Re: CULT: iris companion plants

Donald refers to "unwelcome guests."  I find that delightful!

"Weeds" and "Unwelcome guests" are very different ideas--the latter term
giving honor to the identity and creation of these unique plants--and
animals--for which we have no plan, and which disturb our intentions.

Some of those "guests" are extraordinarily beautiful in their own right.  I
grub them out with vigor, but still enjoy their unique qualities.

Then I am reminded that *I. pseudacorus" and *I. missouriensis* are considered
noxious "guests" in irrigation ditches, natural waterways for the former and
Oregon mountain pastureland for the latter.

There's a place for "guests" in the world, just not in my iris rows--even if
they do grow much better than the iris themselves.  Maybe one of these days
I'll devote an entire area of the garden to the guests.....and enjoy them.

Neil Mogensen  z 7  western NC mountains

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