RE: JI's and Spurias
- Subject: RE: [iris] JI's and Spurias
- From: "Mark, Maureen" M*@tc.gc.ca
- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 15:05:59 -0500
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/iris/> (Web Archive)
Hi Robin,
Good luck.
You can try any of the JIs from Ensata Gardens. They acclimate very well to
zone 4/5. I haven't had any luck with the ones from the west coast.
For spurias, I have Tiger Blues and Clara Ellen. You have to be patient
with spurias. Tiger Blues took 6 years and Clara Ellen 4 years to acclimate
here. But they have been blooming every year since.
There are some that would probably do better, likely Dave Niswonger's
spurias. I have some seedlings from Lee Walker and one bloomed in its
second year.
Maureen
Ottawa, Ontario
zone 4/5
-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Shadlow [r*@wildmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 2:46 PM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: [iris] JI's and Spurias
I've decided that I just have to try some of the other
irses besides the bearded varieties. I would like to try
Spurias and JI's. Do any of you have any recommendations
on some hardy cultivars to start out with? We have some
winters that think about being zone 4 rather than zone 5.
Thanks!
Robin Shadlow
zone 5 Nebraska
Race to Save the Primates - every click provides food!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/primates
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