Re: LILAC IRISES - QUIET FRIENDSHIP

My favorite in this color range is QUIET FRIENDSHIP (Gaulter 90), a good 
grower & heavy bloomer.  It is interesting in that the color varies for me 
according to the soil acidity.  My desert soil is very alkaline and this is 
compounded by alkaline water.  When I amend a bed, I use lots of compost and soil 
sulphur to bring up the acidity.  First year bloom on QUIET FRIENDSHIP is a 
gorgeous rosy lavender - definitely fitting the 'Lilac' definition.  But, the second 
year, as the soil inevitably becomes more alkaline, it blooms plain old 
lavender - without the rosy tint.  The difference in color really threw me the first 
time it happened.
Kathy Chilton
Tucson, AZ
Zone 8/9
Where the ABs are sending up some stalks & temps are in the mid 80's already.

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