RE: Dutch Iris Source question
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: RE: Dutch Iris Source question
- From: d*@cornell.edu (Dorothy A. Fingerhood)
- Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 07:54:01 -0600 (MDT)
>Its interesting.... over here pretty well every bulb company has dutch
>irises. They are a staple supply for most companies. I've got 22
>different named varieties at the moment and there's still plenty more on
>offer that I haven't got to yet. Its interesting to here that you guys
>have difficulties getting them over there (or at least thats how it sounds.
>
>Cheers. Paul Tyerman (Australia)
WOW! Didn't know there were 22 named varieties available anywhere. We do
find them here, but most often in a mixed lot, sans names. I did find 6
named varieties at the local Agway a couple years ago, but we had one of
those nasty winters with temp. ups and downs, lots of rain instead of snow
like we're supposed to have--and nearly all rotted or froze/rotted. I have
found out the hard way that they really need raised beds for better
drainage, at least in my gardening situation.
Dorothy Fingerhood
daf10@cornell.edu
(Newfield, NY, USA) where the forsythia is just gorgeous this spring--one
nice legacy of our latest mild winter.
