RE: I. milesii source? Maybe ??
- Subject: RE: I. milesii source? Maybe ??
- From: K* W* <k*@cornell.edu>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 06:51:59 -0500
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Greg, I have (or had—not too sure right now) a division of milesii I got from Seneca Hill Perennials, Ellen Hornig’s nursery in Oswego, NY, USDA zone 6. It’s closed now, unfortunately. But it survived at least one winter in my garden in zone 5, although I have not gotten it to bloom. I’ll keep trying with this species, I’d love to have it in my garden. Ken From: iris-species@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iris-species@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gndavis@peoplepc.com Christy I have one I. milesii seedling from 09CR040 (Signa seed) in the basement. One seed germinated spring 2010. I'm hoping there will be additional germinating next spring. Often that does occur. If it does, I'll share one with you. By the way. I had this seedling growing on the back porch all summer where it reached 3-4" in height. I forgot to bring it inside until the other night when the temperature was well down in the teens. It has stayed totally evergreen with no sign of dormancy. Even Pseudacorus and other hardy seedlings have gone dormant but not the milesii - "green as grass". It has not been exposed to dessicating winds since it was inside the enclosed porch, but it has tolerated several weeks of night temperatures below freezing. Several nights have gone below 20 degrees F. The seedling reminds me of I. tektorum in its seedling stage, which is not all that surprising. Regards, greg.davis
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