RE: CULT: Foliage Only Irises
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- Subject: RE: [iris-talk] CULT: Foliage Only Irises
- From: M* M*
- Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 13:12:36 -0400
Hi Walter,
The only one I have is Baboon Bottom and it bloomed in its second year --
awful name for a pretty flower. I have heard from others that the Kasparek
stuff doesn't seem to do well in warmer climes. Tit for tat -- I'm
personally happy that someone is selecting for cold hardiness.
Maureen Mark
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (zone 4) -- where lots of buds are in evidence from
the tropic temperatures last week and the weather has turned cool again
> The following is a list of bearded irises that I have been growing
> for foliage only. Some have been here for five years, a few have
> been moved to different locations in the garden, and all still refuse
> to bloom. They get the same TLC that the bloomers get. The last
> two years have been very good for irises here, and I would imagine
> that more than ninety percent of what I grow has bloomed. Am I
> the only person having trouble blooming these irises? These were
> all bought from the originators or a reliable source, so I feel they
> are true to name. They are in different rows or beds and are
> scattered all over the garden. They are:
>
> Baboon Bottom
> Blue Suede Shoes
> Cherry Lane
> Doodah
> Fantasm
> Frosting
> Gnu
> Gnu Again
> Great Gatsby
> Gypsy Romance
> Jazzed Up
> Lamb's Share
> Misty Lady
> Night Attack
> Oh Jamaica
> Rainbow Goddess
> Saharan Sun
> Spanish Fireball
> Swingtown
> Too Sweet
> Velvet Underground
> Voltage
> Walkara
>
> One that was going to be on this list, Overnight Sensation, finally
> bloomed the other day. It was a big disappointment....just an
> ordinary blah blue bi-tone (neglecta). It did not measure up to its
> name.
>
> Walter Moores
> Enid Lake, MS 7/8 USA
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