Re: Iris in Florida
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- Subject: Re: Iris in Florida
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 20:25:46 -0700 (MST)
Mark Cook writes:
>
> Today, I went to a plant exhibition and sale hosted by the Master
> Gardeners of Marion County, Florida. This event was held in Ocala.
Among
> the various plants for sale were some Irises that have green and white
> variegated leaves. These were potted, well established plants that were
> the increase off a clump that it turns out is growing about three miles
> from where I live.
> Well, I ended up with two pots for a dollar. Each pot contains a
> plant with three or four fans. It is going to be interesting to see how
> this turns out. I will provide updates as needed. If I can get it to
> bloom, then I will have to try to figure out what type of Iris this is...
Hi Mark!
There was discussion on the list around the end of September about a
variegated form of I. japonica. This sounds like a more probable candidate
for your new acquistion than I. pallida, which is what a couple of people
have already suggested. I make this statement on the contrarian principle
that anything that grows well here, as I. pallida does, is unlikely to
flourish in Florida, while something like japonica, which would be
impossible to grow here is likely to find a happy home in the Sunshine
State.(-:
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
