Re: hardy cultivars
- Subject: Re: hardy cultivars
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 96 17:26:38 MST
In a message dated 96-02-16 16:11:51 EST, you write:
>Thanks for the info on the concurrence of types that seem to survive in both
>climates, but do you have Afternoon Delight or Fancy Dress or other iris
with
>several colors that do as well? Is it because as you get into the fancy
>bicolors, plicatas, etc. that the hybridizer has gotten farther away from
the
>original species and therefore they are not as tough? Just a thought.
Janis, I do have never grown either of the 2 you mention. But there are many
fancy bicolors, plicatas, etc that do grow well in the East, and which are
not particularly prone to rot (although any bearded iris can get the rot
forms under the right conditions). All of Sterling Innersts plicatas and
bicolors do well here, e.g. Instructor, Tennessee Woman, Ominous Stranger,
etc. Re plicatas, most that drive from Spinning Wheel are likely to do well
re rot...and of course Spinning Wheel thrives like a weed. All of D.C.
Nearpasses do well here also, e.g. Purple Pepper, My Katie. Mary Dunn's
plicatas seem very rot resistant in my garden. (And Ron Mullins gorgeous
Rhonda Fleming is doing great). Clarence Mahan
