Re: SPEC: Herbertia lahue
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: Herbertia lahue
- From: D* K*
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 20:06:45 -0500
From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>
>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
Wunnerful! Thanks for the cultural info. (I'll add it to my web page.)
I'm going to make the bold assumption that these are perennials, and might
survive Zone 6 with plenty of mulch for protection.
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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