Re: Unknow water loving iris help
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- Subject: [sibrob] Re: Unknow water loving iris help
- From: s*@infi.net
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 15:06:48 -0000
--- In sibrob@y..., "J.F. Hensler" <christyh@p...> wrote:
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> From: svending@i...
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> >>Not a very good picture. I found this in a ditch at a ladys house
and ask
> if I could get a start of it. It is more of a maroon color at first
glance.
> http://scottgardens.homestead.com/siberianirisphotos.html<<
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>
> You don't say where you're located but this looks like a Louisiana
iris of
> some type. The scapes of I. brevicaulis (just one of the species)
typically
> zig-zag back and forth sharply. This species runs more to the
blue-violet
> colors so it's probably a hybrid.
>
> Should be easy to grow in average garden soil as well as marshy
areas. Just
> be sure to give it plenty of room.
>
> Christy Hensler
>
> THE ROCK GARDEN
> Newport, WA
> http://www.povn.com/rock/
> Sunshine! Highs: mid 40s with lows in the single digits
>
> I am in Kentucky zone 6 the clump I got this from was about
6 feet long by 3 feet wide. I am not sure how long it has been
there. The ones I got seem to be speading nicely even though
they are only 8 months old. I placed them in 2 different locations
one in drier soil and the other in moist soil just to see the
difference in speading and blooming habit.
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