On 20/3/08 23:38, in article , "Bob
Hobden" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote

I think it would help him to look at some Google Images of different Iris.
There are, after all, some that grow in water! Iris sibirica like dry
conditions.

I had better not tell that to those I've had in my pond for 25 years. :-)

Have I muddled them up? I thought they liked dry but now I'm going to have
to check. We have some on the corner of a well-drained wall!

Iris confusa likes to be fairly moist. I suppose it could be
that in which case, lucky him!

Or the beautiful Iris laevigata which can also be a bog plant.

Some links for the OP to look at
http://www.ensata.com/HTML/PlantPages/species_&_bog.htm

http://www.lilieswatergardens.co.uk/index.asp (and do a Search for Iris)


I do love bearded Iris and my only complaint about them is that when they're
over, they' *so* over which, as they like to be baked makes them hard to
disguise with other plants around them.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 21/3/08 09:32, in article ,
"Sacha" wrote:

On 20/3/08 23:38, in article , "Bob
Hobden" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote

I think it would help him to look at some Google Images of different Iris.
There are, after all, some that grow in water! Iris sibirica like dry
conditions.

I had better not tell that to those I've had in my pond for 25 years. :-)

Have I muddled them up? I thought they liked dry but now I'm going to have
to check. We have some on the corner of a well-drained wall!

I asked Ray who sat firmly on the fence and said "Moist". ;-)

Iris confusa likes to be fairly moist. I suppose it could be
that in which case, lucky him!

Or the beautiful Iris laevigata which can also be a bog plant.

snip

I think that might be the one we have in the pond. It's in a pot on a ledge
and is a fabulous purple. Does that sound familiar, Bob?


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Sacha" wrote
after "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Sacha" wrote

I think it would help him to look at some Google Images of different
Iris.
There are, after all, some that grow in water! Iris sibirica like dry
conditions.

I had better not tell that to those I've had in my pond for 25 years.
:-)

Have I muddled them up? I thought they liked dry but now I'm going to
have
to check. We have some on the corner of a well-drained wall!

I asked Ray who sat firmly on the fence and said "Moist". ;-)

Iris confusa likes to be fairly moist. I suppose it could be
that in which case, lucky him!

Or the beautiful Iris laevigata which can also be a bog plant.

snip

I think that might be the one we have in the pond. It's in a pot on a
ledge
and is a fabulous purple. Does that sound familiar, Bob?

Very much so, we have one that has variegated leaves and is a deep purple in
flower, there are lots of varieties with different flower colours though.
They make superb, classy, bog plants and I would always have them over the
normal yellow flags which can be large and rather invasive in a garden pond.
The pond plant place I mentioned before has numerous bog iris.

One nursery I forgot to put on my last reply was THE famous Bearded Iris
nursery...

http://www.iris-cayeux.com/index.php?langue=EN


--
Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK

"Sacha" wrote (big snip)

I do love bearded Iris and my only complaint about them is that when
they're
over, they' *so* over which, as they like to be baked makes them hard to
disguise with other plants around them.

Another reason why mine are now almost all on our allotment where they can
have the totally open aspect not surrounded or overshadowed by other plants.
We still have a deep yellow that seems to not mind shade so much so does OK
in our crowded garden.

I must admit, looking at the Cayeau Nursery site just now was a bad move.
:-)

--
Regards
Bob Hobden

On 21/3/08 16:14, in article , "Bob
Hobden" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote
after "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Sacha" wrote

I think it would help him to look at some Google Images of different
Iris.
There are, after all, some that grow in water! Iris sibirica like dry
conditions.

I had better not tell that to those I've had in my pond for 25 years.
:-)

Have I muddled them up? I thought they liked dry but now I'm going to
have
to check. We have some on the corner of a well-drained wall!

I asked Ray who sat firmly on the fence and said "Moist". ;-)

Iris confusa likes to be fairly moist. I suppose it could be
that in which case, lucky him!

Or the beautiful Iris laevigata which can also be a bog plant.

snip

I think that might be the one we have in the pond. It's in a pot on a
ledge
and is a fabulous purple. Does that sound familiar, Bob?

Very much so, we have one that has variegated leaves and is a deep purple in
flower, there are lots of varieties with different flower colours though.
They make superb, classy, bog plants and I would always have them over the
normal yellow flags which can be large and rather invasive in a garden pond.
The pond plant place I mentioned before has numerous bog iris.

Yes, thank you. I've bookmarked that one and I'm going to get some for our
ponds here.

One nursery I forgot to put on my last reply was THE famous Bearded Iris
nursery...

http://www.iris-cayeux.com/index.php?langue=EN

Oh their selection is *gorgeous*. I hardly dare look at it!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 21/3/08 16:22, in article , "Bob
Hobden" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote (big snip)

I do love bearded Iris and my only complaint about them is that when
they're
over, they' *so* over which, as they like to be baked makes them hard to
disguise with other plants around them.

Another reason why mine are now almost all on our allotment where they can
have the totally open aspect not surrounded or overshadowed by other plants.
We still have a deep yellow that seems to not mind shade so much so does OK
in our crowded garden.

I must admit, looking at the Cayeau Nursery site just now was a bad move.
:-)

See what I mean? I think it's called going broke in style!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 21/3/08 17:44, in article ,
"Jennifer Sparkes" wrote:

The message
from Sacha contains these words:

I must admit, looking at the Cayeau Nursery site just now was a bad move.
:-)

See what I mean? I think it's called going broke in style!

Well would be for me. Iris 'paradise' plus a wander round the area
to buy Pouilly Fumé ...

Jennifer - in a dream world

Shall we book? ;-)

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'