Re: HIST: First Iris

Hi

Although my mother and all her sisters were gardening fanatics (in NZ) I
can't recall any of them ever growing irises.
I got the start of iris virus about 15 years ago, I was cleaning out an old
overgrown garden in a house I'd bought and discovered some bearded irises
blooming. I'd seen irises before but what was different this time was that
there was a pink one! I assumed it must be "the pink one" and just enjoyed
it. When I moved to another house I actually bought a copy of "Your Garden".
I'd always been so busy gardening and house renovating that I'd never bought
gardening magazines. In this issue Barry Blyth was advertising his end of
year specials, so I ordered some and with them came "THE CATALOGUE". Instant
iris virus and a fairly severe case of daylilitis as well. I didn't have to
learn how to grow them, theSouth Australian climate is so suited to bearded
iris that they just grew.
Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills
South Australia
Zone8/9
irises@senet.com.au

----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Greenfield <redear@infinet.com>
To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 4:14 AM
Subject: [iris-talk] HIST: First Iris


> There was a post on iris-photos from "Francesca R. Thoolen"  stating she
was
> 80 years young.
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> "oneofcultivars "  Bill  Made this Post
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> >Lets see if I've got this about right. Your 80 so ...........
> You might have been around during or soon after the completion of the
> transcontinental railroad.
> You saw the invention of practical flight in those new fangled airplanes.
> You saw the first airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
> Your mother or grandmother probably related stories directly to you of the
> Civil War, the Trail of Tears and so much more!
> You saw a war or two when the outcome was not known.
> You saw men walk on the moon!
> Now my history may not be exactly right.
> But, what I want to know is how old when you first saw an iris, the first
> iris you saw, what did you think, and probably a lot, more.<
>
> If anyone is interested they could tell how there iris interest started
and
> when they saw there first iris. Things are slow here anyway.
>
> I remember my mother growing a few iris, ID unknown, but mostly roses. She
> could not have flowers too much until all us kids got big enough (14
kids).
> Being the youngest I helped her a lot which fired my interest in growing
> things
> When she had a rose that was not doing good she would send me to the local
> river to catch a carp (fish) We would bury the fish and replant the rose
> over it. Worked every time.
>
> My older sisters husband grew iris and ordered them from catalogs. I don't
> know what ones of either. It was my preteen years, but I liked them then.
> He lived close to Earl Hall ( Little Showoff)  and bought some from him
> after Earl got started in iris.
>
> My interest in iris was stirred from seeing Cristata blooming in the wild.
> Had to have it. Bad me dug some from the wild ones about 12 -15 years ago.
I
> have planted a lot more back in the wild. About 500 along trail at my
> campground last year.
>
> I saw a Purple and white plicata growing a lot of places. Likely
> Steppingout.
> I traded for it and made a few other trades. Then I was at a friends house
> that was on the internet 4 years ago. I looked up iris and have been
hooked
> since.
> I got a computer a month later and have second one now.
>
>
> Mike Greenfield
> redear@infinet.com
> SW OH Zone 5b, USA
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