RE: Re: HIST: weedy favorites

I have only a few historic irises.  The lack of substance of most of
them turns me off.  One that I have though is truly awesome.  Ruth's
Love, Sexton, 1962, is starting to bloom right now out under my apricot
trees.  In my iris beds it not only crowds other things out but grows so
thick that it doesn't bloom well.  My husband has a clump on the north
side of his shop where it gets no sun, little water and no care, but
every spring it produces show quality stalks.  One year, while cleaning
rhizomes under an orchard tree, I threw out some into the desert area of
our acreage.  I couldn't believe my eyes next spring when I found them
sitting out there blooming.  Some of them are still there blooming
nearly every year.  I'd like to hear how it does in other climates.

Those of you who envy our warm, dry weather should consider that we are
dreading another four months of 110 F temperatures and a drought
disaster.  If they start water rationing, will we even have enough for
our irises to survive (except Ruth's Love)?

Francelle Edwards    Glendale,  AZ   Zone 9  


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
GardnrJan1@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 9:02 PM
To: iris-talk@hort.net
Subject: [iris] Re: HIST: weedy favorites

Hi all,
     I received a generous trade of RAMESES from a lister who said it
grew 
like a weed for him and it has indeed been a lovely generously blooming
weed 
for me.   I even split it after spring bloom and it popped up another
stalk a 
month later!!   It prompts me to wonder what other historic iris "grow
like 
weeds" for ya'll.    I'd love to hear the toughest of the older ones and
get 
a concensus on which ones seem to do this well in the widest range of
zones.  
  I am mostly interested on bonafide historics though.    Any input?
TIA,
 
Janet Natale
zone 8 of SC

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