Re: SPEC: Perennial iris

Wendy

If these are Pacific Coasts, then no wonder they do so well at your place in
the acid soil. I find that so many PCI in pots have no indication that they
need acid soil. So their survival in most of South Australia would be highly
unlikely (alkaline soils, about 8.5+). They're not too bad on transplanting
if you do reasonable size pieces in May-June. Otherwise forget it. They grow
very well for us at pH 6. We've got some seeds in from Ghio this year so
should have some interesting things from those.

If you like rich colours, try Man About Town (sort of tan-yellow and
brown-red). I assume you have About Town, an absolute must, I think it's
probably the best thing Barry has produced in the last few years. We've had
to delist it this year as we sold so much last year.

Lily my Love looks a greyish dirty pink in the catalogue, what does it
really look like?

Hope you got your catalogues OK

Colleen
South Aust.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jan Clark <janclarx@hotmail.com>
To: iris-talk@egroups.com <iris-talk@egroups.com>
Date: Friday, 6 October 2000 7:30
Subject: [iris-talk] SPEC: Perennial iris


>>So Jan , you are going to wait patiently for Lily My Love to increase...No
>>Problems, I will be happy to supply a bit in your swap list...:)
>
>Excellent! I have been eying this one off for some time in last years
>catalogue.
>I have CRAZY FOR YOU, but it has one fan, and a bloom stalk coming, and it
>doesn't look very well attatched to the soil, so I am worrying about it
>blooming out. I might put a rock on it.
>
>I wanted some pollen from it for my SDB's but I think it will be too late.
I
>might try it on LYRIQUE or SOUL SOUND which bloom later.
>
>>By the way what variety are those irises that are
>>often sold as "perrenial irises".
>
>Yes Wendy, I know exactly what you mean. Often seen in nurseries,
>Supermarkets, country markets etc. They carry a plastic label with
>'perennial iris' across the top, and a picture of a pale purple flower.
>The flower is I. unguicularis. (AKA winter iris, AKA I. stylosa by many,
>many nursery people still)
>The plant is ocassionally I. unguicularis too!
>More often than not, the contents of the pot are Pacific Coast Hybrid
>seedlings.
>Sometimes the label has written on it in black pen across the picture: Iris
>innominata, or innominata hybrids.
>
>These little tykes are incredibly hardy in many parts of Victoria, unlike
in
>many parts of their native America. I have several lovely seedlings in
bloom
>at present, and lots of fat buds holding surprises. They obviously love
>Australia, in fact I sometimes think I can hear them going 'oi oi oi!'
>
>I believe many of the seedlings which find their way to nurseries originate
>from the Red Hill iris farm, which also advertises a mail order list. Their
>named PCI's are reasonably priced, but I don't know how or when they send
>them and what their survival rates are. I think Colleen has some in her
>catalogue too.
>Both Tempo Two and Rainbow Ridge gave up on selling these by mail order.
>I find they grow best from seed, and will happily share some bee pod seeds
>with you Wendy, if you wish to grow some.
>I will take some photos of my newies and post them as soon as I get the
film
>developed.
>
>I'm just back from a garden and gallery opening, where my irises will be on
>sale in bloom in pots. My cultivar and price list was supposed to be
>finished too, for gallery visitors to take, but after spending late into
>last night, and all day today editing it, the printer ran out of black ink,
>and I had piano students to teach so couldn't go out for more. I will
finish
>it tomorrow I guess.
>Cheers, Jan
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