Re: Ottawa blooming irises :)
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- Subject: Re: Ottawa blooming irises :)
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 08:11:37 -0600 (MDT)
Ian Efford wrote:
>Well, this last week has resulted in my moving from one iris flowering -
>pumila, to quite a few.
>DB Orange Caper, Knickknack, Ritz
>
>MB Honey Melon, a brown-red that does well but remains unnamedm Little
>Bucaneer, Circlette
>pumila, pallida, lutescens, reichenbachii, aphylla, aphylla x pumila
I. pallida (Aurea) has some color showing in a mixed border...
No other species doing anything...
>Two are most interesting. The grey aphylla mentioned above, which is
>all of 3 inches high including the flower (the stem is about half an
>inch) and the cengialtii, which is identified as coming from Kew. This
>specimen has a brownish flower that appears to be a varient of
>variegata.
What fun trying to i.d. Bruce's specimens....
>Hope this will encourage our friends in New Hampshire and some areas of
>upper state New York, who seem to have a season that is even behind the
>Canadians!
Have no fear - Zone 3 is alive with MDBs.
'Suslik' - 2 plants and one has 10 bloomstalks and is outstanding,
'Atroviolacea' - 2 plants looking cute
'Cradle Days' - 2 plants all ablaze with multiple bloomstalks.
All the rest of the MDBs are ready to pop and the SDBs are in fat
bud.
It is a welcome relief to plant rhizomes in July and see bloom in
May and the first part of June....the beardless take a longer time
before bloom but they are worth it.
All the bearded looking good including the TBs which I think look
out of place in my garden which is heavy on alpines and low-
growing plants. The Siberian and Japanese irises are in different
sections of the property and they are so graceful that they look
ok.
About time I planned a landscaped garden instead of sticking them
in where I saw dirt....:-)
Cheers,
Ellen (black flies have ferocious this season - had a mosquito hat
that did no good as they are even smaller than that - sending
away for a 'bug-baffler' suit today)
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Ellen Gallagher e_galla@moose.ncia.net
Lancaster, New Hampshire, USA
AIS Region I, New England
USDA Zone 3a
>
>Ian
>
>PS I assume that you all watched the race and saw Bailey win!
