Hi Dennis,
I grow my water-loving iris and cypripediums etc. in either buried
containers or in special beds lined with pond liner to different
depths and / or with holes at the appropriate level. For individual
plants I sometimes just bury a plastic bag in a bowl shape some inches
below the plant to form a reservoir of damp soil for its roots.
This works well for the plants and allows me to create unusual
combinations - such as callas or cannas in an otherwise dry bed.
Have fun with your containers,
Blanka (in England)
--- In iris-species@yahoogroups.com, Dennis Kramb <dkramb@...> wrote:
>
> I'm cross posting this, just to annoy you guys. LOL.
>
> Anyhoo -- I got 5 of these tubs for free and I realized they'd
> potentially make great pots for growing water loving irises. They are
> thick plastic, measuring 24" x 14" x 7".
>
> My first thought was to drill some drainage holes about halfway up...
> then fill up with soilless mix and plant some Louisiana seeds,
> Versicolor, Tridentata, Prismatica, etc. in each tub.
>
> But then I started thinking they'd make great sunken pots too... to
grow
> my mature Brevicaulis or Fulva plants without any drainage holes.
>
> I'd be interested to get some feedback. Thoughts, anyone?
>
> Dennis in Ohio.
>
