Re: I. unguicularis
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- Subject: Re: I. unguicularis
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 20:54:24 -0700 (MST)
Donald Eaves wrote:
>
> I hope not many of this years blooms are going to be deformed. Always
> disappointing. However, my unguicularis is still putting on a show. Is
> anyone else having good luck this year? It has been carrying from six to
> eleven blooms for several weeks now. For once I have a plant that looks
> like the advertisements in the catalogs - those impossibly beautiful photos
> of plants smothered in color! How long is it going to last, I wonder?
>
> Donald
> donald@eastland.net
> between Abilene and Fort Worth, Texas
Donald,
I have four clumps of I. Unguicularis species which have been blooming
since November, but after our heavy rains of early January they are
simply outdoing themselves. I had one clump with 23 blossoms open at
once. I have found that the named clones such as Walter Butt and
Marginata are not nearly as floriferious. The species usually bloom
thru February for me.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
