Ipheion
James Waddick (Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:15:45 PDT)

Dear Jim Mc and all -
I thought we sort of beat Ipheion to "death" over various discussions.

One recollection was that I never knew of any self sewing in
colder climates. I assume these are akin to 'Wisley Blue' or typical
unflorum. I wonder if this is the result of multiple clones to start
with? Are commercial stocks all propagated clonally?
Do I need seedlings to encourage its weediness?

As for hardiness of 'Alberto Castillo'. I have it outdoors
for years and it is the best and extremely hardy. A no-brainer. All
the uniflorums are hardy here except for 'Rolf Fiedler' and 'Froyle
Mill' which may not be uniflorum. I wouldn't bother with 'alba'
since Alberto is the best.

I have not yet tried 'Jessie' a new dark blue, but will when
I can get a few bulbs in my hands.

Yet I still see an occasional reference to their lack of
hardiness in my zone. Alas.

best Jim W.
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