Re: Cult I. Minutaurea
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- Subject: Re: Cult I. Minutaurea
- From: "* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 13:02:05 -0700 (MST)
Henryanner@aol.com wrote:
>
> John,
>
> The BIS book says, p. 122, I. minutoaurea Makino. I'd go with that. Cannot
> see them using an invalid binomial.
>
> As I recall Clarence's bloomed last year and really quite early. Check the
> archives. And make sure yours has ribbed leaves or it may be the bogus acorus
> one.
>
> Anner Whitehead, Richmond,Va
> Henry Hall henryanner@aol.com
Thank you all. (Anner, Bill and Kathy). Anner, does the ribbing run
longitudinally or laterally (crosswise - whatever the right term is...). The
plants I have appear to have a ridge running longitudinally up the leaf. There
may be others but I will have to wait till the leaves grow a little more to be sure.
Do you know (or anyone else for that matter) if I.M. has purple based foliage.
Mine looks like it does, although I really want to see some new leaves before
I pass on that.
I have potted mine in a mix of half azalea potting mix and half regular
potting mix with added vermiculite, perlite and sand for drainage. I wanted to
be able to try them in different locations and thought my native clay was too
neutral to be good for them.
John | "There be dragons here"
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