Re: OT: Aristea ecklonii
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- Subject: Re: OT: Aristea ecklonii
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 18:06:37 -0600
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <cwalters@digitalpla.net>
Mark Cook writes:
> A fellow on the Florida Garden List has sent me two images of this
> plant, which looks somewhat like a giant form of Blue Eyed Grass. Could
> any of you all tell me about this Irid? All I know about it is the
above,
> and that it will grow in Tallahassee, Florida.
Mark,
The following info is from the Sunset Western Garden Book:
Aristea ecklonii (Iridaceae) perennial for full sun to part shade; requires
moderate water
Swordlike evergreen leaves form 2ft. clumps, above which rise winged,
flattened 21/2 ft branching flower stalks that bear bright blue
six-petalled flowers less than an inch wide. Individual flowers are
short-lived, but new ones appear over a long season. Remove spent flower
stems to prevent aggressive self-sowing.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
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