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Georgie

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Iris Chrysographs
« on: July 03, 2005, 15:52:39 »
Hi all.  I am very taken with these plants but looking on line the price varies from £4.50 for a one litre pot to £9 each (or 3 for £16) for what is described as bare rooted fully mature plants.  I plan to grow them in large pots in my fairly shady border.  Any advice would be welcome, particularly what is the best way to buy them for value - not necessarily the cheapest.

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Deeds

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Re: Iris Chrysographs
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2005, 16:41:06 »
I don't think that's expensive, they are quite slow to bulk up, especially the very dark flowered ones.

If you are looking for the really dark flowered ones, the best bet is to buy one in flower from a nursery as seed grown ones can vary enormously in colour.

I grow mine in a full sun rather than shade though, I have tried them in pots and they weren't very happy.

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Re: Iris Chrysographs
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2005, 19:44:30 »
Expensive, very. Well would be to me, I killed them every time. Easy to grow from seed though. Flower reasonably early too. Need a lot of water in Summer, dryer in Winter.
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Georgie

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Re: Iris Chrysographs
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2005, 20:08:17 »
Yes, it's the very dark ones that caught my eye.  Would it be best to buy in pots or bare rooted or doesn't it make any difference? And if I decided to grow from seed, how many years before they flower?  Finally, sorry to hear they didn't fair well in pots, sounds like I'll have to plump for the sunny border then.

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Re: Iris Chrysographs
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2005, 21:47:20 »
My Iris chrysographs are flowering now, I would call this rather late for Irises, rather than early, the only ones still to flower on my garden are some of the enstatas.

They are easy from seed, although there is some variation in colour. I think mine flower the third year from sowing.  Mine are growing in full sun, in very well drained soil that at the moment is dust dry, much wetter in winter though, so the total opposite to what is suggested.

Just goes to show how adaptable plants are :)

If they set seed this year, I'll save you some Georgie, if you would like.

Georgie

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Re: Iris Chrysographs
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2005, 22:01:02 »
Oh Deeds, that is so kind, thanks very much.  You will have to let me know what you would like in return.  :)

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