Re: evergreen iris
- Subject: Re: evergreen iris
- From: t*@Lanl.GOV (Tom Tadfor Little)
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 96 14:08:55 MST
Diane (zone 8) writes
|As I clear away the great mass of dead leaves of Siberian iris, I am
|determined to plant some evergreen iris that are as graceful in flower.
|What species would be suitable?
With your climate, you might want to try Iris unquicularis (sometimes
called by its older name, Iris stylosa), which actually blooms through
the winter. The foliage is evergreen and narrow. Van Bourgondien sells
the plants, although the divisions are so small they may require
pampering to make them live. They are not difficult to start from seeds.
SIGNA and BIS regularly have the seeds in their seed exchange.
Louisiana irises are more evergreen than the Siberians, but not very
attractive during the winter.
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