Dennis,
way cool! I've been planning a bog garden and this helps
me a lot. I want to keep mainly orchids, but I. tridentata would be most
welcome. How many hours of sun per day do you find
necessary?
Inspiring!
Jamie
Cologne
Am 23.06.2011 01:11,
schrieb Dennis Kramb:
Disclaimer: The following message contains absolute
smugness. :-)
Iris tridentata is truly a summer iris here in
Ohio. It waited until AFTER the summer equinox before it opened up its
first flowers. This is my first time in many years to have it bloom in
my garden. I experimented growing it in pots above ground and it
languished. About 15 months ago I transplanted it into a nutrient poor
bog bed and now I have many many many bloom stalks in bud.
Companion
plants in my bog include:
Non-carnivorous:
-
Calopogon tuberosus (grasspink orchid)
- Spiranthes
cernua (ladies-tresses' orchid)
- Pogonia
ophioglossoides (rose pogonia orchid)
- Iris
fulva
- Mimulus ringens (monkeyflower)
(There is also
supposed to be Rhexia virginica and Polygala lutea, but I can not distinguish
them yet. They are new to me. I have to wait until they flower to
know whether they survived.)
Carnivorous:
-
Dionaea musiculpa (venus flytrap)
- Drosera tracyii
(threadleaf sundew)
- Sarracenia flava var. rugellii
(tall yellow pitcher plant)
- Sarracenia x 'Red Rocket'
(hybrid pitcher plant)
- Sarracenia leucophylla
(white-top pitcher plant)
- Sarracenia minor (hooded
pitcher plant)
I am soooooo excited that I. tridentata is finally
happy. I am astonished that I. fulva is equally happy in that nutrient
deficient bed. And I'm thrilled that all the companion plants are
thriving too. Venus flytraps overwintered here in Ohio! Who'd'a
thunk it!!!??! Some of them are now in bloom. <3
In
years past I remember having blooms on Iris tridentata in July. So
anyone not growing this plant is missing a tremendous opportunity to extend
your bloom season. SO GO BUY SOME IRIS TRIDENTATA RIGHT
NOW!!!!
P6220006 = Iris tridentata (foreground) and grasspink
(background)
P6220004 = Calopogon tuberosus
Dennis in Cincinnati,
feeling super smug
--
Jamie V.
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Köln (Cologne)
Germany
Zone 8
