Hydophobic Iris ensta?

I obtained seeds labeled  Iris ensta from the mouth of
the Budumkan river in southeastern Siberia collected
in 2002. I obtained a few seedling from them.

I have a couple Japanese iris, including spontanea that
I grow quite well in watertight oak barrels that are wet
in the winter and damp in the summer. Last fall I transplanted
one seedling into such a barrel. It died. I tried another this
spring. It died. I have three remaining seedlings in a gallon
pot. I tried setting the pot in half an inch of water. It was soon
clear that they were very unhappy! I removed the pot from
the water and they have since recovered. Is this normal
for some strains of Iris ensata? I would have thought that
Iris ensata seedling would always like "damp feet".

Ken Walker
Concord, CA  USA




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