Re: Blue-eyed Grass

Yes, Anchorage is much warmer than some parts of the Lower 48 
states, but please do not let anyone know!  We have a strong warming 
effect from the Japenese Current on the south and several large 
mountain ranges that protect us most of the time from the chilly 
artic air on the north and excessive rain that comes with the warm 
southern air. (I like 26*F for a nice warm winter day - any warmer 
and the ice starts to melt, a but the temperature is usually 
averages in the teens.) 

Our winters are longer than most of the upper Great Plains which is 
what many of the plants from southern climes cannot withstand.  we 
also do not have the heat that many of you have in the summer (I 
think 65*F is a nice summer day.)  i suppose to sum it up, Anchorage 
has a relatively narrow annual temperature range.

A small note: Alaska IS part of the continental US (whereas Hawaii 
is not).  many people use the term the "continental US" when they 
really mean "contiguous US" - which has the same meaning as our term 
the "Lower 48" (states).  i realize that this is probably the 
mapmakers fault since we are often depicted as a small island south 
of Hawaii - if we are even included on a map of the US at all!

as for seed sent to SIGNA, i will make a better effort to get the 
seed that i usually collect mailed in this year.  

now that i have been made aware of so many species, i will pay more 
attention and try to get a name put to the seed.

maybe we will be over 60*F today!  it has been a very early and 
record breaking hot spring so far.  we have had weeks in the 70's, 
but we are more back to normal now.  So, if the rest of you are 
still cold, i think we have your heat - which you can have back now.

Debbie Hinchey
Anchorage, Alaska  


--- In iris-species@yahoogroups.com, Joan Cooper <joan78@c...> wrote:
> But Anchorage is warmer than many places in the continental US, I 
think. 
> Not that that should nix the idea of sending seed to the seed 
exchange, 
> but just so nobody expects Alaskans to be much hardier.      Joan 
Cooper 
> where it is really cold.
> 
> Dennis Kramb wrote:
> 
> >At 04:21 PM 5/15/2005, you wrote:
> >
> >>we have hardy species here in Alaska.

> >Ooooh!!  Could I persuade you to donate some seeds to the SIGNA 
seed exchange??
> >
> >Dennis in Cincy
> >




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