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| Iris x norissi 2011-a pure yellow one |
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| Iris x norissi 2011 |
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| Iris x norissi 2011--I like this pattern |
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| Iris x norissi 2011 |
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| Iris x norissi- a late blooming self sown seedling |
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| Iris x norissi-2011 another nice one |
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| Iris x norissi 2011 |
As time goes on in my school garden, the candy lilies (Iris x norissi, formerly Pardancanda) continue growing and and adding to their numbers by self sown seed. This year some new color combinations appeared. Now that I have one of the ancestors of this group reaching flowering size, Iris dichotoma, I am looking forward to even more variation in both color and flower form in the future. I tried crossing I. dichotoma onto a late flowering orange and red candy lily (third pic up from above) and seed set, but it could be selfed. I actually did not discover the Iris dichotoma flowers until they were nearly over, it blooms very late in the day and fades early the next day. In 2012 I will be more alert, and also bank some pollen from the candy lilies if I find that they bloom before the Iris dichotoma, as most of them did this year. The I dichotoma plants were young and flowering for the first time, hence they might not be blooming as early as older plants might. I like plants that show variety, and endless color combinations are possible with candy lilies, and if backcrossed to I dichotoma I should also be able to get a more iris like flower as well. These plants are very easy to grow, and set plenty of seed, and have no pests that I have seen thus far. The biggest issue I have is controlling their numbers, removing less interesting variations, and moving plants that get too robust for more delicate neighbors.
3 comments:
Those last two are my faves...especially the 2nd from last, with the alternating petals...so nice!
is there any way anyone can purchase these type of seeds from your site ?
I've looked everywhere for seeds. Park's sells them, but they're out of stock. I'm looking for the mix, in particular. I want to plant 100 seeds, then pick the dozen or so I can use best. Any ideas?
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