James;
I can't claim great success with missouriensis in
Missouri, but I know someone who had good success. She
grew it next to a water pipe that leaked water
constantly. I was able to grow seedlings but without a
constant supply of water they never developed flowers.
Whenever one sees this plant in the Rockies, at least
in my experience it has always had water running
through its subsoil. I don't think ph has as musch to
do with growing it as dose a continually supply of
water flowing not setting through the soil. Well
drained but usually moist should still work.
--- James Harrison <JBHPHD@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote:
> Friends,
>
> I successfully grow Loiusianas, Setosas, versicolor,
> virginica, lacteam sibs, bearded, pseudacorus,
> PCIs, and weeds, but Rocky Mountain Iris defeats me.
> One of the faithful sent me a large packet of seed
> three years ago; none germinated the first year, and
> there was a reasonable germination the second year.
> I grew them in pots for a year, and then
> transplanted about 10 survivors in different parts
> of my yard. It occurs nataurally in such a large
> range, that I am surprised that it won't survive in
> one of the places I have tried, but I am thinking I
> should pour lots of lime around it, or plant it in
> masonry rubble, since our soil is very acetic.
>
> Does anyone else have a large quantity of seed. I do
> not intend to give up.
>
> James Harrison\
> Asheville, NC
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Murrain
> To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [iris-species] Identification
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> On Dec 2, 2007, at 4:35 PM, tem0dium wrote:
> Hello,
> Could anybody ID this species from Rocky Moutain
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> Ha, that was too easy, even I knew what is was
> just reading Rocky Mountain!
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> Hey tem0dium, who are you and where do ya garden?
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