Re: unexpected survivors

I grew and bloomed I. tridentata for several years, latest blooming iris I had. It disapppeared a few years ago. I have no idea of the original source. I got it from someone in Omaha.  
                                                                    Joan Cooper, Roseville, Minnesota    Zone 4

Victor W. Lambou wrote:
To: Laurie
 
It is interesting that your tridentata survived in zone 3b.  Do you know the geography location of where your I. tridentata originally came from?
I grow tridentata that originally came from Zone 8b in my garden.  It appears that tridentata must have a wide climate range of climate adapability.
 
Victor W. Lambou
272 Pine Lane
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Zone 8b
 
----- Original Message -----
From: l*@paulbunyan.net
To: i*@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 11:42 PM
Subject: [iris-species] unexpected survivors

Hello All,

To my surprise and delight, both I. tridentata and 'Berlin Chrytosa'
survived their first winter here in zone 3b, northern MN.  The
beardless are just starting to awaken in my garden, with the
versicolors leading the beardless pack.  Sibs are still mostly
dormant. I really didn't expect tridentata to survive here, but we did
have decent snowfall this winter for the first time in 3 yrs. I also
wasn't expecting to see 'Berlin Chrytosa' this spring since I wasn't
successful at keeping either I. chrysographes or I. setosa canadensis
alive. I don't have any problem, however, with I. setosa interior
(that's the Alaskan one, right?).

I love this time of year when I can start identifying and evaluating
survivors.  This is almost as good as bloom!

Laurie
zone 3b, northern MN
                                




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