Hermodactylus Tuberosa

Snakehead Iris, Black Widow Iris, Widow Iris
A bulb iris that is early and needs little to no care.
this is the second year it has bloomed well for me

I can plant and plant and not get one to grow. Makes me sick because I have always wanted them and buy them every year.

Great shot.

D

Great picture. I've always wanted to see one of those in person. Neat!

Laura

WOW--thanks for sharing this--it's new to me.....and now I'm suffering from a bit of zone envy..... ;0)

No Reason to Envy
http://www.veseys.com/sub.cfm?source=657
list this to hardyness zone of 7 and that it should be planted at 4"
I would still try them plant them deeper ~ 8" and mulch and see if they work
I have been told since I got into Iris that Arils do not do well in my region of the mid-Atlantic
Ah this is one of my seedlings

That is one gorgeous seedling!! Would you share the parentage? I love that nice red spot outside the darker spot.

I also love your Snakehead Iris, Black Widow Iris, Widow Iris. Where did you buy it? From the above website?

~Margie

I'm with MudGirl on zone envy with that snakehead iris. I'm not good with pulling and storing bulbs. I'm afraid that it would end up dead no matter what I did.

Hi
Margie - the seedling is from a mixed batch of Arilbred seeds from SIGNA and there is no parent info available on them which is a shame.

Got the Bulbs from
http://vanengelen.com/catview.cgi?_KEYWORDS=iris&_COLORS=&_SUN=&submit=Search&_fn=Search

Wait I'm supposed to dig up bulbs. Hmmmm Never had probably never will. No time or patience with things that can not take care of them selves. I might help a seedling once in a while but I learned the hard way if you help it then it will not survive.