Tony and Jane? So maybe one of you has a plant not true to name? I find it hard to believe that cultural differences of soil water and climate make THAT kind of difference. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Avent" <tony@plantdelights.com> To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Floral Treats > Rodger: > > Interesting the climatic differences. Our 20 year old clump of Iris > 'Holden > Clough' is only 2' wide, growing in richly composted soils. We don't find > the flowers muddy at all, although I agree they aren't noticable from a > distance like a Japanese iris. > > > Tony Avent > Plant Delights Nursery @ > Juniper Level Botanic Garden > 9241 Sauls Road > Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA > Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F > Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F > USDA Hardiness Zone 7b > email tony@plantdelights.com > website http://www.plantdelights.com/ > phone 919 772-4794 > fax 919 772-4752 > "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least > three > times" - Avent > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] > On Behalf Of totototo@telus.net > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 3:21 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] Floral Treats > > On 24 May 2010, at 18:37, Jane McGary wrote: > >> 'Holden Clough' > > My understanding is that 'Holden Clough' has been proven to be hybrid > between I. pseudacorus and I. virginiana. > >> It is a vigorous spreader > > Tell me about it! > > I tore mine out five or so years ago and gave all the pieces away. Let > someone else deal with that thug. I can tolerate thuggishness in a garden > plant *if* the plant adds significantly to the garden scene, but 'Holden > Clough's flowers are of a very muddy color overall and hardly noticeable > from a distance. > > > -- > Rodger Whitlock > Victoria, British Columbia, Canada > Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver > Island > > http://maps.google.ca/maps/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/