Neomarica - more

Lee Poulsen wpoulsen@pacbell.net
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:39:04 PST
I grow Neomarica northiana, N. caerulea, and N. sabini. The first two  
are mature and the N. caerulea blooms every summer once the weather  
gets hot enough. It can actually take quite a bit of cold. I've seen  
it growing in the ground in Austin, TX and the owner says it survives  
down to around 20°F. Summers in Austin are very warm and humid, so it  
probably loves the summers there.

Mauro Peixoto has photos of the following species (as well as two  
very nice looking unnamed species):

Neomarica candida
http://mpeixoto.sites.uol.com.br/iridaceae/…

Neomarica glauca
http://mpeixoto.sites.uol.com.br/iridaceae/…

Neomarica pardina
http://mpeixoto.sites.uol.com.br/iridaceae/…

Neomarica pulchella
http://mpeixoto.sites.uol.com.br/iridaceae/…

Neomarica sabini
http://mpeixoto.sites.uol.com.br/iridaceae/…

He sells seeds of some of these from time to time (that's where I got  
my N. sabini which looks large enough now that it might bloom next  
summer--I can't wait). His seeds are very good and I get very good  
germination from them.
http://mpeixoto.sites.uol.com.br/Seeds.html

--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena, California, USA, USDA Zone 10a



On Nov 17, 2006, at 4:01 PM, Paul Tyerman wrote:
>   I have
> never seen any other Neomaricas available, either by seed or plant.
>
> Just for your info as to what might be here in Aus.  I am definitely
> interested in other species as well.
>





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