Re: I have a purple bloom
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] I have a purple bloom
- From: z*@mindspring.com
- Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 23:05:06 -0400
From: z88keys@mindspring.com
>From: "Lucy Harris" <harrisfamily@coastalnet.com>
>
>I was in my garden this afternoon and discovered an Iris Bud getting
>ready to bloom. It was not there on Saturday and it's been too cold
>since. There are three buds and the top one is open enough to see
>that it is going to be a purple flower. The stem is not straight, it
>curled.
> Is this too early, for North Carolina? I didn't get flowers until
>May when I was in Oklahoma. I found my list of Iris names and I did
>buy rebloomers. When the bloom opens I will get a picture and post
>it. I am excited to see all my flowers in bloom.
>
> My List of Iris Names
>
>Rebloomers: Jewel Baby - Harvest of Memories - Floorshow - Earl of
>Essex - Feed Back - Breakers
>
>Regular Iris Blooms: Before the Storm - Strller Lights - Stepping
>Little - Wabash - Stepping Out - Circus Stripe - Mary Frances -
>Skating Party - Sultan's Palace - Lady Friend - Alaskan Sea - Aztec
>Sun - Gold Galore - Chain of Gold - Baby Bengal - Way Out West - Role
>Model - Rapertee TB-68 - Copper Classis - Samurai Warrior - Fire Ball
>- Condottier - All That Jazz - Broadway - Bold Gold - Classic Look -
>Full Tide - Morgan Raider - Can Can Red - Today's Fashion -
>ReinCarnation - Raspberry Fudge - Island Fiesta - Pretty Karen
>
>I purchased these Iris Rhizomes in Enid, Oklahoma during late July
>1998 at a community sale, "Crazy Daze Sale". They were in sealed
>five dollar bags. Some I ordered during the local spring flower
>show. I also have unnamed plants given to me by a neighbor. These
>bloomed purple, yellow & white, purple & white, white, dark purple
>almost black, peachy/orange and solid yellow.
>
>Lucy in Jacksonville, North Carolina
>
I had RENOWN in bloom last week along with I BLESS. No dwarfs open yet.
Lovely flowers on RENOWN, but a short stalk. Lloyd Zurbrigg in Durham NC
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