RE: Re:CULT: juno irises

From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>

Hi Bill,

Yes Alan McMurtrie sells plants and puts out a list every Spring -- very
reasonable prices.  We keep meaning to visit him during bloom season so that
we could see all the different Junos.  There are too many on his list to
make a choice at random.
Maureen Mark
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)

> From: Bill Shear <BILLS@hsc.edu>
> 
> Iris bucharica does well here in the Virginia Piedmont, under conditions
> probably similar to those Anner has.  It is not entirely permanent,
> however, where I have had it in the past.  It dwindles away in about 5
> years, three of which it blooms.  New bulbs were planted in fall '98 in
> better drained and better composed soil in a rock garden setting.  They
> bloomed well and appeared to increase this spring.
> 
> Junos other than this one are hard to get.  In the UK, Paul Christian Rare
> Plants offers a dozen or so species at fairly high prices.  Does Alan
> McMurtrie sell plants? He has what is probably the most complete
> collection
> in North America.
> 
> Bill Shear
> Department of Biology
> Hampden-Sydney College
> Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
> (804)223-6172
> FAX (804)223-6374
> email<bills@mail.hsc.edu>
> 
> > 

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