SPU: starting to grow on me

I have to put in another plug for the smaller spurias.

I've grown I. graminea for a while and always liked it, and
some of the larger hybrid spurias in others' gardens had
always looked interesting.  So, I got a few award winning
hybrids and gave them a try, with poor to fair results--one
grew and bloomed, others survived, others died.  While
I was in the midst of that experiment, some on this list 
recommended Belise, so I planted one of it.  I also got
an I. carthaliniae selection from Schafer-Sacks.  In just
one year, these latter two have made great, healthy-looking
plants and blooming perfectly symmetrical and balanced,
long-lasting blooms.  The flowers are elegant with
great structure, to me even more attractive than the
hybrids with wider petals.

It's so inspiring that I am working on getting more of the 
spuria species, some from SIGNA seed, and a few little 
plants that I found last week at Arrowhead Alpines.
If they do as well, which I've heard from others may
be likely, this area of plants is a secret that iris growers
are keeping way too well.

        --Jim
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Jim Wilson, Oxford, OH, USDA Zone 6a, AIS garden judge, Region 6
growing medians, TBs, Siberians, JIs, and a few SPU and species
wilsonjh@one.net    http://miavx1.muohio.edu/~wilsonjh
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