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The labels have let me down again. ID for this gorgeous 4" high iris please.



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Looks like Iris crisata alba.

29 Jun, 2016

 

Thank you Owdboggy. I was unsure whether this was I. cristata alba or I. gracilipse alba. They seem to be very similar.

29 Jun, 2016

 

They do indeed.
Looking again I would incline more towards I gracilipes alba, if only because of the width of the falls.

29 Jun, 2016

 

If you are having label problems, then try black labels with a silver pen. I trialled this last year leaving a label e posed over the winter and the writing never moved.

29 Jun, 2016

 

Thank you Owdboggy. it is a lovely little plant. I will give that a try Barbarak. When I sow seeds I print and laminate labels for the pot. They last well. Handwritten labels on wood or plastic have never lasted over the winter.

29 Jun, 2016

 

I find that pencil on white plastic works well, and I have legible labels which have been outdoors in all weathers for over 7 years. When I've tried so-called indelible ink in the past, it's barely lasted a year!

30 Jun, 2016

 

I use black ones to marks areas that have bulbs in the summer ( I sometimes slice bulbs when planting out summer bedding so need labels) and the deciduous plants in the winter. They don't look conspicuous like the white ones.

30 Jun, 2016

 

Thank you Rosierose. I dk why pencil on white plastic does not last in my garden. The black labels will certainly be less conspicuous Barbarak.

30 Jun, 2016

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