Re: Re: Iris to the North Island of NZ
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: Iris to the North Island of NZ
- From: h* &* b* p*
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 17:10:39 +1000
From: "heather & bernard pryor" <irishaven@pip.com.au>
Colleen Modra said (while replying to Sonya):
>>It's nice to hear from iris growers everywhere, wish I could come back for
Mt Manganui this Nov, but haven't got the funds and as a commercial grower
definitely don't have the time in Oct-Nov to go anywhere. <<
I echo those sentiments, Colleen. Bernard and I have looked at the option
of going to "the Mount" for the NZIS Symposium from every whichway and still
cant substantiate abandoning my iris babies at the busiest time of the year
to go (but I would LOVE TO BE THERE TOO!).
>>What irises grow in the Tauranga area, I'd have thought it might be a bit
warm over winter for even TB, although they'd do well further inland. I
imagime LA do extremely well.<<
We have shipped large amounts of La. iris into NZ every year where they are
sold by that famous mail order company, Bay Bloom of Tauranga. The plants
seem to thrive there.
We also have friends who live in Waihi (hence our new La. variety named
WAIHI WEDDING) and can state that La. iris grow extremely well in the wet,
humid conditions that are the Bay of Plenty. TB's don't seem to fare too
badly (even with the gallons of water that seem to bucket NZ annually)
because of the porous nature of the soil.
Just a few "gems" to add to the conversation!
Cheers for now,
Heather Pryor
irishaven@pip.com.au
Visit our website: http://www.pip.com.au/~irishaven
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