Re: Kyoto (was Kato) & JIs.
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- Subject: Re: Kyoto (was Kato) & JIs.
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 21:41:00 -0600 (MDT)
Dahliaman writes (19 Aug 97):
> > I watch a Japanese show over here in Hawaii. It's about the
> > 8th Shogun of Japan, and in the show, I have seen the Japanese
> > Iris and many times it IS in standing water! The show is
> > filmed around the Kato old city so those Iris are living ones
> From what I've seen, it gets very cold there, they do get snow
> on the ground during winter, as Kato is in the mountain area of
> Japan.
Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, is surrounded by mountains on three
sides, but it is open to the South and the city itself is in a valley that
is not over 1000 feet above sea level. Kyoto is located at 35 degrees North
latitude, the same as Charlotte, NC, and has a climate and vegetation that
are not too dissimilar. Snowfall occurs, but it does not tend to linger
long, and extended periods of subfreezing weather are probably not
experienced.
In his book on Japanese iris, Currier McEwen notes that I. ensata is native
to Manchuria and Eastern Siberia, as well as Japan, and may be winter hardy
to at least USDA Zone 3. McEwen also points out that the Japanese will
flood their mass plantings of JIs during the bloom season, but that
afterward they drain the water off again.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@cache.net
