LA: SPEC: Popularizing non-TB iris
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- Subject: LA: SPEC: Popularizing non-TB iris
- From: B*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 19:30:14 EST
From: BigAlligator@aol.com
In a message dated 12/4/99 3:54:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, gcsnyd@loop.com
writes:
<< Many of us would love to do that. Do you have any suggestions as to how?
If you do, please share. (Note, this is a sincere request, plea, etc. It
may sound like sarcasm, but I recognize that it is a real problem and
want help.) >>
Gerry,
I think one of the biggest things to over come is the lack of knowledge
of other Iris types. In the deep south [climates in which alligators are
found] TB Irises tend to be unreliable. Here in Florida, most gardeners
assume that all Irises will not grow here because they have failed too many
times with mass marketed packaged TB Irises.
As my Louisiana Irises and types of Iris virginica and Iris pseudacorus
increase, I will share the extras with local gardeners who are willing to
give them a try. A few gardeners know of these plants, but most don't, and
there is no organized way to promote them yet.
Mark A. Cook
BigAlligator@aol.com
Dunnellon, Florida USDA Zone 8b, Sunset Zone 28
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