RE: CULT: Siberians was favourite iris
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- Subject: RE: CULT: Siberians was favourite iris
- From: M*@fin.gc.ca
- Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 14:24:00 -0600 (MDT)
Bob, moist does not mean a pool of water. The site you describe is not
optimal for Siberians, even though they could possibly survive. You
could put pseudacorus there though.
Siberians can be planted in more or less the same sites as TBs.
However, they object to having their roots the slightest bit dry. So
for the first week or so following planting, make sure that the soil
stays damp but not soggy. Siberians also do better with more water than
TBs in the hot summer months. But they can be neglected with no ill
effects after the first month.
Enjoy Caesar's Brother. It was my second siberian purchase -- the first
was Fourfold White.
Maureen Mark
Ottawa, Canada (zon3 4)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Pindell [SMTP:bobdell@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 1998 3:36 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Re: My favorite iris...SIB: CAESAR'S BROTHER
>
>
>
> ----------
> > From: Chris Hollinshead <cris@netcom.ca>
> >
> SNIP
> >
> > To start us off here is my probably surprising
> submission:
> > Type - Siberian
> > Name - Caesar's Brother
> > Hybridizer and year of introduction- Morgan
> 1932
> > Description - 30 inches height, semi flaring
> flowers of deep royal
> > violet-blue with an antique gold throat.
> >
> SNIP
>
> I was just going to ask about this iris after
> reading all the posts...
> I always look for flowers that are hard to kill
> because my wife says that I have a "brown thumb."
> I have some TB's that survive my "brown thumb".
> Most un-named from the mass market and a couple
> of un-named dutch iris left over from the
> previous owners of our house. Yesterday I bought
> some daylilies at Builder's Square to see if they
> are a tough as the TB's. On the way toward the
> check out I saw some potted Siberian Iris and, of
> course, couldn't pass up adding another kind of
> iris to my collection.
> The tag says CAESAR'S BROTHER and that it should
> be planted in moist but well drained soil. My
> question is *how* moist? Are we talking
> "cattail" moist or something less? I have a
> graded swale that has standing water for a few
> hours after a rain then slowly dries like the
> rest of the lawn. Good place for the SIB or not?
>
> Bob
>
> Robert E. Pindell
>
> "Bach gave us God's Word,
> Mozart gave us God's Laughter,
> Beethoven gave us God's Fire,
> God gave us Music that we might pray without
> words."
>
> Famous quote from a German opera house
>
