effect. I think it is very interesting and beautiful. I've got a
couple that do it too and I was noticing today how attractive it can be,
especially on an iris whose foliage color is a dull blue grey--like one of my
unknowns! But yes, purple buds as well as purple based foliage can be used to
help identify an unknown iris, as can any truly distinctive characteristic. As
I understand purple bases--and presumptively purple buds-- they are not
invariably visible even when the genetic predisposition is there. They may
vary in intensity with the growing conditions, and the season, and with the
maturity of the foliage, so that their presence may be more significant than
their absence for identification purposes.

Anner Whitehead, Richmond,VA
Henry Hall henryanner@aol.com
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