Re: OT: Night-Bloomers, now Vespertine Iris
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- Subject: Re: OT: Night-Bloomers, now Vespertine Iris
- From: R* S* <r*@bellatlantic.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 19:35:19 -0700 (MST)
Barbara Mann wrote:
>
> Okay, I know there are no strictly night-blooming iris, but there are
> certainly iris that show up beautifully right after sunset and up until
> nearly full dark, so they could be a welcome addition to a vespertine (wow!
> a new word--I like it!) garden. Many of the paler whites, blue-whites, and
> lavenders pick up the late light well, but there are some special ones,
> notably some of the arilbreds (Sharon, jump right in here!) are outstanding
> in this regard. Sharon's GHOST DANCER got its name for this reason, thought
> unfortunately it never bloomed in my garden before it died, so I never got
> to see it. But some of the others with blue standards (I can't go look them
> up right now, as all my records are stored while I'm tiling the bedroom,
> which is taking a while) have bloomed here, and their soft glow in the
> evening is enough to make one jump for joy. Carefully, of course, so one
> doesn't stumble over something in the gathering gloom.
>
> Barb in Santa Fe
Thank you for the information. I just wonder if it would be possible to
hybridize a strictly night blooming Iris. I will cerently print off your
message and search for the Irises you named.
Richard
