Kochii and irises blooming here
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- Subject: Kochii and irises blooming here
- From: D* M* <d*@southconn.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 19:40:51 -0700 (MST)
Mike Lowe, Clarence, others, please elaborate on kochii. Is this a species
name?
On the subject of older irises in bloom, I have noticed over the last month
that numerous stalks of a white bearded iris with yellow beards are
blooming throughout my local area. Any ideas as to what this is officially
called? I. albicans?
Also I have noticed a red-violet bearded iris with what must be white or
yellow beards (only seen from the car while driving). Any ideas on what
this one really is? Some people might call this one a purple, but I would
describe it as a hot purple with a definite reddish influence.
These two seem different in form, as well, with the white one having more
opened standards and narrower falls than the purple. Both, however, seem
to be blooming long before any modern beardeds in my area.
-Donald (eagerly awaiting stalks of JEWEL BABY and noticed that RARE
EDITION has a fluffy-puffy leaf that might be a bud in the making!)
Donald Mosser
Member of AIS, HIPS, SIGNA, SSI, SLI, SPCNI, and IRIS-L
dmosser@southconn.com
http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/5570
North Augusta, South Carolina, USA
On the South Carolina and Georgia Border
USDA Zone 7b-8
