Re: Would you all help select everbloomers


>To the General Iris Interest Group,

I have two questions:  Does anyone have experience concerning the list of
repeat bloomers listed below, and would they relate their experience?  Has
anyone bought with Nicholl's Gardens?  I spoke with a lady on the phone and
she seemed very nice.
I am new to iris gardening so even basic information would help.  I live on
a coast plain about 8 miles from the Pacific Ocean.  The weather seldom gets
below 35 F and does not freeze most years.  Also during the summer, maybe 15
or 20 days exceed 90F.  Plants that need a lot of  chilling, more than 300
hours below 40F, or heat during the summer, do not do well.  I don't know
what that means to iris culture.  I planted some iris from the building
supply store in a bed of half clay and half compost.  The irises seem to be
doing well.  They are growing strongly and not rotting.  One is blooming
now.  I kept reading about reblooming iris in this groups posting and wanted
them.  A net search picked up Nicholl's Nursery in Virginia,
(HTTP://www.he.net/~ngardens/).  The pages overwhelmed me with the amount of
choices, and so I write for your help.  My criteria gave precedence to
everblooming, fragrant, and bi-color especially with edges or other marking.
I don't know if I should be worried about varietal plant vigor especially as
it applies to my growing area.

Light Rebuff, TB	G. Percy Brown, TB	Lemon Duet, TB	     Autumn Echo, TB
Bathsheba Comes, TB	Latest Styles, TB	Sign of Leo, TB	     Blatant, TB	
Uriah the Hittite, TB	Cinnamon Kisses, TB	Earl of Essex, TB  English Cottage TB
Golden Encore, TB	Perfume Counter, TB	Summer Holiday, TB	Witch of Endor, TB
Autumn Bugler, TB	Colormatch ,TB		Earl of Leichester, TB	Grape Adventure, TB
Tea Leaves, TB 		Gideon Victorious, TB	Peach Jam, TB 		Tennison Ridge, TB
Belvi Cloud, TB		Pink Attraction, TB	Immortality, TB		Sugar Blues, TB
Stingray, TB 		Low Ho Silver, IBI 	Petkin, BB
Little Susie, BB 		Lady Emma, MTBI 	Baby Blessed, SDB 	Baby Boom, SDB 
Be Happy, SDB		 Jewel Baby, SDB 	Plum Wine, SDB 	Refined, SDB
Smell the Roses, SDB	Born Again, BB

Thank you in advance,

Jim Gorum
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