Re: SPEC: Iris pseudacorus. + Kanapaha Gardens.

I haven't tried I.laevigata but am starting to try this with some LA's.  Most
of the clump will stay in the mud though as I would miss the full-size foliage
and blooms.

Stephen Hopkins
zone 8b, soil temp 20C

william b cook wrote:

> Stephen,
>      I knew that Iris pseudacorus would grow in water, but I find the idea
> of growing them hydroponically quite interesting.  I would suspect that
> Iris laevigata may could be grown this way too.
>
> > Some Canna do fairly well with the roots submerged.  Our (SC, GA, FL)
> native
> > Canna flaccida does not seem to mind 4-6 inches of water during the
> growing
> > season but I have not yet left them in water over the winter.
>
>      I do not know the water level of the pond during the winter, so I
> don't know if the rhizomes were under water then or not.  I have heard of
> Canna flaccida, but have yet to actually see it.
> >
> > My wife wants to go to Gainsville to check out some hardy ginger.  I'll
> > remember the Kanapaha Botanical Garden.  Do they have other iris, canna
> and/or
> > amaryllidaceae?
>
>      They have some types of Gingers, but I can't remember which ones since
> they were not blooming.  I like the white butterfly Ginger, Hedychium.
> Other than Iris pseudacorus, they also had a planting of Iris japonica
> NADA.  The Cannas were unmarked, so I don't know what type they were.
>      They do have a sizable Crinum Garden.  Also, I saw Hippeastrum
> blooming.  It is hardy here.
>
> Mark A. Cook
> billc@atlantic.net
> Dunnellon, Florida.  [40 miles from Gainesville if one takes the short
> cut.]
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