That's good to know. I have a few genera of bulbs that are very hardy
but definitely not frost tolerant in spring growth, but I've never
damaged a juno.
Sean Z
Quoting Lars Høpfner <H*@privat.dk>:
> Hi Sean,
>
> My juno?s can expect night frost until full moon in May. None of my juno
> iris are covered, I. nicolai is always the first juno to flower (normally in
> the last week of February), I have right now I. bucharica v. album and a I.
> magnifica (self sawn along the south faced house wall) in flower, all the
> rest are all over the ground they don?t care about late frost.
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> Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards
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> Lars Høpfner
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> Langengen 38, Svogerslev
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> 4000 Roskilde
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> Denmark
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> Fra: i*@yahoogroups.com [mailto:i*@yahoogroups.com] På
> vegne af Eleanor Hutchison
> Sendt: 18. april 2011 18:27
> Til: i*@yahoogroups.com
> Emne: Re: [iris-species] More junos
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> Nice pix, Sean. Sorry you got snow too.
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> I don't grow any junos as yet, but I was thinking about converting one of my
> nursery beds into a coldframe, mainly for AB's perhaps.
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> El, Ste Anne, Manitoba, Canada Z3
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> From: Sean A. Zera <mailto:z*@umich.edu>
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> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 10:36 AM
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> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
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> Subject: [iris-species] More junos
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> Iris leptorhiza and I. willmottiana in bloom yesterday, before it
> snowed. I. leptorhiza is an odd little plant - the leaves have been up
> since November, and the bud bracts since February. Then it just sat
> there doing nothing, even through an 80°F sunny day. I think it was
> waiting for rain after a few dry weeks.
>
> What are people's experiences with cold or snow once junos are up?
> Just how hardy are the leaves, buds or flowers? I cover mine in fear
> with flowerpots if it frosts, but it's a hassle and I may resort to
> shoving them all into a cold frame.
>
> Sean Z
> Zone 5b
> SE Michigan
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