Re: Iris rudskyi

Hope everyone noticed that NM at the end. For most of us the variegata clan would want full sun with good drainage. I'm always amazed at how many people grow plants in pots--for Minnesotans, it's usually a death sentence. Our soil is lots warmer than that in pots or even in raised beds. That's why we really always should include our location in all correspondence. I' glad you did, David.               Joan Cooper      Minnesota

David Ferguson wrote:
So far, my few attempts at growing I. rudskyi have failed with the heat of summer, but I've seen nice ones growing in Colorado, and to me they look like nothing more than a selection of I. variegata.  I. rudskyi also looks a lot (in form) like a yellow version of I. reginae, which itself is a white variant of I. variegata.
 
As for culture, I failed at all attempts to grow 'Reginae' too, but this time I put it in a pot and in the shade of a Pfitzer Juniper, and it is growing quite happily for nearly two years now.  I'll try the same for other I. variegata in the future, which nearly all give me trouble when planted in the ground out in the sun.
 
Dave
central NM

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