Re: TDF Pink Irises
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: TDF Pink Irises
- From: m*@ix.netcom.com
- Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 11:02:20 -0600 (MDT)
Rick Tasco/Roger Duncan wrote:
>
> Dorothy C. Frisbie wrote:
> >
> > At 11:07 AM 5/20/97 -0600, you wrote:
> >
> > >If you're looking for a really true pink - try Lenora Pearl. It is one
> > >of the truest pinks I have seen. Let me know if you can't find it. I
> > >have a bunch and would'nt mind sending you a start.
> > >
> > Thanks, Diana, for telling me about LENORA PEARL -- the only 2 iris catalogs
> > I have on hand at the present are the ones from Cal-Dixie and Stockton and
> > neither of them list it. However, I'll ask around to find out who might
> > carry it -- if I don't find a good source, your generous offer of a start
> > will be gratefully accepted!
> >
> Dorothy,
>
> The reason that your catalogs do not list Lenora Pearl is
> that...IMHO...it does not like California. At least it did not do well
> in my garden and I tried growing it for 3 years. Many visitors to my
> garden like Vanity when choosing a pink iris. They also like Pink Rose
> and Summit Sweetie.
>
> Rick Tasco
> Superstition Iris Gardens
> Central CAlifornia in the beautiful foothills of the Sierra Nevadas.
> Zone 8
Dorothy & Rick:
Do either of you grow MAGIC or MAGIC WISH? These are also pretty pinks.
Do you know if they will grow there? Rick - why won't Lenora Pearl grow
there? Is it the soil - we are heavy clay based. Is it the climate - we
go from 110+ summers to 10* in winters. Is it the rain - we have dry
summers, nice fall/winters, wet springs.
Would you like another try at LENORA PEARL? Ghio iris do not grow well
for some of us over here. Perhaps it's the above problem differences we
have in climates.
Diana
