Re: JI's and Spurias
- Subject: Re: [iris] JI's and Spurias
- From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" j*@bridgernet.com
- Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 07:44:15 -0700
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/iris/> (Web Archive)
Robin,
In this Zone 4 location (that sometimes behaves like Zone 5 or 6, and once
in a blue moon like Zone 3) I have never had any cold hardiness problems
with any of the Spurias or JI's I have grown. Spurias present no culture
problems at all, except that I had to move some because they were getting
too much shade as some nearby trees continued to grow. JI's are a challenge
here because of the high soil pH and the low humidity, but with attention
to their needs they do survive and bloom, though their performance is not
stellar quality. All my Spurias and JI's were originally obtained from
sources west of the Rocky Mountains.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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> From: Robin Shadlow <rshadlow@wildmail.com>
> To: iris@hort.net
> Subject: [iris] JI's and Spurias
> Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:46 PM
>
> 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
>
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