I'm surprized that there would be a problem with black walnut. I grow
bearded iris right beside them, and they grow just as well as all the
other iris that are not next to these trees. When field is planted in
alfalfa, then another story. A wide patch of absolutly no growth of
alfalfa in a wide area. But absolutly no problem with the iris. Except
when a 35 ft long branch came off the tree, but that was physical
damage. The iris planted next to maple, and next to white pine do
suffer.
Chuck Chapman
-----Original Message-----
From: Joan Cooper <joan78@comcast.net>
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 9:01 pm
Subject: Re: [iris-species] you know ?
Happy iris time has arrived for you!! This E-mail
came through just fine so whatever you are doing is working for me. I
wonder if
you or any one else getting this can tell me a source of Iris
magnifica, the
only Juno I had last for several years. The year it got away we had
unseasonably
warm Feb. and March, dropping down to -8 F on April 8--it was already
up about a
foot and did not survive. Another iris I''d like to find is one I
called
"Horinaka's red". I got it and a nice bright blue from Horinaka several
years
ago. Both were very nice, but especially the red and I think I lost
them by
by selling and sharing too many and then planting the rest too close
to my20Black Walnut trees. If anyone happens to have gotten either of
them from
me or anyone else, I'd sure like to hear about it. I have Snowdrops and
Trillium
rivale poking up and ready to bloom.
Joan Cooper
Roseville Minnesota
----- Original Message -----
From:
Jim Murrain
To: iris-species@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 4:31
PM
Subject: [iris-species] you know ?
Hey all, the
iris season has arrived in KC,
there are already 4 junos and I. tigridia blooming.
The wind is fierce today so they aren't looking
their best. The English Iris I planted fall 2007
have made it thru another winter. I got a couple
varieties and need to get any others available.
So much more reliable then Dutch Iris here.
The Dutch come up in the fall and get winter
killed, the English are much more reserved and
wait until spring to emerge. Nothing blooming I
haven't sent photos of to the group in past years
yet. Last weekends weather was20perfect even
tho rain and clouds were forecast, and it was 15
degrees warmer then forecast. All those satellites
and computers don't seem to have improver weather
predictions much.
Yes I'm hitting return a lot for people that can't
seem read my posts.
Jim
Jim Murrain
8871 NW Brostrom Rd
Kansas City, Missouri 64152-2711
USA
Zone 6
