Re: Bloom Report from the South
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- Subject: Re: Bloom Report from the South
- From: z*@mindspring.com (L.Zurbrigg)
- Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 21:38:18 -0700 (MST)
>Well folks, looks like spring is here again after a brief cool spell we
>call winter.:) Irises which have bloomed or are blooming include:
>
>I. danfordiae - finishing up now
>I DO - one of Lloyd Zurbrigg's tall bearded rebloomers, bloomed on a very
>short stalk, but gorgeous last spring. I think this stalk was stunted by a
>cool snap in late January.
>CRIMSON KING - historic bearded, in bud
>SHOOT THE MOON - tall bearded rebloomer, lusty grower here! in glorious
>bloom, 4-5 stalks on a 2nd year clump, first time it has bloomed for me.
>AUTUMN TRYST - bearded rebloomer, got it at last fall's regional meeting, a
>very pretty purple veined flower.
>GOOD HEAVENS - a Louisiana iris sending up a fan already, obviously a fluke!
>
>Daffodils are almost past peak and an occasional azalea is popping a bud or
>two. Hellebores, grape hyacinths and hyacinths are blooming. Dianthus are
>in bud. Some roses are in bud and some blooming. Daylilies are 6-8 inches,
>plus. Pacific Coast Native iris seeds have sprouted. I guess it's time for
>a killing frost now.:)
>
>-Donald
>
>Donald Mosser
>dmosser@sprintmail.com
>North Augusta, SC, USA
>USDA Zone 7b-8
Glad to hear of your prodigy stem on I DO. Mike and Anne Lowe and Keith
Keppel are coming for a visit tomorrow. Temp. tonight is forecast 36 F, but
then much lower! I shall have to cover up the eight stalks of I BLESS, and
some 8 SDB.s tomorrow night and the next. Some nice seedlings with width
and lots of rebloom in the parentage. Lloyd Z in Durham NC
