CULT: performance for COLD areas

Hi All this is my First post..

I joined this group because I would like to learn a bit about iris....

I live in growing zone 3... Yes it was -42 degrees last week....we do have
snow cover.

We can keep some TB's alive here... siberians, spuria, pseudacorus.....
Versicolor grows wild...

I would love to grow ensata but they are hardy enough for any thing but a
special micro climate..... ensata X might be worth trying...

Are there any cold zone growers on this list?

This weekend I spoke to Bryce Farnsworth of NDSU in Fargo North Dakota....
He has acquired a selection of bearded Iris from a collector who is now in a
nursing home... Some tags are gone... some plants are mixed up... Is there a
way he can match names that he has with pictures.... or pictures with
names??

Bryce looks after a historic hemerocallis collection.... I suppose he is
looking to do the same thing with Iris

I must admit I have not kept the names with my Iris.... many are friendship
plants that I grow in public places...

I know most of you plant in beardeds in August....but I have the best luck
with plants that are spring planted (i.e.. May). The varieties available
then are rather limited in this region.... perhaps some one could tell me of
a supplier that ships to Canada then.

Best Regards,    Janice Dehod     Winnipeg Manitoba

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