Re: CULT: Blyth iris
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Blyth iris
- From: "* G* C* <j*@erols.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 18:57:08 -0600 (MDT)
Walter A. Moores wrote:
>
> On Thu, 11 Sep 1997, John Montgomery wrote:
>
> > At 11:08 AM 9/11/97 -0600, Linda wrote:
> > >Thanks Rick. The other places that I know of that grow Blyth intros
> > >commercially are in Texas (?) and Keith Keppel. Wonder if it freezes
> > >often where Keith is now?
> > ==================================================
> >
> > I may have missed the early part of this discussion but if the question is
> > - Will Blyth irises survive where it freezes? - My answer is yes.
>
> When I lived in Texas, I had no problems whatsoever with Blyth
> irises and when I moved to MS, I brought them with me. The problem in the
> South and in my MS garden is that they start an early growth cycle in
> late winter or early spring only to be zapped by a cold snap in March.
> Very few Blyth irises have bloomed well here and rarely reach registered
> height. The only one I can recommend without hesitation is TOUCH OF
> BRONZE. Nothing keeps it from blooming.
>
> Walter Moores
> Enid Lake, MS 7/8
Walter, John and Linda -- The few Blyths that I have do just fine here
in northern Virginia, where we have plenty of freezing weather --
CHINESE TREASURE, AMBER SNOW, CHAMPAGNE ELEGANCE (1/2 Blyth by
Niswonger), NEUTRON DANCE and an unidentified one that has the Blyth
look -- may be BEACH GIRL. These seem to work well with my seedlings
from old velvet-falls varieties, so I have picked up a few more Blyths
this year. One thing I would concede -- they all come up shorter than
the registered height, but are still vigorous. We'll see how the new
ones do.
Griff Crump, alomg the tidal Potomac near Mount Vernon, VA
jgcrump@erols.com
