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An Amazing Iris
Is this unusual? I've a yellow bearded iris that's grown taller than I've
ever seen this type before. It's 44" high and has 5 blooms on one stem. The blooms are truly enormous. It's on an east-facing bed, stony fairly unnourished soil, except this flower bed is right outside the back kitchen door and where we've lately been emptying the teapot! |
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An Amazing Iris
Weird ... we've got some sort of tall yellow iris just sprung up in our back
garden. We can't remember planting the bulb! Is this the Day of the Triffids? Look out for those meteor storms, folks! Jo Sid wrote in message ... Is this unusual? I've a yellow bearded iris that's grown taller than I've ever seen this type before. It's 44" high and has 5 blooms on one stem. The blooms are truly enormous. It's on an east-facing bed, stony fairly unnourished soil, except this flower bed is right outside the back kitchen door and where we've lately been emptying the teapot! |
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An Amazing Iris
"Sid" wrote in message ... Is this unusual? I've a yellow bearded iris that's grown taller than I've ever seen this type before. It's 44" high and has 5 blooms on one stem. The blooms are truly enormous. It's on an east-facing bed, stony fairly unnourished soil, except this flower bed is right outside the back kitchen door and where we've lately been emptying the teapot! It seems to be a good year for Tall Bearded Irises, we have some that have never flowered before that are this year. Friends report the same, with one that has grown into a large clump but never flowered. They are now searching for the name as they had forgotten they had ever bought one of that colour. Bob www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in Runnymede fighting for it's existence. |
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An Amazing Iris
"Sid" wrote in message ... Is this unusual? I've a yellow bearded iris that's grown taller than I've ever seen this type before. It's 44" high and has 5 blooms on one stem. The blooms are truly enormous. It's on an east-facing bed, stony fairly unnourished soil, except this flower bed is right outside the back kitchen door and where we've lately been emptying the teapot! I've got two blue irises in flower in the back and two yellow in the front .... neither have been planted! There's a phantom iris planter out there somewhere! L |
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An Amazing Iris
"Sue & Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Sid" wrote in message ... Is this unusual? I've a yellow bearded iris that's grown taller than I've ever seen this type before. It's 44" high and has 5 blooms on one stem. The blooms are truly enormous. It's on an east-facing bed, stony fairly unnourished soil, except this flower bed is right outside the back kitchen door and where we've lately been emptying the teapot! It seems to be a good year for Tall Bearded Irises, we have some that have never flowered before that are this year. Friends report the same, with one that has grown into a large clump but never flowered. They are now searching for the name as they had forgotten they had ever bought one of that colour. Same here. We moved in 5 years ago and I noticed Iris' at the back of the garden. For 3 years they did not flower. Then I read up and realised they need lifting and dividing every year(?). So I did this, moved them (against East facing fence, soil not too good etc.) and no flowers again last year. THEN, this year they are taller and nearly every one has developed the flower stalk and produced the yellow flowers as others seem to have found. Must just be the particular combination of weather this year (we're in Ipswich, East Anglia). Best take some photos in case I never see them again! Pete Bob www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in Runnymede fighting for it's existence. |
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An Amazing Iris
Ditto, I also have iris growing beautifully, including a couple of yellow
and white ones. "Sid" wrote in message ... Is this unusual? I've a yellow bearded iris that's grown taller than I've ever seen this type before. It's 44" high and has 5 blooms on one stem. The blooms are truly enormous. It's on an east-facing bed, stony fairly unnourished soil, except this flower bed is right outside the back kitchen door and where we've lately been emptying the teapot! |
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An Amazing Iris
Alan wrote in message ... Ditto, I also have iris growing beautifully, including a couple of yellow and white ones. Mine are doing better than usual this year, and I have bought several new ones. A yellow flag iris I have had for a few years in a bucket, but which has never flowered before is just in flower. OK I know it shouldn't just be in a bucket, but it is intended for the pond I've been going to build for the last three years. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
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An Amazing Iris
Alan wrote in message ... Ditto, I also have iris growing beautifully, including a couple of yellow and white ones. Mine are doing better than usual this year, and I have bought several new ones. A yellow flag iris I have had for a few years in a bucket, but which has never flowered before is just in flower. OK I know it shouldn't just be in a bucket, but it is intended for the pond I've been going to build for the last three years. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
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