Re: SPEC: Moreaea polystachya

From: DWiris@aol.com

In a message dated 12/4/99 1:18:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
nye@mail.fidalgo.net writes:

<< We added some Dietes bicolor / Moraea bicolor and Dietes iridoides to our 
 collection of Irids while living in Southern California. Ellen, my wife, 
 liked the yellow of the bicolor; and I liked the white and lavender of 
 the iridoides. Unfortunately, we had to leave them behind when we moved 
 to Washington. They were in the ground and couldn't be expected to 
 survive a move in January. We recently planted a Dietes vegeta in a 
 protected location by the foundation of the house. We're experimenting to 
 see if the micro-climate next to the house will be sufficient to overcome 
 USDA Zone 8 climate that is supposedly slightly hostile to this plant.
 
 The photos of the other Irids on the Web site are interesting, aren't 
 they? Check out the Dietes and the Neomarica.... >>

Dear Dallas,

Actually, the Dietes were what I looked up after the Moraeas.  We visited our 
daughter in Thousand Oaks in June and saw huge clumps of Dietes bicolor and 
iridoides blooming all over the place.  We have started iridoides from SIGNA 
seed, but didn't get the bicolor.  So we bought potted plants and brought 
them home on the airplane.  We have access to part of a greenhouse and keep 
Dietes and Moraeas there for the winter.  I have one question that the bulb 
page didn't answer.  Nurseries seem to be selling the same plant as either 
Dietes iridoides or Moraea iridoides or Dietes vegeta.  Are these all the 
same thing or are the nurseries mixed up as usual?
Hope yours survive in their new home.

Dorothy Willott

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