Re: OT:Walking Iris
- Subject: Re: OT:Walking Iris
- From: w* b* c*
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 23:02:12 -0500
From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
> Leslie, where do you buy walking iris? I would be interested in a
source or
> catalogue that had them for sale. I never heard about them before and am
> curious what they look like. Are there any pictures on the web I could
see?
> Thanks, Pat in CO.
Pat,
I am not Leslie, but here goes. An image of the white/purple Walking
Iris (Neomarica) can be found at Rodney Barton's North American Native Iris
Page. Also, an image of the yellow Walking Iris (Trimezia fosteriana?) can
be found there too. The yellow Walking Iris is the same plant I use the
local name "Tiger Eye Iris" for. Click on the section of miscellaneous
Irid Photos to get to those images.
The URL for Rodney's page is
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
These plants are quite tender, and must be over wintered indoors in a
sunny room in the Colorado climate. I am unsure of the hardiness of either
type. The Neomarica was undamaged when covered by sheets when the
temperature dipped to 24 F. The Trimezia kills to the ground when the
temperature falls into the 20's, but recovers in the spring. It is grown
in Zone 8b southward.
Mark A. Cook
billc@atlantic.net
Dunnellon, Florida. Clear skies, 46 F, may go into the dreaded 30's.
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