That sounds like a low count to me, Jim. I guess it depends on your clump size, but mine produce between 80- 100 or more in a season. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McKenney" <jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 4:49 PM Subject: [pbs] Iris unguicularis > > Has anyone seen data which gives the number of blooms produced by a clump > (technical term, right?) of Iris unguicularis during its blooming season? > > I have not counted mine yet, but last year it must have produced at least > two dozen flowers spread out over a period of a bit more than four months. > > I was not keeping track of this earlier, but on the basis of what I > remember > my plant has so produced about twelve flowers since it started in > November. > > It keeps pumping out the flowers! > > Its relative Iris lazica, which enjoys a cushier life in the protected > cold > frame, has yet to bloom here (ever). > > Jim McKenney > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/