Re: Species irises
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Species irises
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 17:22:21 -0500 (EST)
On Tue, 26 Nov 1996, Avocet International wrote:
> The following species have all flowered for me and that almost all of them
> have been grown from seed. The success rate when one starts from seeds is
> much higher than when starting from plants.
> danfordiae
I just read last night that I. danfordiae did not like cold
winters and I was going to plant it inside in a pot....I like
the color, shape, etc. Are your plants outside, perhaps in a
rock garden?
> example, on a first date, I took a first year Engish major university
> collecting for animals from the mud of a local river. She ended up wet and
> covered in mud, her pants badly torn, and not in the best of humour! The
> final outcome was that we have been married now for 37 years!
Loved this story!
Thank you for your wonderful list of species - it will be
in my iris wish list.
Ellen Gallagher
e_galla@moose.ncia.net
Lancaster, New Hampshire, USA
Zone 3a (no doubt about it :-((
AIS, CIS, SSI, SJI, MIS, DIS, SIGNA