Re; CULT: Growing arils
- Subject: Re; CULT: Growing arils
- From: J* J*
- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 21:27:47 +0100
From: "Jan Jacobsen" <jacobsen.dorph@get2net.dk>
Hi all
I saw this entry, and want to tell how I try, to get those iris grow here in Denmark.
We have also a considerable amount of rain during summer, so the aril iris can not just be grown without protection. I grow the few arilbreds I have , in the rockgarden where they can be protected from rain during summer, and frost and rain during winter, the protection is loose frames which cannot keep the frost out, but as long as the soil is kept reasonably dry, there are no major problems.This winter i have lost a few arilbreds but none of the species . So far it is looking good , and I hope to have some new flowers this year.
I do not water the Iris until we are free from frost probably mid Marts,then they get water and nutrients, the species will flower in early June with a little luck.
The old Regelia hybrids are grown in front of a south wall , where they really like it and multiply quickly. This spot can also be covered during winter, companion plants are Fritillaria ,some lily species which also prefer the dry winter.
Jan Jacobsen DENMARK rain -frost -4 - +3C.
jacobsen.dorph@get2net.dk
>From: RYFigge@aol.com
>
>Dennis, I would love to be able to row Arils -- But we usually have toomuch
>rain, and todig them up and then replant later is a no-no for me -- once an
>iris gets in the ground it is there to stay as far as human hands are
>concerned until time to remake the bed. But I think arils are so exotic and
>different - I would love to be able to have them- they are so startling if
>you haven't seen them before - and so few people in this area have -- besides
>they bloom before the others. How did you manage in Ohio -- or did you dig
>them up? Rosalie nr Baltimore zone 7 where we had over an inch of rain
>yesterday - but that's better than snow --- and where I have to hve a sump
>pump in my cellar, which is a an old-fashioned cellar, not a club room!
>ryfigge@aol.com
>
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