Re: OT, COMPANION PLANTS FOR IRIS

Patti

I'm fascinated at the thought of growing TB with something that needs as
rich and moist a soil as oriental lilies. My asiatics liliums die if I try
growing them with TB, let alone orientals. How do you manage to get both to
grow. Or is your summer rainfall high enough to keep the lilies alive with
out additional watering, and you can get your irises to survive by drainage?
Or did I misunderstand your posting and you are growing Sibs.

Colleen
-----Original Message-----
From: Patricia Wenham <prw@televar.com>
To: iris-talk@yahoogroups.com <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Monday, July 09, 2001 12:09 AM
Subject: [iris-talk] OT, COMPANION PLANTS FOR IRIS


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>I planted true lilies, Orientals, with the tall bearded iris.  The iris
>are spaced about 20 inches apart and the lilies are planted about ten
>inches from each iris.  The rows are about the same distance apart.  I
>had trouble with pocket gophers eating my lily bulbs but they do not
>seem to like to come near the iris so I experimented this year.  I will
>have to divide the iris as often as possible and may still have to move
>the lilies out of the rows next year.  Daylilies are too invasive here
>to be planted with the iris.  They would shade the rhizomes.  Iris are
>my first love so all plantings are with the welfare of the iris as my
>first concern.  I grow daylilies but they are planted with my roses and
>the older true lilies.
>
>I have been enchanted with the Aril Society's plant sale offerings.  I
>must have one of Rick Tasco's crosses which was featured in the
>catalog.  This area seems to be ideal for Arilbred iris and I plant them
>against a south facing board fence that gets little water in the
>summer.  I also have a small area between the sidewalk and the house on
>the north side of the house which gets no water in summer and the
>arilbred iris love that spot.
>
>I planted siberian iris with peonies and roses along a  chain link fence
>and the sibs multiplied tremendously.  They apparently enjoyed having
>their roots shaded by the peonies.
>
>Patti
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