Re: Blue-Eyed Grass
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- Subject: Re: Blue-Eyed Grass
- From: "* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1998 12:47:54 +0000
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Mike00Rita@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hi
> BEG is sisyrinchium bellum. I don't know about your area but this little
> plant can become a bit out of hand if not delt with right away.. It reseeds
> easily. I just move it anytime the mood suits me. Watering before and after
> where I want it to survive. It is in the iridacae family
> I have 3 varieties of SISYRINCHIUM and basically try to keep them in
> shady areas so they won't get too happy!
> The JIs are happily blooming away. Bless their blooms! It rained today
> for which I was very pleased. I can enjoy the flowers from inside just fine
> for today.
> Last week I did see the "yellow JI". It appears to me to be a JI
> psuedocorus cross. The stem was much like psuedocorus parent but the bloom
> was nearly 3 inches wide and long on a 2 year plant. It was a pretty butter
> tone with a faint line typical of p. There was also an almost apricot
> tones,very short sibbling next to it. It will be a couple years before there
> are enough plants are built up for sale.
>
> Rita B
> zone 7 Western Washington
> 60f at 8 pm and very sunny at the moment
> sun set is 9 25 this evening
