Jim,
my main interest with Iris lies with the Oncocyclus and Regelias,
although I have quite a few water iris, such as ensatas, Louisianas and
laevigatae. I used to work with spurias, but they are mainly too large
for a smaller garden, which is what I have at the moment.
I don't expect you will have too much trouble with spurias being
hardy. The species I. spuria is found all along the Baltic area into
Russia. Hybrids tend to sort themselves out. The strong survive.
Also, I. spuria is very tolerant of salt water.
I wish you luck with your hybrids and, if there is one piece of advise
any hybridizer should get, it's take notes, keep records and fotograph
everything.
Ciao für now,
--
Jamie V.
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Köln (Cologne)
Germany
Zone 8
gardenersfriend@sasktel.net schrieb:
Hello Jamie,
Thank you very much for your most
informative reply. I will try the cross you suggested this coming
season.
Are you doing any hybridizing work
with this group of irises? I am hoping to get started with this group
as I think this part of Canada (Saskatchewan which is in the middle of
the prairies and has relatively dry warm summers) would be good for
growing spurias although I suppose I would have to select for cold
hardiness.
Jim in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada
g*@sasktel.net
