Re: Siberians

To All:  Where could I obtain a Siberian Catalog?  If any of you have an
address, and information about receiving the catalog, please - send it to
me.  I have some siberians, all a dark purple color I think.  I would
like a few other colors and no one carries siberians in this area that I
know of.  Are any fragrant?

Thanks to all - and have a good rest!  I planted peas, spinach, onions,
shallots, beets and golden everbearing raspberries today, plus top
dressed my red raspberries with manure, fed my primroses, and raked out
fir branches out  of my southern view iris bed today.     Another 1 acre
to go - of Christmas Tree pruning, apples, pears, and cherries are way
behind in pruning.  Guess what?   I AM POOPED.

Bye for now.  Nicki Shay, Washington State - South Puget Sound. 

 Sun, 16 Feb 1997 15:59:30 -0700 (MST) Jim Wilson <wilsonjh@muohio.edu>
writes:
>Julie wrote:
>>I am debating about adding Siberians to my gardens.  Will they do 
>well here
>>and if so, would some of you be willing to share your favorites with 
>us so I
>>know what would be best to order?  The new catalogs are enticing me.
>**
>
>Depending on your garden conditions, they may take a little effort.  
>It's
>certainly not too warm or too cold there.  Your challenge may be 
>making
>sure that they get adequate water and maintaining a pH on the acid 
>side
>of neutral.  I'd check with others in the area growing them or similar
>plants and get their tips.  The 28-chromosome ones should certainly 
>be within your reach, though.
>
>It's always difficult to pick favorites.  I prefer the diploids, many 
>of 
>which seem to me to have a graceful plant form in the garden, ones 
>like Esther CDM, Cleve Dodge, and Shirley Pope.  I also like the very 
>short I. siberica 'Nana Alba' which has been one of the most vigorous. 
> 
>One of my favorite "repeat bloom" ones is Reprise--it seems always 
>to look good.  The larger flowers of the tetraploids are certainly 
>impressive, though, especially to take inside as cut flowers.  
>I've been impressed with lots of the new ones in others' gardens 
>too, and I'm hoping that my babies of them do well too.  Please
>do take a look at my web page to see a few pictures, and lists of
>award winners and popular ones.   Good luck!      --Jim
>
>  
>
>__
>Jim Wilson, Oxford, OH, USDA Zone 6a, AIS garden judge, Region 6
>growing medians, TBs, Siberians, JIs, and a few SPU and species
>wilsonjh@muohio.edu     http://www.muohio.edu/~wilsonjh
>
>
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