SIB: for warmer climates
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- Subject: SIB: for warmer climates
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 20:23:00 -0600 (MDT)
Mark Cook wrote:
>> the '98 plant list from the Hollingworths in
>> Michigan and they mentioned that their BAND OF ANGELS did well in
>> the hotter regions of the United States....
>I would like to hear more about this. If Siberians will not grow
>here, they will not grow anywhere in Florida.
Made a mistake about the name of the Siberian altho' the train
was on the right track....it was OVER IN GLORYLAND not BAND OF
ANGELS. :) From the Hollingworth's blurb about Over in G.:
"Its floriferous displays caught a lot of people's attention at
the Virginia and Georgia AIS Conventions in 1991 and 1992, and it
seens that it may be a good iris for the south." It goes on to
say, "I think it does even better up north where it grows taller and
shows some branching. Runner-up for the Walthar Cup (most votes
for an iris in all classes) in 1996."
Mark, this iris shares ancestry with CORONATION ANTHEM - notably
JEWELLED CROWN'S lines (JEWELLED CROWN is C.A.'s pod parent). Give
it a try....$8 from the Hollingworth's Windwood Gardens. They are
online at:
R. & J. Hollingworth <72302.1143@compuserve.com>
(OVER IN GLORYLAND is a Tet.- "very dark velvety blue-purple with a
notable light gold blaze...." from the plant list.)
Ellen
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Ellen Gallagher / e_galla@moose.ncia.net
Siberian iris robin / sibrob@ncia.net
Northern New Hampshire, USA / USDA Zone 3
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