Re: African irises?
- Subject: Re: African irises?
- From: "* K* H* <H*@zool.umd.edu>
- Date: Tue, 5 Mar 96 12:40:56 MST
> what the heck, why not fill my brain with more information than it has room
> for - now i want to know if Neomarica look like iris? i guess i need to know
> in case i ever move to brazil, or florida. actually, after this winter,
> florida doesn't sound half bad.
>
> linda mann e tenn usa
>
Linda:
This need not be useless information - I grow one Neomarica and two
species of Dietes here in central Virginia. They stay outside and do
very well from late spring through fall, then they come inside for
the winter. If fact, the Neomarica is blooming right now (and it
does look very much like a beardless iris).
However, I must agree with Clarence that they should not be called
*irises.* Just call them irids, which they are (besides, it's
cool to have something different from the rest of the irises)
Dustin Howarth
Zone 6b, Ashland (central) Va
howarth@zool.umd.edu
