Re: Iris pallida "Variegata"
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- Subject: Re: Iris pallida "Variegata"
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 21:22:47 -0600
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <cwalters@digitalpla.net>
Carl Richard writes:
> I am new to this, so here it goes. I have I. pallida "Variegata" I have
two
> plantings of it one I just added this year and the first that I found at
a
> local farmers market. The first one has not grown very much and I am
> wondering how the second is that I purchased from Monument Iris Gardens.
It
> was a two dollar bargain and I was pleased with the size . I can not
wait to
> see how the plant grows. but as for now it does not grow very well.
Carl,
There are two widely grown variegated-leaf forms of I. pallida. The one
correctly identified as VARIEGATA, but also known as "Zebra", has cream to
pale yellow variegation and is a fairly vigorous grower in most locations.
The other form with chalky white variegation, known as ARGENTEA, is a weak
grower and slow increaser in most areas.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
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