Re: Intro-Bio
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Intro-Bio
- From: B*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 5 May 2000 06:38:48 EDT
Morning from North Carolina!!!!
I have joined a few days ago to try to learn something more about my favorite
flower.
I am growing them in the sandhills/coastal plains of NC and I am trying to
learn as I go. I apologize if my questions sound realy dumb but could
someone give me an idea of what I have so I will know what to watch out for.
First, I have common Iris...a solid white early bloomer with a pale yellow
beard, a purpleish-blue early bloomer, and a dark royal purple with matching
beard that is a show stopper!!! I do not know the names of these but they
are all old flowers and do wonderful. The white ones are small...only about
four inches high.
In October 1997, I was given the 6 new ones...Magic Hope (purple below and
bronz above. Rocky Mountain High which did nothing. Jewel Starlight which
is doing nothing but leaves. The Congrats did nothing either. Fortune
Teller is the largest
iris that I have seen...it is a pale lavander all over and is probably about
6-8 inches...a very showy flower. Mary Madrigal is a medium purple bottom
and creamy top... a smaller iris but charming. This flower will also
ususally produce a seed pod nearly every year... by itself. I have been told
that this is rare???
This year I have planted 3 others that were girfts....Radiant Apogee, it is
suppose to be yellow. Prissy Miss which is suppose to be pink. The last is
Superstition which is suppose to be blackish-blue.
I also do herbs...so I will always have thyme on my hands (okay, I will leave
humor to the professionals!!!)... old fashioned flowers....sweet peas, fox
gloves, peony and trying hollyhock...but it may be too hot and dry down here
in the summer
I must admit that I love the iris...there is nothing like them! Could
someone tell me what I have and a few words of terminology so I will know a
bit about the plants. I realize that they might not be the really fancy
ones... but I would want to know a bit more about what I have before I start
branching out.
My apology for maybe asking too much, but "thank you" for the time!
Sharon
Fayetteville, North carolina
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