[pbs] Iris minutoaurea
John Lonsdale
john at johnlonsdale.net
Fri May 5 13:03:11 EDT 2006
On Fri, 5 May 2006 12:26:17 -0400 "Jim McKenney"
<jimmckenney at starpower.net> wrote:
> Does anyone know when Iris minutoaurea should bloom?
>There is a nice clump
> in the garden, but I don't see buds.
>
Jim,
If I. minutoaurea hasn't flowered yet then it won't this
year (unless it just emerged from a late-melting
snowbank). Mine all finished about 2 weeks ago. It is
unfortunately shy-flowering, a couple of flowers being
normal. I divided mine two years ago and one relocation
had 14 flowers on a clump only 4-5" across. I have no
idea why, or whether it will repeat, but it looked great!
We are also far too dry but the weather has suited
seed-setting on many plants that I don't normally get much
or any seed on. Just about every erythronium is in seed,
which is quite unusual.
Best,
John
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