Re: CULT: Easter and Irises Old and New

>Some were lined up against the shed - on the north side,
>so that probably didn't provide much protection.

Thanks for the info, Jeff. Actually, my guess is that that location 
provided protection from the most dangerous aspect of cold climate areas 
- the dreaded freeze-thaw cycles of late fall and early spring.  Being 
tucked in against the north side of an (unheated?) building should have 
shielded those clumps from most direct sunlight and maintained them at a 
more constant temp than they would have been exposed to out in the open.

Then again, Sandra's were out in the open, in full sun (I assume), and 
bareroot (I assume again).  Right, Sandra?

>I did something like this five or six years ago with a much smaller group
>of IBs. Most of them bloomed the following spring

At what point did you plant that group?

Laurie


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USDA zone 3b, AHS zone 4 - northern MN
acidic clay soil

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