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Pamela
head gardener
Australia
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 Posted - 27/08/2008 : 19:39:58
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Here are some photos of the little iris that I sent Kito. It started with one pudgy one in a pot when I came here that was thrown in a dry horrible bed with gum trees, no water and no care. It has 4 years later multiplied massively and is heading to the bed next to it. I love it and am currently aiming to transplant it to several other DRY places in my garden, where I can find a dry place that is. I might add I tie the horses up on one of these trees when I am going to do a float loading session with one of them or floating them and Elle at least has trampled over this bed many times but they spring back up (BTW I am going to have a wooden rail put in away from this bed to tie them up and save the poor plants but I assure you it is HARDY).
Jan - you do know what it is?????? Does anyone else?????? It is a delight. Palest blue flowers in mass at the moment.
"The air of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears."
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Edited by - Pamela on 27/08/2008 19:42:52 |
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Gail
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 27/08/2008 : 19:50:03
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I hope mine looks like that one day, it looks beautiful.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
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Pamela
head gardener
Australia
3949 Posts |
Posted - 27/08/2008 : 19:51:59
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Just do nothing to it and plant it in a dry place - but Jan will tell us, I hope :-)
"The air of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." |
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Siri
dirt-poker
Australia
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Posted - 27/08/2008 : 19:59:32
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Iris japonica, but not japanese iris (I. ensata, previously I.kaempheri)
It is a lovely plant massed like that under trees, and the flowers are so delicate. I love it! It is a close relative of I. tectorum. Both are classed as crested irises, as they have a crest rather than a beard. Itis sometimes called I. fimbriata in plant catalogues, but that is a misnomer.
I believe it is native to China.
Cheers, Jan |
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 27/08/2008 : 20:08:58
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Oh Well Pipped at the post again..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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Pamela
head gardener
Australia
3949 Posts |
Posted - 27/08/2008 : 20:41:49
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Mary Anne thanks for that lovely link - it has Iris Japonica.
And Thank you Jan - it is wonderful to know what it is. I love this plant. Can you suggest others that would like the same conditions?
Also can you suggest irises for bogs like this - I know Siberian - I will move some there tomorrow to join my roses that survive in this constant winter water - see the winter ground water that is right across the bed not only in the left corner and in summer it is the Sahara - this is an enormous bed 30x 60x 90 metres and all wet .... some irises are coming up - I wish I knew what they are ... but maybe they are some type of gladioli - I wish I had time to keep records but I have no time
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Edited by - Pamela on 27/08/2008 20:44:03 |
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 27/08/2008 : 20:46:50
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I have one in a pot, maybe if it gets like that best I leave it there LOL, great display !!
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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Posted - 27/08/2008 : 21:10:44
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No Problem Pamela I spent some time reading about those it was very interesting..
What about Louisiana Iris like my purple one on the other link they like it wet and seem to grow anywhere on the coast of Australia even in clay soil..
http://www.irishaven.com.au/Page2.htm
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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Siri
dirt-poker
Australia
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Posted - 28/08/2008 : 07:12:04
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Yes - like Mary-Anne said. Louisianas would be best there. NOT siberians, as they like good drainage all year round. The rhizomes will rot if they have wet feet. They also like moist soil all year round, but not wet.
I. pseudacorus will do well there - probably too well. I virginica - grows fairly big for the small flowers you get. The laevegatas would be a good choice - they are pond irises like louisianas, and have very showy flowers. There should be some on the irishaven link above.
Cheers, Jan |
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