Re: Early Bloom
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- Subject: Re: Early Bloom
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 19:12:59 -0700 (MST)
Z88KEYS@aol.com wrote:
>
> Can anyone explain how it is that I have a tall bearded iris in bloom on
> March 7, - - and not a single pumila or SDB open yet?The TB is MATRIX. A
> seedling of MATRIX bloomed with the dwarfs two years ago. There is just the
> one stalk, but it has withstood many frosts during its growth. I am utterly
> amazed. Lloyd Zurbrigg, Durham NC Zone 7.5
LLoyd,
Your climate is turning into, heavens forbid, California. It is not
unusual here for reblooming iris to bloom any month of the year if the
winter is mild enough. Last fall and winter I did not have a hard frost
until February and had talls blooming from October until February. I
have Bernice Miller's Radiant Angel blooming now and nary a dwarf in
sight.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central CAlifornia
Zone 8
