Re: Found local source!

Thanks Collen! I guess I just have a very young plant. I'm looking forward to seeing it bloom. Our soil is on the acid side and autumns can be very cold (20-30 degrees F) at times so I wouldn't expect to see any flowers then. Happy just to have such a lovely plant added to my collection for free <G>.
I'm off to check out that article you mentioned.

Thanks!

Molly D


Hi Molly

English Charm is an Australian Bred Tall Bearded iris.

It has cream standards and apricot orange falls with a cream edging. It's
very pretty. Also it sometimes reblooms in autumn, especially on alkaline
soils.

Regarding breeding, this article refers to bearded iris
http://www.irises.org.au/Hybridizing.htm

Colleen Modra
Adelaide Hills
South Australia

colleen@impressiveirises.com.au
www.impressiveirises.com.au

----- Original Message -----
From: "Molly Denza" <mollyd1953@hotmail.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 2:30 AM
Subject: [iris] Found local source!


> Hi all!
>
> I found a local (less than half an hour's drive) Iris breeder. His name is
> Dana Borglum. He bred Lake Seneca (Siberian) which got an HM from the
AIS in
> 2003. Went there this morning and came back with lots of plants including a
> clump of Lake Seneca which I think is lovely. He digs then on the spot as
> you pick them (and he has dig it yourself gardens too) so the plants are
out
> of the ground only as long as it takes you to get them home and in the
> ground. Mine were planted in less than 2 hours from being dug up. I
bought a
> large clump of Siberian seedlings which I won't know much about for a year
> or two. At $6. they were irisistable !
>
> He also gave me a clump of a small Iris named English Charm. I want to find
> out more about that one.
> He also breeds Hostas and Daylillies and yes I got lots of those too.
>
> I've got a couple of questions from this:
>
> A) some plants had pods. If there are seeds how do I plant them? Is there a
> FAQ on this?
> B) what are Versicolor Iris? He had some and I really didn't grasp what
they
> were.
> C) is there a FAQ on how to breed Iris?
>
> He was very generous with his time and I didn't want to impose too much
so I
> saved those questions for this group.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Molly D.
>
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