Re: I. pseudocorus

Psued does fine. It's invasive here as all get out. Even made the banned 
plants list. I'm about 400 above sea level. Daffodils still have unopended 
buds to go.
I have some psued land locked in a garden and I do dead head it religously. 
I'd like to cross it with some of my ensatas but I'm never good at 
remembering to freeze pollen. It's the ensatas and a few other things that 
shiver.
Siberians do great.
My variegated psued is still a very strong grower. Only a bit slower than 
the regular. Doesn't set nearly as many pods though and those only have a 
few seeds. Last year the only one it set was one I did in a pollen dabbling 
practice run.

Sue in NH
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "akdebshort" <dhinchey@alaska.com>
To: <iris-species@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 16:24
Subject: [iris-species] I. pseudocorus


> Sue in NH,
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> I. pseudacorus does great here for me so i would think that it would
> for you too.  that is, unless you are at a significatily higher
> elevation than I am (i am about 50 feet above sea level - at the most.)
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> Or, maybe our long days make up for the short growing season.  today
> we have about 18.5 hours of daylight (plus at least an hour on each
> end for dawn and dusk.) We will have about 20 hours from sunrise to
> sunset around the summer solstice - with it never really getting dark
> the other four hours.
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> i have a varigated form that is VERY slow to spread, and double
> flowering one that is spreading and a "regular" one that is very fast
> at spreading it self (vegetatively)
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> i grow it in a regualr perennial border without any special care.
> when the leaves are close to 5 feet tall and standing up firmly -
> people do ask about it - especially when it flowers.  i love its
> strong texture (and no-fuss nature) in the garden.
>
> Debbie Hinchey
> Anchorage, Alaska
> Zone 4
> Precipitation about 15"
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