Re: iris lifespan - Iris setosa

 

 
>As for getting âdryâ here, I should say that is a relative term.  J  We are considered âSemi-Aridâ when talking about precipitation since Anchorage only >averages 12 to 16 inches (of water) per year.  The winters are very dry, and if it is cold it is even dryer.
 
Debbie,   
      I was looking up some climate data for Anchorage.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Anchorage,_Alaska   In terms of precipitation, the appearance is near desert.  But, I guess the lower temperatures and thus lower evaporation allow the forests to grow.  I would guess the melting snow moistens the ground for spring and early summer growth, then the summer rains take over?
 
> The Kentucky winters chilled me to the bone even though the winter temperatures were not that far from our summer night temperatures that I go camping >in and garden.  Relative humidity makes a difference.  (I do not remember why I diverged into the above â.)
 
     Where in Kentucky did you used to live?  I ask because I used to live in that state.  From 1970-1980 I was in Camargo, and from 1980-1997 I was in Lexington.
 
Mark A. Cook
b*@bellsouth.net
Dunnellon, Florida. 

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