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Hi Lesley,I should have plenty of seed, the bumble bees seem to love it. There was still some seed left from last year on it but I have just sown it once I realised it was rare. Remind me later and I can send you some.Susan
The books say Iris foetidissima has insignificant flowers. I beg to differ; the variation in flower colour is fascinating....
Iris siberica 'Perfect Vision', another one from last year's Plant Heritage plant swap. Is it really meant to look like this? A rather muddled flower!
A nice clump of an Iris spuria cultivar, probably 'Shelford Giant'.
The books say Iris foetidissima has insignificant flowers. I beg to differ; the variation in flower colour is fascinating.
Is that one of the Shelfords near me, of which there is a Great and a Little?Iris foetidissima is wonderfully tolerant of the dry conditions in my garden, even dry shade. To my mind it is crying-out for some breeding/selection to find one with flowers that are a bit larger and brighter than normal and John has not got very far to go with his selections.
No idea Ralph but both very nice. The other was probably from the same nursery which worked at one stage some years ago with Eremurus. Some of those were named as 'Shelford Hybrids.' Do you know of nurseries in the area either present or past?