[pbs] Ipheion 'Jessie'
Jane McGary
janemcgary at earthlink.net
Wed Sep 5 21:32:54 EDT 2007
Jim Waddick asked about this new cultivar.
One bulb given me by Wim de Goede 3 years ago increased very well, and I
offered it as a "bonus" on orders this year. I cannot sell it because it is
under Grower's Rights in the Netherlands.
'Jessie' is indeed a remarkable color, a real gentian blue, very like the
color of Commelina dianthifolia. It is a small plant, about half the size
of the Ipheion uniflorum cultivars more widely grown. It was selected by
Tony Hall of Kew and named for his late sister, Jessie.
I don't know how cold-hardy this plant is, since I grow it in an unheated
frame where the temperature never goes below about 20 degrees F. However,
it is really pretty.
Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA
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