Re: spring iris


Janis writes

| My iris reticulata have come back in force every year, multiplied real well
|and are the first thing in my garden.
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|I really love iris as they open in spite of the weather,
|whereas the crocus sort of cling to themselves unless they see the sun, which
|is not common, belive me. <G>

Yes! This is one of the great advantages the reticulata irises have
over the crocuses: they stay open on cloudy days! The blooms are larger, too,
so the overall effect is just so much more colorful.

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Tom Tadfor Little         tlittle@lanl.gov  -or-  telp@Rt66.com
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