RE: Lace Handkerchief iris
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: RE: Lace Handkerchief iris
- From: "* M* <I*@classic.msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 10:29:17 -0600 (MDT)
David, thanks for the quick reply below. I especially appreciate the zonal
info; means it's going to have to come in the house pretty quick before the
frosts hit. Amazing what these chintzy mail-order (as opposed to the good
ones like Daffodil Mart or just about any iris supplier) don't tell you.
Barb in Santa Fe, where the ubiquitous blue "asters" are beginning to fade
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From: iris-l@rt66.com on behalf of David L. Schaffer
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 1997 10:02 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: Lace Handkerchief iris
Barbara I have this same iris on my farm. It is called Iris japonica
variegata. It is not hardy north of zone 7b. Makes a good pot plant.
Plant is spread by runners. It prefers moist humus soil, with full sun
to patrial shade. The foliage is green/white. Blooms in February through
April. Blooms are flat in form. Color is pale blue or white frilled
lace. Hence the name silver laced handkerchief. It is a beauty here.
Spreads like a weed. I mulch it here in zone 6 with no problem.
David L. Schaffer
Mr. Green Wet Thumb
