Re: New (to me) iris
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: New (to me) iris
- From: t*@lanl.gov (Tom Tadfor Little)
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 09:01:08 -0600
Carol writes
:Anyway--this catalog lists Iris forestii, iris gracilipes, I. graminea, I.
:sikkimensis and I X Pardanacacanda X norrisii. Since I asked for most of
:these, I'd love to know what people can tell me about them!
:
X Pardancanda norrissii is the result of a cross between the vesper iris
(Pardanthopsis dichotoma--not an iris, strictly speaking, but a close
relation) and the blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis). The flowers look
like brightly colored speckled butterflies hovering over the plants. There
is a wide color range. It's a very nice garden plant, but for some reason
mine persisted only a couple years. I'll try them again soon.
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