Re: BULB: Bulbous iris
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] BULB: Bulbous iris
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- Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 05:18:38 +0930
Paul
Re DI have you tried "Royal Yellow" a bright gold that regulary has 4 buds
per stem cf the usual 2. It's mid to late. My foaorite colour is Orange
Beauty, but it's a small plant and Carmen, purplish white.
My Reticlata aren't flowering yet. Have only 3 varieties. How many do you
have. Maybe we could swap
Colleen Modra
South Aust
irises@senet.com.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Tyerman <tyerman@hotmail.com>
To: iris-talk@egroups.com <iris-talk@egroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, 23 August 2000 10:48
Subject: [iris-talk] BULB: Bulbous iris
>Howdy Tom,
>
>Bulbous iris do well here. I have numerous types of I. reticulata
>but
>the I. danfordiae are a bit dodgy (to say the least). Also the Iris
>histrioides crosses are just as good as the I. reticulatas.
>
>I love the I. reticulatas. They are little gems every year. They're
>in flower right now and always bring a smile whenever I go out in the
>back yard. Still more coming into bud though so they'll be around
>for
>a while yet.
>
>Iris bucharica has now survived 2 years, but no flowers either
>growing
>season. I'm now experimenting with different conditions to see if I
>can get one of the two pots into flower. I want to try more of the
>Junos but other than I. bucharica they aren't freely available here
>as
>far as I can find out.
>
>Dutch iris do REALLY well here and multiply like crazy (depending on
>the variety). I also have Iris xiphium (I think) and I tingitana
>which seems to be going OK though I've only had it for a few months.
>
>Personally I think the Dutch irises are wonderful in large clumps in
>the garden. We have "Apollo" in blumps that produce 30 of more
>inflorescences each year. They've done so well that I'm putting more
>colours out around the garden to see how they do. My favourite dutch
>is probably "Casablanca" which is the cleanest white I've come across
>yet.
>
>Well that pretty well covers Bulbous irises here. I'm always
>interested in getting more types as I like a large variety of iris
>species.
>
>
>Cheers.
>
>Paul Tyerman
>Canberra, Australia
>USDA Zone equiv - Zone 8(ish)
>
>
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>Paul:
>
>Here's a non-TB question for you: which bulbous irises do you grow?
>I
>have often wondered why bulbous irises have languished for all these
>years.
>I grow the standards that are commonly available, such as I.
>reticulata
>and I. danfordii. [By the way, how persistent is I. danfordii in
>your
>neck
>of the woods?]
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