Floral Treats

Adam Fikso adam14113@ameritech.net
Tue, 25 May 2010 14:37:58 PDT
So--to know what we're talking about we need to post a picture or refer to a 
PARTICULAR picture,  specifically.  More trouble for the taxonomic purists.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Avent" <tony@plantdelights.com>
To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Floral Treats


> Adam:
>
> It does appear that several incorrect plants in the trade bear that
> name...imagine that!  Our plant is identical to the one pictured on the
> SIGNA (species iris group) site.
>
> http://signa.org/index.pl/…
>
>
> Tony Avent
> Plant Delights Nursery @
> Juniper Level Botanic Garden
> 9241 Sauls Road
> Raleigh, North Carolina  27603  USA
> Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
> Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
> USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
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> "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least 
> three
> times" - Avent
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]
> On Behalf Of Adam Fikso
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 5:13 PM
> To: Pacific Bulb Society
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Floral Treats
>
>  Tony and Jane?  So maybe one of you has a plant not true to name?
>
> I find it hard to believe that cultural differences of soil water and
> climate make THAT kind of difference.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tony Avent" <tony@plantdelights.com>
> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Floral Treats
>
>
>> Rodger:
>>
>> Interesting the climatic differences.  Our 20 year old clump of Iris
>> 'Holden
>> Clough' is only 2' wide, growing in richly composted soils.  We don't 
>> find
>> the flowers muddy at all, although I agree they aren't noticable from a
>> distance like a Japanese iris.
>>
>>
>> Tony Avent
>> Plant Delights Nursery @
>> Juniper Level Botanic Garden
>> 9241 Sauls Road
>> Raleigh, North Carolina  27603  USA
>> Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
>> Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
>> USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
>> email tony@plantdelights.com
>> website  http://www.plantdelights.com/
>> phone 919 772-4794
>> fax  919 772-4752
>> "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least
>> three
>> times" - Avent
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org 
>> [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]
>> On Behalf Of totototo@telus.net
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 3:21 PM
>> To: Pacific Bulb Society
>> Subject: Re: [pbs] Floral Treats
>>
>> On 24 May 2010, at 18:37, Jane McGary wrote:
>>
>>> 'Holden Clough'
>>
>> My understanding is that 'Holden Clough' has been proven to be hybrid
>> between I. pseudacorus and I. virginiana.
>>
>>> It is a vigorous spreader
>>
>> Tell me about it!
>>
>> I tore mine out five or so years ago and gave all the pieces away. Let
>> someone else deal with that thug. I can tolerate thuggishness in a garden
>> plant *if* the plant adds significantly to the garden scene, but 'Holden
>> Clough's flowers are of a very muddy color overall and hardly noticeable
>> from a distance.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Rodger Whitlock
>> Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
>> Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver
>> Island
>>
>> http://maps.google.ca/maps/…
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