Re: Japanese Iris!!!

Irisborer@aol.com wrote:
> 
> June 19th brought the first flush of bloom to my Japanese Iris (I. ensata), a
> full week early.  The season now seems to be compressing somewhat - earlier in
> the spring, things were about 3 weeks early!
> 
> I'm not counting the "Springtime" series.
> 
> Anyway.... I have more buds on my JI's than I've ever seen and I anticipate a
> glorious 'dancin' in the street'-type season.
> 
> First to bloom was TEA CEREMONY.... a 3-petal white with wide grape band on
> the falls.  CENTER OF ATTENTION squeaked out a few glorious greyed purple
> 6-petal blooms and two seedlings that I've kept for awhile are also beginning
> - one a 6-petal dark purple with large yellow signals.... the other a 3-petal
> white with almost black stylearms and dark purple standards.  Good color - ho
> hum irises.
> 
> For anyone on the list who has not yet discovered JI's, you have my deepest
> sympathy.  IMHO, they are a most regal and elegant addition to the summer
> garden - more subtle than TB's and more graceful too.
> 
> And in typical kathyguest fashion.... now that they're in bloom again I
> realize I certainly DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH AND MUST HAVE MORE,MORE,MORE!!!
> 
> whew.... sorry.
> 
> Speaking of sorry..... I sure am sorry that this list is now on life-suppport.
> I wonder if it can ever be rehabilitated.  John should be beatified or
> something similar.
> 
> Kathy Guest
> E. Aurora, NY... where she is participating in an outreach gardening program
> today for daylilies... but she just KNOWS that she'll be telling folks to
> consider JI's as a 'companion plant'
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