Please help me identify cascading iris I saw...

19 years ago

I was at my local nursery here in So.CA and I saw for the very first time in my life a big planter with cascading irises. It was beautiful! The trailing stems were not skinny, and neither were the leaves--both were normal looking iris parts, and had only single flowers on the ends, they were purple with white or vice versa. No identifying tags or labels on the plant or planter which is very unusual for this great nursery, so I was looking for help, but this being Mother's Day weekend, help was scarce as it was packed. The price was $60.00!!Can anyone tell me the name, perhaps I can order it online as a rhizome so it won't be so expensive! Thanks all!

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Sparaxis
19 years ago
Neomarica.
lostlkfarm
19 years ago
"Walking Iris" is the nickname I think and each flower then makes another plant. I have tons even though I must grow indoors in winter. It doesn't take long in the right consitions to have a really big plant.
Send me your snail mail and I'll root some and send them to you.
Marian
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Sparaxis
19 years ago
Sorry for my 1 word answer yesterday. we had a house full of visitors for Mothers day so I just fired that off quickly. I am sure there will be photos on the internet. Here in Australia they are readily available on e-bay and there are several species, in a range of colours.
Cheers, Jan
peebee1
Original Author
19 years ago
Marian, I emailed you my address. But if you do not get it, let me know because sometimes my home email is temperamental. I can email from work this week if you didn't receive it. Much appreciated.

Suzie