Re: SPEC: CAT I.unguicularis
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- Subject: Re: SPEC: CAT I.unguicularis
- From: w* <w*@concentric.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 17:15:06 -0700 (MST)
william b. cook wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi folks; I can't remember if this question has been raised before
> > but can this iris be grown in zones 4 &/or 5 outside without being
> > taken inside for the winter?
> >
> > Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca>
> > Zone 4 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
>
> Diana,
> Iris unguicularis cannot be grown outdoors in your climate. I do not
> know the northern limit for certain, but I would be either USDA Zone 8a or
> Zone 7. In your climate, it would make a good potted plant. It blooms
> during the winter.
>
> Mark A. Cook Low: 48 F ( 9 C)
> billc@atlantic.net High: 55 F (13 C)
> Dunnellon, FL. Now: 54 F (12 C) 3.73 inches of rain. Still raining.
Diana,
I have I.unguicularis outside on the southside of my plant room. This is
the second winter for it to be in the ground. I also have one potted in
the plant room just in case the outside one didn't make it when I moved
to Nebraska from New Mexico. The out side plant came through last winter
in great shape! It is still green as I write this. (The inside plant is
blooming) I am in zone 5 here in Omaha, according to local nurseries.
Leslie
