Re: OT: TBs and daylilies
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] OT: TBs and daylilies
- From: I* I*
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 18:12:50 +0930
Patricia
Don't worry I have grown irises and daylilies together for years. The modern
daylilies are not invasive, simply clump forming and therefore need some
regular (3yrs) hacking up, to limit the clump size. Otherwise they work fine
together. If there are some damper spots (nearer water outlets) I put the
daylilies there, and also use a pea straw mulch.
Because we have a display garden to demonstrate irises and daylilies in a
range of settings I use some of the following combinations
Bearded, roses, lavender, buddleia (very low water garden)
Callistemon, lilac, bearded iris, roses, daylilies, stock (which are
semi-perennial in our climate).
Around the ponds I use La, Sib, Ji, Daylilies, Lilypilly trees and
Callistemon (they tolerate wet and dry). I've also got a north (warm for us)
facing stone wall, which seems to soak up enough sunlight to provide a
frost-free environment for my Green Goddess lily and Cannas at the back of
one pond, but they will have to compete with the Pseudocorus and other
species.
I also have a several Manchurian Pears, Crab Apples and Elder trees. I like
Alder trees but they won't tolerate our salty bore water.
We are growing Agnosis Flexuosa trees as a wind break. We use the edge of
the septic soak to grow the things that don't like salt and need constant
moisture (Camelia, Chinese Goosebberry, hazelnut, blurberries) Sometimes I
think I should use this area for my La, but they would go beserk.
Go get your daylilies
Colleen Modra
South Aust
Zone 8/9
-----Original Message-----
From: pbrooks@whidbey.net <pbrooks@whidbey.net>
To: iris-talk@yahoogroups.com <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 5:02 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] OT: TBs and daylilies
>Serves me right: I neglected checking the iris-talk for a couple of
>days, and was just about to order daylilies to interplant in my new
>iris bed, and lo, some have advised against.
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>The bed in question lines a drive, creating a heavy wind channel. To
>create bloom once the irises are through, I interplanted with seed-
>raised perennials as I usually do: shasta daisies, snapdragons,
>etc. But every time the wind plowed through, the little peat pots
>got dried up and blew away. So I planted small nursery plants of
>annuals -- petunias, impatiens -- same result.
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>So I'm thinking, daylilies are tough like irises, and begin to bloom
>once the irises are finished, lasting most of the rest of the
>season. They'll be able to hang on through the windy times. Then
>iris-talkers say they're invasive, will take over my beloved irises,
>the whole reason for the bed? Help!
>
>Any others have experience with daylilies and irises cohabiting?
>
>Patricia Brooks
>Whidbey Island, WA, zone 8-9?
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