CULT: Lactea
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- Subject: CULT: Lactea
- From: "* B* <r*@hsc.unt.edu>
- Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 08:05:55 -0600 (MDT)
John I. Jones said:
>I. Lactea (Pallas)
=22This plant is tolerant of most soils and may safely be planted in =
places
liable to dry out in summer. It should never be left out of soil for any
length of time because if the root system dries out it is unlikely to =
recover.=22
>Seems to my simple brain that these two statements are contradictory. Can
someone explain this to me, please?=20
>I am also soliciting any guidance on how to care for my new Lactea =
seedlings.
John,
This is like spuria iris which will take a good drying when intact in the =
soil but quickly die if allowed to dry when out of the ground. They are =
obviously protected somehow when in the ground and undisturbed. One on =
lifes great mysteries, I guess.
As to your second question, stand back and watch them grow. Other than =
keeping them watered through their first summer my lactea have received no =
care. Interestingly, they stayed green through their first winter but now =
die back with the first freeze. They are blooming now.
Rodney
Rodney Barton
rbarton=40hsc.unt.edu
Hickory Creek, (North Central) Texas, USA
Zone 7/8, typical temp range 15 - 105 F (-9 - 41 C)
AIS, SIGNA, SPCNI, SLI, Iris-L
North American Native Iris Web Page:
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/=7Erbarton/Iris/NANI.html
