Re: the 'irisborer's report:)

From: Ellen Gallagher <sibrob@ncia.net>

Kathy Guest wrote:

> Some named varieties that impressed me were  YAMETOMO, a
> 3-fall greyed purple with grape standards, RASPBERRY GEM, red/violet >with a
blue halo and prominent signal....

My favorite Japanese iris is RASPBERRY GEM (Anna Mae Miller, 1988) and I 
always raved about it every year on the iris-l. I personally think it is 
spectacular. It is a late bloomer here in Zone 3 - registered as M-L.
Two years ago, it was still blooming on Labor Day. :)

The Japanese irises started blooming yesterday here with SAPPHIRE STAR 
the first (3 fall) and MOUNTAIN GROTTO and DIRIGO DEBUTANTE opening 
today.  DIRIGO D. was just received in May so it may be a little off in 
the bloom season. John White sent it from Maine after I bid on it at the 
Japanese Symposium in Toronto last fall.

Some hostas are in full bloom and only MESA PEARL and ESTHER C.D.M. are 
still in bloom - last Siberians. :(

Cheers,

Ellen

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Ellen Gallagher
sibrob@ncia.net
New Hampshire, USA
Zone 3


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