When you say "the tobacco lands" do you think I. persica likes poor,
depleted soil that growing tobacco caused or they like the same soil as
tobacco?
Where can Gladiolus dalenii be purchases?
Darlene
On 12/4/2012 12:47 PM, C*@aol.com wrote:
>
> As I said, they were passed around to alimited de4gree in the tobacco
> lands of the Upper South. I will also say that there is some
> indication that they liked to live in established gardens situation on
> heights above a body of running water.
> AMW
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean Zera <z*@umich.edu>
> To: iris-species <i*@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tue, Dec 4, 2012 12:00 pm
> Subject: Re: [iris-species] Iris persica
>
> /A Guide to Species Irises/ lists the habitat of /I. persica/ as "dry
> stony hills, oak and pine scrubland, 600-1350 m." Presumably if an
> heirloom population has survived in a neglected garden somewhere, that
> would be where to look (or whatever passes for that habitat in North
> Carolina). It may be that high rainfall or extreme cold finally did
> them in, though.
>
> North Carolina is also supposed to be a good place to find heirloom
> /Gladiolus/ /dalenii/ hybrids persisting uncultivated.
>
> Sean Z
> Zone 6a
> SE Michigan, where /persica/ presumably can't be grown
>
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Darlene Moore
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