CULT: USDA Zone 9 Irises/Irids

>  I live in zone 9A in Corpus Christi, TX.  I left all my irises in the
yard
> of the home I sold in Fort Worth, TX, zone 7, as I heard iris would not
live
> down here in Corpus.  I might be able to get the ones that bloom in
Florida
> to bloom here.  Would you please list a few you have had success with in
zone
> 9.  Thanks, Barbara

Barbara,
     It is known that Iris pseudacorus and the Louisiana Irises will grow
here.  The South American Walking Iris (Neomarica) will grow here if
protected on the coldest nights of the year.  The Tiger Eye Iris (Trimezia)
will grow here and can take hard frosts unprotected.  
     I am doing some experimentation with some TB Irises as well as
Siberians and Japanese Irises, and several species, but it is too early to
try to interpret results.  Robert Turley probably can help you with this.  
     I have lived here only a little over six months.  I will let everyone
know what lives and what dies here. 
     Another good plant to consider is the African Iris (Dietes).  It does
well here, and has a long bloom season.   

Mark A. Cook
billc@atlantic.net
Dunnellon, Florida              USDA Zone 8/9
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