Re: Re: CULT: Iris companion plants

Robert,

> I hope, in my clumsy way, I have not made it seem that I am disparaging
what I term collections.

Not likely, I think.  It was a point well worth putting on the table.  And
there are various aspects as to what kind of iris collection gets
accumulated.  I grow some iris because I'm a pollen dauber.  I also don't
plant in rows.  It just goes against my preference and my bit of land
doesn't much allow for it anyway.  However, iris alone can still be a garden
subject.  Those iris that grow in rock outcroppings work that way.  It's a
situation that not many plants tolerate and they do well.  It's probably
still a collection, but if the weather cooperates can provide a spectacular
burst of bloom in the spring.  In this part of Texas, most everything has a
short season so the duration of the iris bloom is less of a consideration
here than it would be in a more congenial setting.  After the spring burst,
our heat and dryness limit a continuation of furthering the season with
other blooming plants.  Choices are very limited.

Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7b, USA

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