Re: CULT: Pardanthopsis dichotoma
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Pardanthopsis dichotoma
- From: D* L* <g*@rogerswave.ca>
- Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 12:14:35 -0600 (MDT)
On Fri, 8 Aug 1997, Bill Shear wrote:
> The Vesper Iris is blooming now in my garden. The current plants are from
> SIGNA seed and were supposed to be white, but are the usual lavender-blue.
> Probably the white is recessive and the white seed parent was pollinated by
> a blue flowering plant. The stems are about 40 inches high and are
> profusely branched. Every afternoon about 4 pm, a dozen or so new blossoms
> open. Nice way to keep the "iris" season going during the summer until
> rebloomers kick in (not that I have any rebloomers).
>
> It's easy to grow. The seeds can be started in January under glass and
> many plants will bloom that same year. Individual plants usually live only
> for three or four years. Plant it in full sun in rich soil. Good border
> plant. Bill Shear Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
Bill, Have you any idea if that iris would be hardy in Zone 4? Nice
way to prolong the iris season, I think.
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> <- private email address
Zone 4 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, CIS, SIGNA, IRIS-L, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
URL for the North American Native Irises web page
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
