Re: Iris missourienses in western NY

 

Lovely weeds!

Rod

From: Bill Chaney <billchaney@ymail.com>
To: "iris-species@yahoogroups.com" <iris-species@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 2, 2014 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-species] Iris missourienses in western NY [2 Attachments]

Hi Betty,

Welcome to our group.  I live in central Oregon where Iris missouriensis is not only native, but can be a weed.  It grows here in my horse pasture which is a sandy flood plain of the Little Deschutes river at 4200 feet.  It really only becomes weedy in overgrazed pastures.  It will not tolerate heavy wet soils in the summer, but is common in areas that flood in the spring.  The leaves are tough and avoided by horses, cattle, deer and elk; except when there is no choice.  It is a very hardy plant as the temperatures here often drop into the -20 degree (F) range.

It can be a hard one to germinate, so I suggest soaking the seeds then stratifying them for at least 8 weeks before planting. The photos are from my pasture.

Good luck with your seeds,
Bill




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