Re: most popular irids

 

Sean,
ÂÂÂÂ Maybe the Moreas from the summer rainfall areas could eventually be promoted for trial in the southeastern USA?Â

Mark A. Cook
Dunnellon, Florida USAÂÂÂÂÂ
AHS Region 12 ÂÂ USDA Zone 8b

On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 7:41 AM, Sean Zera z*@umich.edu [iris-species] <i*@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


Mark,

There are several hundred species of Moraea, so they grow in a diversity of habitats. Most are from the winter rainfall area of western South Africa, but a decent number of species also occur in the summer rainfall east. A few species extend the range of the genus north, where M. sisyrinchium (formerly IrisÂsisyrinchium or Gynandriris)Âoccurs in Mediterranean Europe. Some of the high-altitude summer rainfall species are even growable here outside in Michigan, so you should be able to pull off a pretty wide selection.

Most of this description applies to Gladiolus as well, except it's a larger genus with more representatives in each area and extends further into Europe. RomuleaÂhas a similar range to Moraea, but is a smaller genus  with almost no summer rainfall species.

Sean Z
Zone 6a
SE Michigan

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