CULT: Titan's Glory and PBF
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- Subject: CULT: Titan's Glory and PBF
- From: L* R* <l*@loc.gov>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 07:55:53 -0600 (MDT)
On Mon, 2 Jun 1997 Amy Rupp, et. al. wrote:
>
> > There does seem to be an environmental factor. Here, it's shade. The
> > purple base fades noticeably in full sun.
>
> Yeah, the iris I have labelled as TITAN'S GLORY does *not* have PBF, nor
> do any of its neighbours for several plants around. It's in full sun.
My TITAN'S GLORY *does* have very pronounced PBF and it is also in full
sun.
I got it from Cooleys in 1994 and it has yet to bloom, but in all
fairness, it frost-heaved its first winter and spent the next year
recovering. When it didn't bloom in 1996 I decided dividing and soil
amendments (alfalfa) were in order, so this was its first spring since
being divided quite late last season (but it didn't frost heave again).
The PB foliage looks great--nice wide tall leaves. Healthy, vigorous
looking plant in a not very healthy, vigorous garden. It had better bloom
next year or it's in trouble in my garden.
Lois Rose, in Central Virginia (Partlow, to be exact)
25 mi. SW of Fredericksburg in southern Spotsylvania County
on a little hill overlooking my murkey farm pond in the middle of 50 acres
USDA Zone 7; peak TB bloom May 15
LAs in full bloom at present
