WANTED: Iris reticulata George

Dancub

19 years ago

Hi..does anyone have some iris reticulata george..i can pay postage or trade some seeds.

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Sparaxis
19 years ago
Can you grow I. reticulata up there in Qld? I would check this out before you buy an expensive bulb. My understainding is that they like the same conditions as crocus. I am unsure if George is available in Australia, but we are fairly limited for reticulatas here. Try the current plant finder .....better still I will go look it up now ...... No luck...
It lists Harmony, J.S.Dijt, Katherine Hodgkin and Pauline only.
If you are looking for just something like it, I would suggest Harmony as a good alternative. Quite a few bulb nurseries carry this cultivar now. Be aware that the bloom time is very brief, snails adore these delicacies, and any heat will dehydrate the delicate blooms very quickly. In the USA it is most common to see blooms poking through the snow.
Cheers, Jan
Dancub
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19 years ago
Jan..thanks for your help..yes I can grow them here even though sub-tropical, I live in an area about 2000ft high so mostly cool all year and quite cold in winter but no snow. I have harmony already and they did quite well..george is dark blue and would contrast with harmony a sort of purple...can grow most bulbs up here but not tulips very successfully..and I will keep a good eye out for snails..but more pressing round here are hares, bandicoots and scrub turkeys...thanks again, Danny
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What you bought is not so much an Iris 'plant' as a pot containing several Iris corms most of which have already flowered. Iris reticulata are not indoor plants but very hardy outdoor spring corms. I would suggest you put this pot in the coolest, lightest place you can find e.g. glazed porch. They are very hardy and you can plant the whole clump outside as soon as all the corms have flowered if your soil is workable and it's not too cold i.e. below freezing. Even outside the flowers do not last more than a few days and inside where it is too hot for them they will last even less time. The ones which have flowered will not flower again until next spring. And they are very prone to not returning at all in less than optimal conditions The foliage always grows tall after flowering but yours will have become etiolated through being inside where it is too dark and too warm for these plants. Do not trim it. Bulbous plants should never be trimmed as the foliage is busy building up the bulb or corm for next year.
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Sparaxis
19 years ago
Try Marcus Harvey in Tasmania. He might not have it on his catalogue list, but he may very well grow it. He would be the most likely supplier in Australia.
Cheers, Jan
Dancub
Original Author
19 years ago
Jan..thanks heaps..your help is much appreciated, regards Danny
garden_recluse
19 years ago
Hello Danny,
Vogelvry bulbs and flowers has iris reticulata George(described as purple)in it's current catalogue.They are $2.95 ea or 5 for $13.50.They also have Harmony (which is described as blue)Their address is PO box 369,New Norfolk 7140 TAS or vogelvry@primus.com.au or www.vogelvry.com.au Good luck Clare.
Dancub
Original Author
19 years ago
Clare..thanks a million..my dream has come true...I have Harmony and would like to try George this year..they are wonderful little bulbs..just let me know if I can return a favour..thanks so much again...Danny

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