Re: Spec: Dietes.
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Spec: Dietes.
- From: D* P*
- Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 19:49:50 -0800
- References: <b3.57fddf3.278d2154@aol.com>
BigAlligator@aol.com wrote:
>
> What is the cold hardiness of Dietes? After several nights in the
> 10's, with a couple down to 13 F and one down to 12 F, all of the clumps away
> from the house look freeze-dried. Those by the house have less damage. What
> are the odds of survival?
>
> Mark A. Cook
> BigAlligator@aol.com
> Dunnellon, Florida [USDA Zone 8b. 30 F at 9:20 PM]
Mark,
It looks like you're going to be our test case and model. Keep real good
temperature records now...<g>.
Sources vary about the low temperature tolerance of Dietes. Those I've
read seem to say around ten, twenty, or so degrees. Our test plant has
been down to about eighteen to twenty degrees so far this season, and it
seems to be doing alright.
It looks like your experience is going to provide us with a critical
test for this plant.
Dallas Patterson
nye@fidalgo.net
USDA Zone 8
on Puget Sound in Washington
