Iris in the Gulf South
- To: I*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Iris in the Gulf South
- From: B* a* B* M* <b*@is.alltel.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 08:42:00 -0500
I have been hearing repeated how impossible it is to grow Bearded Iris in
the Gulf South. I disagree. This may be true for some cultivars but I have
never systematicly grown the newer named cultivars so cannot refute this
completely.
As a child, my mother and I grew rizome iris obtained from my grandmothers'
gardens in Houston Texas. One grandmother lived in northern Arkansas (USDA
zone 6b) and one was local (native) to Houston. As I got older, I bought
iris (both Dutch and TB) from the local stores. I still have a wonderful TB
(so dark a crimson that it seems black) that I have to defend from plant
poachers here in Arkansas (USDA zone 7b). Houston certainly qualifies as HOT
and HUMID and WET.
Beth Matney
bmatney@is.alltel.com
