(&*#&($$# Blue Iris my eye

(JJ) wrote in message ...
Last Spring I picked up what I thought were Blue Iris from Home Depot.
I mean if the box says Blue Iris is it unreasonable of me to expect
the color blue? The box was stapled to the poly bag holding the
pot, plant and soil.

Well I guess these are those yellow invisible blue iris.

I have loads of yellow yellow iris and I was hoping that with some
blue iris I could make some green iris. (joking)

Oh well at least they were half price.

Jay

Color Rules of gardening (after many years of life education):

Color Rule #1: if you want a plant of a certain color the only way to
be sure is to see that plant in BLOOM and buy the one with the open
flower.

Color Rule #2: Never assume that the plant right next to it without
the flower opened is the same, people move plants around (and all the
plants in the nursery have a party every night after the nursery
closes and forget where to go back to in the morning), See rule #1.

Color Rule #3: Never believe a tag about flower color, people move
tags around, (and the plants at the above party trade business cards
so they can find their friends for the next party tommorow night), see
rule #1.

Color Rule #4: plants in boxes can be of any color, no matter what the
box says, packers make mistakes (actually at the above party 'musical
boxes' is a favorite game, which is a nursery version of musical
chairs, and a few missed the return to origial box call at the end of
the game), see rule #1.

Color Rule #5: If someone tells you 'this plant is the color you
want', but it is not in flower now, don't buy it, people have
different names for the same colors and perceive colors
differently,(my husband has no idea what 'aqua' relly is, he thinks
it's blue I know it's bluish-green, what do you thinkit is), see rule
#1.

Sue W

and then there was this outrageous coral red peony I bought from cheap garden center
in small pot with single flower. planted it and wonder of wonders it bloomed the
next year..... PINK. I HATE PINK... however, this pink was Monet pink so I didnt rip
it out. http://puregold.aquaria.net/landscape/bkyd/mvc-024f.jpg
I think the composition of the soil affects flower color as well. Ingrid

(Sue Walsh) wrote:
Color Rule #1: if you want a plant of a certain color the only way to
be sure is to see that plant in BLOOM and buy the one with the open
flower.


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and then there was this outrageous coral red peony I bought from cheap
garden center
in small pot with single flower. planted it and wonder of wonders it
bloomed the
next year..... PINK. I HATE PINK... however, this pink was Monet pink so
I didnt rip
it out. http://puregold.aquaria.net/landscape/bkyd/mvc-024f.jpg
I think the composition of the soil affects flower color as well. Ingrid


Yes, yes it does ...I know for sure that playing with NO3 and K ratios
brings out different colours in the leaves. Potassium (K) will bring out
nice reds in red foliage plants while Nitrates will bring out the greens.
Obvious really but I'm sure this would affect flower colour aswell. I'll get
back to you on that! Plants interest me immensely!
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**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

SPEAKING of red peonys...

I bought one to mark a pet's grave and it hasn't died, but it hasn't
grown one inch. Last night i noticed the very tips of the leaves are
trying to yellow. I fertilized and watered it and am hoping for a big
pretty bush!

(sorry you got pink)




On Mon, 10 May 2004 14:06:02 GMT, wrote:

and then there was this outrageous coral red peony I bought from
cheap garden center
in small pot with single flower. planted it and wonder of wonders it
bloomed the
next year..... PINK. I HATE PINK... however, this pink was Monet
pink so I didnt rip
it out. http://puregold.aquaria.net/landscape/bkyd/mvc-024f.jpg
I think the composition of the soil affects flower color as well.
Ingrid

(Sue Walsh) wrote:
Color Rule #1: if you want a plant of a certain color the only way
to
be sure is to see that plant in BLOOM and buy the one with the open
flower.


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List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
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Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.