Re: SPEC: Herbertia lahue
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: Herbertia lahue
- From: w*
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 09:52:42 -0600
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From: "wmoores" <wmoores@watervalley.net>
Rodney, when would you plant these seeds? The same time you plant
your other Signa iris seed?
I wish the seed had come earlier in the month because I could have
planted them as it was warm with temps. in the seventies.. Mine came
Monday, and, of course, it has been bitterly cold and nasty since
then.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
On 28 Jan 00, at 9:43, Rodney Barton wrote:
> From: Rodney Barton <rbarton@hscgw1.hsc.unt.edu>
>
> Dennis,
>
> H. lahue is a plant of the prairies and grasslands of E and SE Texas and
> Lousiana (also Mexico). That would mean full sun and plenty of moisture
> in the growing season. The Northern limit of it's natural range is near
> the border between zones 7 and 8. I don't know if it's hardy above that.
> It's a "cool season" and showing foliage now. I've never gotten it to
> blooming size even thought it's found in my county.
>
> Rodney
>
>
> > My SIGNA seeds arrived today. One of my packets is Herbertia lahue, an
> > irid species from Texas. I searched internet but can't find any
> > cultural information on this plant. Can anyone here tell me what types
> > of conditions it prefers?
> >
> > All I found was some nice photos at:
> > http://csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/imaxxiri.htm
> >
> > Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
> > Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
> > http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html
> >
>
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