Irises and Sequoias and a nut sedge PS
- To: Garden Irises <I*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Irises and Sequoias and a nut sedge PS
- From: "* A* B* <r*@jove.acs.unt.edu>
- Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 08:31:21 -0500 (CDT)
Mary said:
> I was camping in Balch Park (near Porterville, CA) and I ran into a
> million little yellow irises growing under the Giant Sequoias.
Based on the distribution given by Victor Cohen in *A Guide to the
Pacific Coast Iris* these would be I. hartwegii, the only yellow iris in
the southern Sierra Navadas. Your description fits. The leaves should
be about 1/4 inch, and there should be two flowers per stalk. There are
lavender forms. (If you ever chance to find seed, please, PLEASE,
collect some for me.) If you find a larger blue iris there, it's I.
munzii.
Lucky you to have I. douglasiana in the front yard!
Rodney
Rbarton@jove.acs.unt.edu
My nut sedge story:
When I first installed our above ground pool, nut sedge grew up through
two layers of plastic liner, and lived quite happily for weeks on the
bottom of the pool, chlorine and all. I made the mistake of pulling it,
after which the liner leaked. I replace the liner the next season but
only after erridicating the nut sedge. BTW-I use Round up when necessary
and it seems to work well. Karl, got any "Garden Almond" recepies? I've
always thought that if it were edible it wouldn't grow so well.
