Re: CULT: planting in pots
- To: i*@egroups.com
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: planting in pots
- From: B*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 18:32:30 EST
In a message dated 12/5/00 2:21:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
patriciabrooks@coupeville.net writes:
<< Many of you have mentioned planting your more valuable iris in pots
when they first arrive. That seems logical to move to sun when it
shifts or shelter from winds. But doesn't that expose the plant more
to the weather in winter since the roots are closer to a surface?
>>
Patricia,
Irises grown in pots are exposed more to extremes of temperature. Most
Irises are very cold hardy, but in cold winter climates, I would recommend
the pots be grouped together and mulch be put around and between them.
I am one who grows Irises in containers all the time. The Louisianas
and Iris virginicas, pseudacorus, and tridentata are all in kiddie pools sunk
into the ground. This is to enable me to keep them moist enough to grow them
here. I grow my reblooming Tall Bearded Irises in pots too. They have done
fine so far in pots, but they tend to dwindle away if grown in the ground.
Lastly, I have some plants of what is probably Iris japonica, which is
tender to cold. I grow them in pots, so that I can pull them inside on
nights like tonight, in which a horrific freeze is forecast.
Mark A. Cook
BigAlligator@aol.com
Dunnellon, Florida USDA Zone 8b
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