Re: Identification of gardening failure

Plotner, Pries and others,
 
Thanks for the good advice. I will get all the seed I can from the seed exchange and try again. I now know the best site in my yard to provide drainage. Maybe a little lime?
 
I lived in Colorado 3 years,1959-62, and was always thrilled to see the RMI in Estes Park, CO. in the spring.
 
Few other species have so defeated me, but I will not give up on this one.
 
James Harrison
 
----- Original Message -----
From: g*@molalla.net
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Identification of gardening failure

Dear James,
 
Hold back on the lime.  I grow it in ver acetic soil (5.0 PH) and it doesjust fine.  More than likely your -problem could be that the roots stay wet in the winter.  The one demand of I.missouriensis is good drainage.  SOmetimes a raise bed is the only answer.
 
AllMy Best
 
Will
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: J*@BELLSOUTH.NET
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Identification of gardening failure

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: j*@kc.rr.com
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Identification

On Dec 2, 2007, at 4:35 PM, tem0dium wrote:

Hello, 
Could anybody ID this species from Rocky Moutain




Ha, that was too easy, even I knew what is was just reading Rocky Mountain!

Hey tem0dium, who are you and where do ya garden?

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