Re: Bearded Irises

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On 2016-02-05, at 10:28 AM, Douglass Paschall wdpaschall2@gmail.com [iris-species] wrote:

> Light could also be an issue on a covered porch. Beardeds love sunlight and require it -- half-day minimum -- to bloom with any regularity. The plant will, of course, grow just fine with diffuse light, but won't bloom.
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Yes! I have 40 year old beardeds that only bloom for a year or two if a tree blows down. Then the other trees fill in the gap and no more flowers again.

Pacific Coast iris are my mainstay.

Diane Whitehead
Victoria, B.C., Canada