Re: SPEC: Re: Iris foetidissima/Iris pseudacorus in fl
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- Subject: Re: SPEC: Re: Iris foetidissima/Iris pseudacorus in fl
- From: r* <t*@catskill.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 21:34:02 -0700 (MST)
> > I appreciate the information about Iris versicolor. Based on the
> > current information, I would assume that said species would do poorly
> > or die in Florida.
> > I am not familiar with Iris foetidissima. I once heard that it's
> > blooms have an unpleasant scent, so I did not persue it any further.
> >
> > Mark A. Cook
> > billc@atlantic.net
> > Dunnellon, FL.
>
According to dutch Gardens, I.f. can be grown in zones 5-10 in sun or
shade. Van bourgundian says zones 3-9. I. pseud in zones 5-10. worth
a try? I'm going to try some I.f. this year in a shady spot on the berm
where my tbs failed and not all of my sibs bloom. I will mulch well and
hope they make it.
rima terra@catskill.net
upstate ny zone 4