OT-Bio Zelma
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- Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 02:46:49 -0700 (MST)
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Thank you everyone for your response. I had a little trouble getting on =
to your list but the wait was worth it. The day I was added--I went =
into Iris-L La La Land. I tried to do everything. I visited Walter =
fantastic display. Entered John Jones Web Site . Visited the North Ms =
Lakes Iris Society Web page, perused the Woodland Iris Garden site etc =
Printed out the list of prize minatures besides reading all the =
messeges. I forget everything else and had a ball. How I wished that I =
had been on a computer when I started my Iris Fever about 18 years ago. =
My neighbor brought me one Iris plant and invited me to her garden. =
>From that I got the FEVER bad.
I live in the Mountains above Placerville and Pollock Pines which is =
on the main rd. to Tahoe. Our home is on top of a knoll facing west and =
at night I can see the lights of Sacramento. We have the most gorgeous =
sunsets. I have always maintained that I may not have the largest or =
prettiest Iris gardens but I have the one with the most spectular view =
around here.
Elevation is 3100" and we are in zone 7. We get a good breeze that =
seems to help us when there is frost. I have never had a frozen Iris. =
They have been covered with several feet of snow many times. Last year =
and again this year we have had so much rain. It seemed to affect the =
Iris making them bloom much later. Our peak bloom period in prior years =
was the first two weeks in May. They were much later last year and will =
be again this year. My daffodils that usually bloom in February are =
just now opening. Last year was also my first year after having dug and =
divided one half of my beds. Here the 2nd year is the best for new =
plantings but I usually always get some flowers with any that I ordered.
Recently I have been interested in Dwarf and Minature Iris. I tried =
the Japanese Iris but did not have good luck with them.
Some favorites are LACE JABOT, TOMORROW'S CHILD which I was sad to =
see was removed from the AIS list of favorites this year. I love BROWN =
LASSO which started my interest in the Dwarf varieties. Others include =
ROSE" , AMETHYST FLAME, FURLED FLAG, LORNA LEE (similar but prettier to =
me than Beverly Sills and much hardier here) MOON MISTRESS is usually =
my first one to bloom and blooms every year. ELEGANT FARMER and =
BLOOMING FOOL.
I am geting long winded so will sign off with a big THANK YOU TO =
ALL.
Zelma McDaniel zelma@directcon.net=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Thank you everyone for your =
response. I=20
had a little trouble getting on to your list but the wait was worth =
it. =20
The day I was added--I went into Iris-L La La Land. I tried to do=20
everything. I visited Walter fantastic display. =
Entered John=20
Jones Web Site . Visited the North Ms Lakes Iris Society Web page, =
perused=20
the Woodland Iris Garden site etc Printed out the list of prize =
minatures=20
besides reading all the messeges. I forget everything else and had =
a ball.=20
How I wished that I had been on a computer when I started my Iris Fever =
about 18=20
years ago. My neighbor brought me one Iris plant and invited me to =
her=20
garden. From that I got the FEVER bad.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> <FONT =
color=3D#000000>I live in=20
the Mountains above Placerville and Pollock Pines which is on the main =
rd. to=20
Tahoe. Our home is on top of a knoll facing west and at night I =
can see=20
the lights of Sacramento. We have the most gorgeous sunsets. =
I have=20
always maintained that I may not have the largest or prettiest Iris =
gardens but=20
I have the one with the most spectular view around =
here.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#000000></FONT> =20
Elevation is 3100" and we are in zone 7. We get a good breeze =
that=20
seems to help us when there is frost. I have never had a frozen =
Iris. They=20
have been covered with several feet of snow many times. Last year =
and=20
again this year we have had so much rain. It seemed to affect the =
Iris=20
making them bloom much later. Our peak bloom period in prior years =
was the=20
first two weeks in May. They were much later last year and will be =
again=20
this year. My daffodils that usually bloom in February are just =
now=20
opening. Last year was also my first year after having dug and =
divided one=20
half of my beds. Here the 2nd year is the best for new plantings =
but I=20
usually always get some flowers with any that I ordered.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> Recently I have =
been=20
interested in Dwarf and Minature Iris. I tried the Japanese Iris =
but did=20
not have good luck with them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Some favorites are LACE JABOT, =
TOMORROW'S=20
CHILD which I was sad to see was removed from the AIS list of =
favorites=20
this year. I love BROWN LASSO which started my interest in the =
Dwarf=20
varieties. Others include ROSE" , AMETHYST FLAME, =
</FONT><FONT=20
size=3D2>FURLED FLAG, LORNA LEE (similar but prettier to me than Beverly =
Sills and=20
much hardier here) MOON MISTRESS is usually my first one to bloom =
and=20
blooms every year. ELEGANT FARMER and BLOOMING =
FOOL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> I am geting long winded so will =
sign off=20
with a big THANK YOU TO ALL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Zelma McDaniel <A=20
href=3D"z*@directcon.net">zelma@directcon.net</A> </FONT><=
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