Iris dichotoma
James Waddick (Wed, 05 Jul 2006 06:25:49 PDT)

Dear all;
Iris dichotoma is very hardy. Easily Zone 3 and possibly
further north. I recommend growing it from seed which is very easy.
This is one of the parents of Candy Lilies (xPardancanda). The other
is Belamcanda Chinensis (Now Iris domestica).

These Candy Lilies actually show a variety of colors and
forms-some closer to I dichotoma - others closer to I domestica. I
like the ones that have the I dichotoma forms, but a variety of
colors from white to yellow, pink, red, purple etc. These take some
careful selection of seedlings.

A nice things is they bloom very late in the day- about the
time you might return from a day of work, these are just open and
fresh. Each flower last just a day, but there may be a hundred on
each well branched stallk and they open over a long period. And they
are drought tolerant too.

Best Jim W.
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Dr. James W. Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd.
Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
USA
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