SPEC: I. japonica variegata
- Subject: SPEC: I. japonica variegata
- From: S* O*
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 06:41:16 PST
From: "Sterling Okase" <sterling_o@hotmail.com>
> Bill Shear <BILLS@hsc.edu>said:
>japonica is borderline hardy here, has bloomed once in 10 years. Most
>years it freezes back. Plants in the greenhouse bloom in March. I
also
>note that in the garden it tends to revert and you have to keep pulling
out
>the all-green fans.
Hi Talk-ers,
My I. japonica variegata (I got mine under the name Aphrodite) rarely
blooms, maybe once every three years if I am lucky. I grow mine out in
the garden and it does fine in my zone 8 location. I notice it burns in
full sun so I now grow it in part sun/ part shade. I no longer pull out
the all green fans because I have found that all green fans will give
birth to variegated fans. I have convinced myself that a wandering stand
of variegated japonica with a few green fans thrown in is more
interesting to look at...........(or maybe I am too lazy, I dunno)
Iris Maniac,
Sterling (not Innerst)
Seattle, WA. Zone 8
AIS, KCIS, HIPS and MIS
And Friday Night Chat-o-phile
sterling_o@hotmail.com
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