RE: [Weather] Brrrr!!! Will these plants survive?
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: RE: [Weather] Brrrr!!! Will these plants survive?
  • From: E* H* <e*@mymts.net>
  • Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 09:43:54 -0600
Morning Sharon and all.

The weather sure has been terrible around the world the last while.

We seem to be having more snow than usual, but for my iris and other plants,
it's a good thing.

I sure hope your iris survive that extreme cold, Sharon.  I had to look up
that -80F converts to -62C, about 20C colder than our average coldest temps in
southern Manitoba.  Usually, it's not winter that kills my iris though, it's
the spring freeze/thaw cycles after growth has started.  Hopefully, that 4" of
snow cover has kept your iris safe.

Plus, Donald's iris look like some I've had after a rabbit or 10 have been
through the garden.  They don't usually chew on the iris though, when there's
lots of other goodies.  Luckily, my husband gets out the gun, since we're a
rural property.  :O

El, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Z3

> From: SDAyres2@aol.com
> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 07:38:19 -0500
> Subject: [iris] [Weather] Brrrr!!! Will these plants survive?
> To: iris@hort.net
>
> It has been in the sixties quite often over the past few weeks. Now our
> high (southern NM, just above the Mexican border) is in the low teens for 2
> days straight! This morning it is -80 F. I cannot remember a time in
> the 30 years I have lived here where it didn't get above freezing in the
> afternoon. Once every few years it can get in the single digits at night,
> but -80??? This must be what it is like for you guys living up north.
>
> It has been called the coldest day ever. We are breaking low low and low
> high temperature records with a sledge hammer.
>
> I assume all the Irises will survive even though they have started spring
> growth. My seedlings in pots have not poked through the soil yet.
> Everything is covered with 4 inches of snow. Will they be okay?
>
> What about the amaryllises? evergreen daylilies? and the dahlias? Will I
> lose them? Can they survive 2 whole days where it never got above 150 F?
>
> Scarlett
>
>
> P.S. I hope the yuccas and cactus survive.
>
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