Iris cycloglossa
James Waddick (Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:53:11 PDT)

Dear all;
Sorry to be slow to react about this wonderful Juno. It is
one of the most recent Juno species to be described and introduced to
cultivation. It is perhaps the most moisture loving of them all. It
is confined to a very small area in Afghanistan in wet stream margins
unlike any other Juno. It looks more like a Dutch iris than a Juno
with narrow foliage and wide falls.

It is best in the open not a bulb frame or bed for junos. It
does not want summer drying or baking especially. The most vigorous
bulbs I have seen were in Panayoti Kelaidis' garden. To keep it from
drying our in the naturally dry Denver climate, he placed a large
rock on top of the bulb to conserve moisture. The plants emerged from
under the rock and formed a large mass. I planted a couple under a
rock last year to imitate this method.

It has become fairly common from dutch growers and should be
tried by anyone who might have trouble keeping other Junos dry enough
since this one does not need those conditions.

Best Jim W.
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Dr. James W. Waddick
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